A few questions 1999 1.6

[ThreeOhFive]

The car has 140k.

The car idles roughly for the first 10 minutes of driving, and only in drive. Rpms dip coming to a stop, below 500 rom. The car will also idle irratically between 400-700 rpm. Once warmed up it gets a little better. Car has new plugs and wires. It was showing an SES for EGR which it was cleaned 3 times between 75k and 85k miles. SES light came back on but went away 20k ago. Car idles normally in park.

Other issue I have is the transmission. It began slipping at 80,000 miles, only between 2nd - 3rd gear. It seems to shift smoother if you let off the throttle slightly. It has gone 60,000 more miles and now has 140,000. I did not flush the trans for fear of making the problem worse. What could be the problem?

It has a couple issues currently that I am aware of. First is the engine mount needs to be replaced, engine shifts whrn put into drive and reverse. The other issue is the alternator is getting weak.

Any suggestions?

[97protoLX]

Well, Since your car idles normal in park, and your transmission has been slipping for 60k miles, I would take care of that transmission issue before anything else. Some places offer $900 rebuilds with a new torque converter and if I remember correctly the transmissions that were bolted to the 1.6 were pretty short lived so a rebuild may fix a few problems. Also, the engine mount kit can be purchased as a set of 4 for about $120 online. Have whoever does the transmission rebuild to throw those in since the mounts have to come out anyways.