#vibration
6 posts in Car Diagnostics blog about "vibration" — OBD-II diagnostics, DTC codes, repair. ← All posts
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Vibration at idle: mounts, misfire or a dirty throttle body
A car that shakes at a standstill and smooths out when moving has a short list of causes, and one live-data reading tells you which.
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Car shakes at motorway speed: balance, bearing or driveshaft
Where you feel the vibration and at what speed it appears identifies the cause before anything comes off the car. Steering wheel, seat and pedal each point somewhere different.
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Balancing or alignment: two different symptoms people confuse
Vibration at speed and uneven tyre wear are different problems with different fixes. How to tell them apart.
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Shuddering at low speed: adaptations, clutch, or engine mounts
Jerkiness in traffic on a dual-clutch gearbox more often means lost adaptations than wear. The causes and the order of checks.
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Vibration under braking: why discs do not actually warp
Discs almost never distort from heat. The real cause of judder, the role of uneven pad deposits, and why skimming does not always help.
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Vibration at idle and a thump when pulling away: worn engine mounts
An engine mount is a cheap part whose wear gets blamed on the engine and gearbox. The symptoms, two checks without a ramp, and why hydraulic mounts fail quietly.