My Subaru vibrates roughly at idle

Why does this happen and how to avoid being scammed at the shop?

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When a Subaru vibrates roughly at idle, it can be due to multiple factors: from a simple dirty spark plug to a catastrophic failure in the injection pump or catalytic converter.

To avoid being scammed with an incorrect diagnosis, it is vital that you read your vehicle's fault memory before leaving it in the hands of strangers.

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Have another symptom in your Subaru?

jerks when accelerating has a flashing check engine light loses power suddenly blows white smoke from exhaust blows black smoke from exhaust blows blue smoke from exhaust is hard to start cold smells strongly of gas has excessive fuel consumption makes a metallic noise in the engine

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