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11-09-2009, 11:39 PM
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Well as the header says, its a 2000 auto zetec, 120,000km. Wife says on Friday, "cars been acting funny for a couple of weeks", (couple of weeks!!!!) When I put it in R the whole car shakes/vibrates but only at idle or very low rpm, give it gas and it smooths out. Don't notice the shake in any other gear setting, just R. Had a look under the car, exhaust looks fine not touching the floor, brakes are fine, not sticking. Now that's my problem, what else should I look for, any ideas? Thanks
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EDIT- mounts are also fine.
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once in a while i'll have some bad shakes but then they go away, but this sounds wierd.
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Still sounds like a mount (I know you said you checked). Maybe the bushing for the dogbone is worn. The rubber bushings have be known to rot out. Did you check all three mounts> passenger side, drivers side (under the airbox) and rear dogbone?
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I would say a motor mount as well.
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Thanks guys, I'll double check the mounts. Anybody have decent pricing on poly mounts? Does anyone have the lower, right, and left on their daily driver car?
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I've got a VF Engineering rear (lower) mount on mine, I put it in a long time ago to improve the shifting. It did add a lot of vibration to the car at idle. Don't know if you'd want to go all three unless you're prepared for a lot more shake. Most people I know that have reprogram their idle higher to smoothen it out.
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11-10-2009, 03:39 AM
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DRyanC,Nov 9 2009, 10:26 AM Wrote:Thanks guys, I'll double check the mounts. Anybody have decent pricing on poly mounts? Does anyone have the lower, right, and left on their daily driver car?
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I have a MAC Performance one with grease nipples. Does vibrate around 1100-1500RPM but you get some use to it. (Tranny Mount/dog bone)
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Found the problem. There was a stone jammed in by the lower mount, about a 1in round.
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Was going to say, the only time I ever had that was on the SPI when ice had clogged up and frozen around the transmission and motor mounts.
Good to see that you had it resolved!
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