# Loud Engine and Idle **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** focus, ford\ **Created:** [November 30, 2010, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loud-engine-and-idle/58157 "2010-11-30T20:08:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chelseatippetts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@chelseatippetts](https://community.cartalk.com/u/chelseatippetts)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loud-engine-and-idle/58157/1 "2010-11-30T20:08:15Z")
Hi! I have a 2002 Ford Focus and over the last year I have noticed the engine is slowly getting louder when driving at any speed-and there is also a lot of noise when stopped and idling. It seems more sluggish than it used to as well. Every once in a while the engine acts like its going to sputter out and quit when I’m idling, but it doesn’t actually stop. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 8:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loud-engine-and-idle/58157/2 "2010-11-30T20:18:19Z")
#1 Is all the recommended maintenance up to date on your car? The stuff listed in the owner’s manual. How many miles on that Focus? ---
**Author:** ![chelseatippetts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@chelseatippetts](https://community.cartalk.com/u/chelseatippetts)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 9:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loud-engine-and-idle/58157/3 "2010-11-30T21:14:41Z")
The car has almost 72,000 miles and I the only scheduled maintenance I could see other than oil/filter changes was to replace the cabin air filter and to Change automatic transmission/transaxle fluid on all vehicles equipped with AX4S,4F50N, 4R100, 4F27E ( but I’m not sure how to find out if that includes mine) Other than that- I thought I might need a tune up- but that’s not scheduled until 100,000 miles.