Dont even know how to describe this problem..

[Typhoon]

Went out this morning, car is stupidly shakey.. if you want the gearstick while you drive, it shakes like no tomorrow, you can also feel the whole car shaking, I'm assuming bushes, but?

Also, the car seems to "struggle" in strange places, then boost and be comfortable, then "struggle" again.

Any ideas perhaps?

 

[Scotty-boi]

Quite vague.
Does it do it on the power? Off the power? Both?

 

[Typhoon]

Bit of both to be honest.

It doesnt lose all power, just struggles, as if you were doing 15mph up a hill in 5th gear..

It was fine on the way to petrol station, then I filled it up with £15 worth, and it started. :S

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Misfire? Check HTs and plugs.

 

[Djw John]

Misfire? Check HTs and plugs.

Yup and coil pack

 

[Typhoon]

Misfire? Check HTs and plugs.

Yup and coil pack

No misfiring I believe.

Plugs were changed recently, and coil pack was done not too long ago, maybe a couple of months.

 

[ThomasBrentnall]

Mine did this. Sounds like coilpack

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

But you've checked them today to ensure they're ok?

Does it do it on or only when moving?

 

[Typhoon]

Mine did this. Sounds like coilpack

Possibly then!

But you've checked them today to ensure they're ok?

Does it do it on or only when moving?

Not checked them today, yet.
It does it as soon as the engines running.
But it isn't consistant.

 

[Cup_Phil]

Open the bonnet and get someone else to blip it while you look at the engine - check an engine mount hasn't snapped, if it's making the whole car shake it sounds like a mount might have gone and the engine is moving about too much

 

[Typhoon]

Open the bonnet and get someone else to blip it while you look at the engine - check an engine mount hasn't snapped, if it's making the whole car shake it sounds like a mount might have gone and the engine is moving about too much

Cheers Phil, will try that too.

It was strange, felt like I had a flat front passenger side tyre. Perhaps thats where the "problem/noise" is coming from?

 

[rdoxenham]

Injector? When I lost an injector the other day it was very shaky as it was only running on 3!

 

[Cup_Phil]

Cheers Phil, will try that too.

It was strange, felt like I had a flat front passenger side tyre. Perhaps thats where the "problem/noise" is coming from?

Sounds a LOT like the top gearbox mount might have snapped or come loose - it is a common fault and then the gearbox drops onto the subframe

 

[Typhoon]

Sounds a LOT like the top gearbox mount might have snapped or come loose - it is a common fault and then the gearbox drops onto the subframe

Expensive problem I'm assuming?

 

[Cup_Phil]

Shouldn't be really - you get to the top gearbox mount under the battery tray - they have a nut on the bottom of the mount that can rattle loose and the thing drops down. It's more likely to be that than snapped

A garage would just remove battery and undertray, jack up the gearbox till it's in place and re-fit the mount

 

[Typhoon]

Shouldn't be really - you get to the top gearbox mount under the battery tray - they have a nut on the bottom of the mount that can rattle loose and the thing drops down. It's more likely to be that than snapped

A garage would just remove battery and undertray, jack up the gearbox till it's in place and re-fit the mount

Have it going on a Diag machine shortly, then up on the ramps, so fingers crossed.

I'll keep you posted, to let you know if your prediction was correct. !

 

[Matt W]

Did your drunk mate break it?

 

[Typhoon]

Did your drunk mate break it?

Part of.

The gearbox mount has gone, which is probably from impact as he launched it up a pavement.

And it needs a service, new plugs, new oil, oil filter, and air filter.

 

[Cup_Phil]

Do I win a goldfish in a bag?

It's kinda scary this forum is full of people that think your symptoms could have been caused by a dodgy injector or spark plug lol

 

[Djw John]

Re reading his first 2 posts I still think it was a fair answer going by the description.

 

[ThomasBrentnall]

Do I win a goldfish in a bag?

It's kinda scary this forum is full of people that think your symptoms could have been caused by a dodgy injector or spark plug lol

Mine did the exact same as he's describing. It was the coil pack. Hope this explains it to you why people may think this.

 

[Cup_Phil]

It would have to be a really severe coilpack issue to make the whole car shake and the gearstick to shake around

Coilpack will just cause the engine too missfire but most of that will be damped by the engine mounts. Unless your engine is wedged against the firewall or something lol

 

[Djw John]

If a cylinder is dead then it can be horrific, think when a pencil coil went on the coupe(s) it was probably the worst, it really did shake the car badly. Either way, at least he's getting it sorted.

 

[Typhoon]

It would have to be a really severe coilpack issue to make the whole car shake and the gearstick to shake around

Coilpack will just cause the engine too missfire but most of that will be damped by the engine mounts. Unless your engine is wedged against the firewall or something lol

You win a legitimate signed photo of Nick Clegg, and a man to my words, here it is;




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It does need a new set of plugs too to be fair.

General service.

 

[Silent_Scone]

Was going to say top gearbox mount, woop.

 

[Typhoon]

Was going to say top gearbox mount, woop.

Don't try and pull that stunt, you aren't getting the signed photo of Nick Clegg.

 

[Cup_Phil]

LMFAO - now that's a handsome man.
I'm framing it and putting it on my bedside table

 

[Typhoon]

LMFAO - now that's a handsome man.
I'm framing it and putting it on my bedside table

I had it as the center piece on my mantlepiece before I handed ownership over to you.

 

[Ian_s]

My first thought was its running on 3 (which could have been plugs/injector/coilpack/HT leads)

 

[Tony Hunter]

It does need a new set of plugs too to be fair.

But you had already said, it's new plugs?

 

[Typhoon]

Ones fucked already, apparently.