View Full Version : Car starts vibrating when idiling
smashervt
10-06-2015, 06:43 PM
So my 633csi 5speed started to vibrate a lot while idiling after i was driving and missed a gesr ehich in turn i redlined all the way. Now thr car is rough idiling i think its called. Before it ran fine. I read it may be a vacuum leak or did i fuck it up really bad? The shifter is literally vibrating like a vibrator.
alpinacsi
10-06-2015, 09:48 PM
Possible that you grenaded the clutch. That would be better than floating valves. I guess it is time for a leak down test.
DesktopDave
10-06-2015, 10:05 PM
I don't think it's a vac leak, but it doesn't hurt to check. Does the vibration change or stop when you engage the clutch?
smashervt
10-06-2015, 10:11 PM
Drove around today and after driving a while it got better but still has a bit of vibration to it. Its like the entire car. The steering wheel and the rest of the vibrates not just the shifter. Also what is a leak down test? Still pretty new to car restoring and stuff.
IB635
10-06-2015, 10:28 PM
Motor / transmission mount?
1986series6
10-07-2015, 06:54 AM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leak-down_tester
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgrfT0LFMhc
https://mobiloil.com/en/article/car-maintenance/car-maintenance-archive/how-to-do-a-leakdown-test
smashervt
10-07-2015, 05:02 PM
Thanks man!
Taylor Marshall
10-07-2015, 06:04 PM
missed a gear which in turn I redlined all the way
Didn't your rev delimiter kick in and reduce you to 3 cylinders temporarily like it is supposed to ?
What's your tach doing during the rough idle ?
alpinacsi
10-07-2015, 08:25 PM
A rev limiter will keep the revs from climbing while accelerating by cutting fuel but if you miss a shift: you could have a mechanical over rev and force the engine into spinning faster than intended. Could be a broken rocker arm which would be evident by pulling the valve cover.
smashervt
10-10-2015, 04:40 PM
Car runs okay now. Just going to fix tighten the valves.
Powered by vBulletin® Copyright © 2025 vBulletin Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved.