Hi all, searched forums and not found anything quite like what I’m experiencing. I’m finding when moving off, not immediately but normally after running for a couple of minutes I get a droning vibration which feels to travel right through the car, sounds as if I’d put a performance exhaust on it from the cab, very bad on hill starts, the clutch engages fine, and engine is fine on idle and when revved, I suspect a driveline issue but I was wondering if anyone else experienced this problem and what their findings were.
Technical GRANDE PUNTO 1.4 16v SPORTING VIBRATION
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Hi SMJ1993.
From my understanding, it may be something that I faced for 2nd time on my model same as yours.
Since you confirm its worse on hills, if you feel the vibration at all times when you are stoped (while parking or red light etc.), in my case it was the one of the 3 engine mount. And specifically it was the one under the cab which serves as anti-vibration and keeps tight in place the engine connection with the gearbox. That why on hills its worse, because the weight of the engine falls back on a damaged mounting which is unable to provide force against it.
I felt the same thing, like I had on a performance exhaust.
It was cheap replacement only 40 euros, however after 3 months after replacing it I felt the same thing, so I spent a little bit more money and replaced it with better one.
Check on it and let us now.
From my understanding, it may be something that I faced for 2nd time on my model same as yours.
Since you confirm its worse on hills, if you feel the vibration at all times when you are stoped (while parking or red light etc.), in my case it was the one of the 3 engine mount. And specifically it was the one under the cab which serves as anti-vibration and keeps tight in place the engine connection with the gearbox. That why on hills its worse, because the weight of the engine falls back on a damaged mounting which is unable to provide force against it.
I felt the same thing, like I had on a performance exhaust.
It was cheap replacement only 40 euros, however after 3 months after replacing it I felt the same thing, so I spent a little bit more money and replaced it with better one.
Check on it and let us now.
Thanks for that mate I’ll be sure to have a look into that over the weekend hopefully and I’ll get back to you on what I find
Sorry for the long reply mate just got round to looking at it... it certainly was the gearbox mount, guide hole had completely detached from the bush, fortunately enough an easy fix, cheers pal
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Thanks for the update, job well done !!
BRs, Bernie.
BRs, Bernie.
I have also this vibration/shaking when I stop on traffic lights (but only when engine is on operational temp because idle on 1.4 8V Euro5 is only 698 - 703 rpms). My temporary solution is that I have automatic air conditioning and I turned it ON by button forever. Idle rpms are little bit higher , but that's enough to stop vibrating and it has no affect on heating and so on. I didn't checked yet which engine mount causes it... But car has the same "power" with/or without turned-on air conditioning so I'm good for now...
