carpy
4th March 2007, 08:33 AM
I have owned this car from new and one of its virtues has always been how smooth the engine was.(98 2 litre).I recently replaced plugs, leads, fuel filter etc and Holden did a full cambelt kit change. Car was great. Drove car into carport and jacked it up to check anti roll bar bushes, lowered the car off jacks and started engine and instantly noticed a harmonic vibration through steering wheel dash etc.
Note car runs fine no misfire.
Since then I have tried changing back the plugs etc. Holden at no cost rechecked the timing belt and tensioner checked engine mounts and even did a tech 2 although they admit there is a vibration they put it down to the age of the car. (only 98,000 klm ) also replaced roll bar bushes.
Vibration is not shuddering just annoying.
My thoughts hve been engine mount rubber that maybe split but cant determine visually or one of the timing kit components is out of wack.
Any ideas as the vibration is like Chinese water torture and makes our Barina feel like a BMW.
Note car runs fine no misfire.
Since then I have tried changing back the plugs etc. Holden at no cost rechecked the timing belt and tensioner checked engine mounts and even did a tech 2 although they admit there is a vibration they put it down to the age of the car. (only 98,000 klm ) also replaced roll bar bushes.
Vibration is not shuddering just annoying.
My thoughts hve been engine mount rubber that maybe split but cant determine visually or one of the timing kit components is out of wack.
Any ideas as the vibration is like Chinese water torture and makes our Barina feel like a BMW.