Most of my searches for Honda help end up here at one point or another, my need for advice exceeds my laziness to create an account for once.

So I just bought an '06 EX manual coupe. I'm used to driving and working on 88-95 model civic/CRX/del sol/integras so I'm not a complete idiot...

It seems this car shakes very noticeably at idle. As if a mount were bad in my EJ or EF. It seems to compound after hearing a single "click" sound come from the bay area, I didn't really think to time it, but I think it's only 5-10 seconds after starting it, may be a handful less or more. Flipping on the air, whatever the level, will also compound the force of the shaking.

Another "issue" is that it can have a hard time turning over immediately...sometimes winding over and over...but ALWAYS starts the second time. Mild or cold weather alike.

Are these "issues" common with this generation? The coupe has about 42,000 miles on it, no major service done yet, no modifications.

 

Hows the oil?