wat the **** is wrong with it

[5.0L UTE]

at about 2500rpm car shudders when driving and when stationary in neutral. Just had it in at holden they replaced engine mounts still same thanx for f@#k all. It has new coil, leads and plugs. Anyone had similar problem or know wat it could be. Any ideas would be great.
I was thinking bout changing harmonic balancer, wat are the symptoms of faulty one and any way to test

THANX IN ADVANCE

[immortality]

have you checked the trans mount?

[5.0L UTE]

It seemed alright a couple of weeks ago when I was under the car. I don't know if it makes a difference but its manual the beautiful getrag 5 (sarcasm).
Just looked at the harmonic balancer can see very very fine hair line cracks in rubber, is this all it takes for one to be screwed

[88GreenVN]

It seemed alright a couple of weeks ago when I was under the car. I don't know if it makes a difference but its manual the beautiful getrag 5 (sarcasm).
Just looked at the harmonic balancer can see very very fine hair line cracks in rubber, is this all it takes for one to be screwed

Would not have thought so. more like a dead spark plug or leads on wrong.

rotor button or injector.

[88GreenVN]

But replace the HB if it has cracks anyway.

[immortality]

yeah, cracking in the rubber bonding between the inner and outer ring is not a good thing. can throw ballance out

[greenacc]

was it shaking like this before the new leads, plugs, coil ? If not i'd be loocking at them first.

[5.0L UTE]

Just took all belts off and found water pump has a lot of play in it. Bearing stuffed, anyone know how much new water pump is for 5L. Also can I just replace the bearing if so are there any tricks cause I can't work it out.

[88GreenVN]

Last water pump was about $90 for the good one and 50 for the cheapy

[5.0L UTE]

Nice was expecting more. Do you recomend any brands and where to get them

[B3ND3R]

water pumps are cheap, installation is not. i reccomend you get someone who knows what they are doing, because its easy to **** them up.

[Morton]

Nah, water pumps are easy. Like changing a wheel Nothing can possibly go wrong, unless you fill your radiator with kerosene afterwards. I'd go so far as to say that changing a water pump is less of a fuss than changing spark leads on a V8

Changing water pump VN/VP/VR

It's almost exactly the same procedure for a V8 as for the V6, only you have to remove the clutch fan first, and recude the slack on the alternator in order to slip the belt off. To tension the belt again afterwards, just pull the alternator up as hard as you can, while you tighten the slide bolt on the bracket

[5.0L UTE]

Ok i've done the water pump, (piece a cake) but still have vibration. even with all belts off. from wat i've been told if belts are off and still happens its not balancer. This is the third set of plugs and leads i've been through looking for another problem (coil fault). Doesn't really sound like its missing. could it be in the 5 speed even if it does it in neutral. I'm lost for ideas. please help

[88GreenVN]

Could be clutch/pressure plate/ flywheel related. Hows the grear stick feel - and sign of vibration through that?

[5.0L UTE]

yeah can feel the vibration through the gearstick. any way to know with out pulling gearbox out.

[5.0L UTE]

Anyone have ideas

[VrWagz1]

I'm leaning towards pressure plate too. It might be the flywheel but i dont know how that would get out of balance though??? Unless it has a bit of clutch lodged in it.

[5.0L UTE]

Pressure plate huh. anyone know wat one worth fitted. or how hard is it to fit

[5.0L UTE]

Also is it safe to drive if it is the pressur plate

[88GreenVN]

Also is it safe to drive if it is the pressur plate

If the pressure plate has lost a finger or 2 you will have a few small bits in the bottom of the tranny cover. Take the cover off and have a look of some bits.

For the pressure plate or cluch to be out of balance you will have some bits I'd say.

[5.0L UTE]

its manual there is no tranny cover.

[88GreenVN]

its manual there is no tranny cover.

Sorry - flywheel cover tin thingo. or is it gearbox out job??

[VrWagz1]

I think theres a moon plate there on the bell housing, but i dont know if you can get it off witout gbox out.

[5.0L UTE]

Just dropped ute off this morning to a mechanics (friend of a friend). hopefully they can find something, because I've just about used up all the patients i have. Thoughts of a drum of premium and a match keep going through my head.