Vibrating when driving

[Michael_123]

Hi all,

Was driving VX ute yesterday when driving up i step hill all of a sudden it dropped back a gear and the revs went up to about 4500 then after that the whole car had a shakey feel the floor, pedals etc etc. I have a feeling it may be the tranny? It has just clocked over 280,000 and is due for a service. But have noticed the exhaust is making like a pop noise. I did put fuel in it about 30 mins before this happened. Was raining and alot of water on the ground possible that water had got into the servo fuel tanks?

I checked the tranny fluid and its pretty dark not the normal lite pink and doesn't have a sweet smell like my other cars. Not a full burnt smell to it but close.

Any ideas?

[accentstencil]

Is it a vibration or shaking? Does it only do it in top gear?

[Michael_123]

Both mate. Its pretty bad once i got out of the car i could still feel the vibrating in my legs. It even does it at start up. Once u get up to 80km it sounds like a chopper flying overhead. Also shaky steering wheel to.

[accentstencil]

Then it sounds to me like stuffed engine mount(s). Chech them out to see if they are broken or sagging causing the sump to kit the crossmember.

[hsv_timo]

Had the exact same problem when I bought my VX It was doing weird thinks like that I thought it was the tranny but one day about 2 months later it started to run on 4 cylinders found out it was a coil pack the whole time.

[Michael_123]

Ok will do. Would it be risky driving it?

[accentstencil]

Ok will do. Would it be risky driving it?

If the sump is hitting the crossmember you could do damage. If it is a broken mount you could drive it carefully but I would fix it urgently. The mounts are designed so the engine can't fall out but there would be quite a bit of movement. The best thing to do is get under the car and use a lever near the mounts and see how much movement there is.

[Michael_123]

Thanks for your help.

Cheers

[motormaniac]

"Vibrating when driving"

Bet the missus isnt complaining :P