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Engine/Dash Vibrates Alot #51479 01/12/02 06:59 PM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 18 Massachusetts J JJC OP Junior Member
OP JJC Junior Member J Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 18 Massachusetts	I have a 95 GL. When in gear with brake on , say at a red light, the engine and dash shakes alot, its annoying. Anyone have a clue as to what it might be? I turn off the heat and it will stop for 30 sec, then shake again until I drive.

Re: Engine/Dash Vibrates Alot #51480 01/12/02 08:13 PM
Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 7 kentucky C contourlx Junior Member
contourlx Junior Member C Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 7 kentucky	i have the same problem.....annoying as hell.

Re: Engine/Dash Vibrates Alot #51481 01/13/02 12:46 AM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 18 Massachusetts J JJC OP Junior Member
OP JJC Junior Member J Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 18 Massachusetts	Did you ever figure it out?

Re: Engine/Dash Vibrates Alot #51482 01/13/02 12:56 AM
Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 198 Austin, TX. B Bob Trautman Member
Bob Trautman Member B Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 198 Austin, TX.	When you say you turn off the heat that to me indicates your problem might be vacuum related. I'd check your vacuum lines, etc under the hood. I have a '95GL and I replaced the vacuum harness and it runs absolutlely smooth...you can't tell the engine is running! Runs better than my 2001 Saturn! Regards, BT An ounce of prevention provides a pound of cure!

Re: Engine/Dash Vibrates Alot #51483 01/13/02 01:37 AM
Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 74 florida C Christof Member
Christof Member C Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 74 florida	I used to have that problem when I would slow down coming up to a red light. The dash would vibrate. I replaced the brake rotors and it was fine. 1995 Contour LX, KIA w/ 156,264 miles. The memory will always live on..... Replaced by a 1999 Toyota Solara SLE.....

Re: Engine/Dash Vibrates Alot #51484 01/13/02 02:50 PM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 18 Massachusetts J JJC OP Junior Member
OP JJC Junior Member J Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 18 Massachusetts	I will check for vacuum leaks. The problem isnt the rotors. I just replaced front rotors and the axle and the bearing. So its not that. Yeah if the heat is on and i come to a red light the car just vibrates alot. IF I turn the heat off for a min it will stop for a SHORT time and vibrate to hell again. Its very annoying. Any certain vaccuum lines in mind? I am not to familiar with the motor yet. And where things are. Even though motors are generally the same

Re: Engine/Dash Vibrates Alot #51485 01/13/02 07:36 PM
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 1,367 Jerzee S SVTour98 Member
SVTour98 Member S Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 1,367 Jerzee	could be your motor mount(s). when your heat is on the motor is under more of a load making it likely to vibrate more (especially on bad mounts). my gf's car is doing the exact same thing right now and i know her mounts are bad, just haven't had time to get to them. check them out to make sure. -Dan 1998.5 SVT "Black and Blue" #5292 See here for MOD list. "Washing your car to make it rain does not work."

Re: Engine/Dash Vibrates Alot #51486 01/13/02 09:27 PM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 18 Massachusetts J JJC OP Junior Member
OP JJC Junior Member J Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 18 Massachusetts	Yeah maybe it is the motor mounts, It does it when the heat is off as well, but more often when its on. I will have it all checked out. thanks

Re: Engine/Dash Vibrates Alot #51487 01/13/02 10:25 PM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 85 babylon,ny. F frdkntr Member
frdkntr Member F Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 85 babylon,ny.	inspect your motor mount pop the hood put car in drive an rev the engine if it looks like the motor wants 2 jump out the car you have a bad mount 2 test the otherside mount put the car in reverse and repeat same steps there should be only a small amount of movement

Re: Engine/Dash Vibrates Alot #51488 01/13/02 10:50 PM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 365 Atlanta E Extreme LX Member
Extreme LX Member E Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 365 Atlanta	MOst likely it is your torque converter . Locking up. Hope not though . If your luckey its only the lock up solinoid. But i just hope you have a trust wortyh person to scan it for you. GOOD LUCK MAN?????? 98 LX, Eibach`s .... ICWrims / Potenza`s.... Svt kit w /duals... BASF Extreme Ocean paint( complete color change).... Bullit gas door.... Fuba DSM rear mount roof antenna.... Pre 98 trunk.... Blacked out headlamps, W/ Eyebrows.... A6 Side markers.... Shaved antenna and deck lid lock... 4 wheel disc brake conversion.... Magnaflow resinator.... SVT gauge cluster....(Yes the SVT gauge has a O/D light).... Complete mesh grill treatment, Not gutter guard.... Titinaum window tint.... Burgman custom Power window & lock conversion.... More to come as soon as i complete this one. Yeah its a LX but it has a 2.5 and it looks better then your ricer

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