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Thread: My 2011 BMW X3 xDrive28i shakes for a few seconds every time I start it up. HELP!!!

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    My 2011 BMW X3 xDrive28i shakes for a few seconds every time I start it up. HELP!!!

    I have a 2011 BMW X3 xDrive28i with 49K on it. For a while now every time I start up the car it kind of shakes and the RPM slightly dances up and down for about 5 to 10 seconds before everything gets smooth again. I thought it could be the spark plugs so changed all 6 of them with Bosch double platinum spark plugs but that didn't fix the problem. When I was changing the spark plugs I also checked the ignition coils too and they physically looked good, but i'm not sure if there are some internal damage that I was not able to see.
    Does anyone have any idea what may be causing this or how to find the issue? The ignition coils are pretty expensive so I rather know for sure that they're the culprit before I change them out.

    I really appreciate your help and advice.


    Thank you

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    ..... if you have any vacuum leaks in the engine then the condition you describe will occur. A smoke test will indicate location of leaks
    ... forty-three years of driving before I get behind the wheel of a BMW .... and I am thinking, "why did it take me so long?"
    ... and then after another 4 years I can't believe that I have two of them !!

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