Steering wheel vibrations
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Steering wheel vibrations
I just had motor mounts and trans mount replaced and for some reason on D or R I STILL have vibration in the wheel (when at standstill) not as bad as before though. It seems like it comes and goes, when idling one second it will be fine, but the next it will shake and so on and so forth, my RPM's do not move nor is the car reving, it just shakes at different intervals. Also, it's only when it's completely idle. If I give it the slightest bit of gas it goes away? Any ideas on what this would be?
The motor mounts are Boge and the trans mount is OEM.
The motor mounts are Boge and the trans mount is OEM.
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It vibrates just a little. Sometimes it is bad, but most of the time if i just "touch" the wheel I can feel it. but if I grab it and hold tight. You cant really feel them. I replaced the motor mounts and the trans mount thinking that would cure it. But, sometimes when I am at a complete stop, it wont vibrate at all. Other times, it will. So, I'm trying to figuer out whats going on. Any ideas? It only happenes when i am at a complete stop, and if I give it the slgihtest bit of gas, the vibration goes away.
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i have the same issue I think it may be a bad spark plug wire. did you get your mounts replaced at the dealer or at leaset a place that uses OE parts?
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Yes, everything was done right. at the right place and the right mounts. It's weird, sometimes if I have the steering wheel striaght, I get no vibrations, but if i move it to the right of left (standstill) I get vibrations? It cant be anything mechanical like a drag link or anything like that, because I am not moving. So, I am so clueless on what to do. Wouldn't a bad spark plug wire cause it to run crappy all the time, and not when I only have it at bare idle?
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Wouldn't a bad spark plug wire cause it to run crappy all the time, and not when I only have it at bare idle?
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same issue here too..think they all idle a bit off with age...possibly running too lean now? i've replaced just about everything from spark plugs, wires, cps, maf, gaskets, and 3 mounts.
could be plugged cat...maybe its time for some kleeman headers
could be plugged cat...maybe its time for some kleeman headers
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No, When I give it gas, I can totally feel the steering wheel with no vibrations. I havent tried cleaning the MAF because normally with those, they show a sign of heistation and stalling. Not this kind of problem I am experiencing. Slowsky, are you having the same exact conditions as me?
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YESSS THAT IT!!!!!! A muscle car idle. Where you can feel the engine moving along with the rest of the car. But a very soft muse car. Although the steering wheel shake has to go. I can't stand it. Anyone know anything I can do?
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- Change out spark plugs, wires if need be
- Clean the MAF
- When you said if you move the steering wheel to the left or right, the vibrations appear...could be something with the power steering?
- Clean the MAF
- When you said if you move the steering wheel to the left or right, the vibrations appear...could be something with the power steering?
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When you first start the car, you know how it always revs a litte high in the beginning but drops down to idle. Well when it is in the high rev stage (normal when first starting a cold car) there is NO vibrations, but once it drops down to normal idle ( around 500-600) then the wheel starts to vibrate. Any ideas on what this could be. It's also in park too! But not AS bad. I changed the plugs last year. Along with cps. What would this tell me is wrong with my car?
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possibly fuel injector clogged? what about o2 sensors?
we have identical issues....by the way, this doesn't effect power...last summer i ran a 13.4 in the 1/4 mile and that's due to traction issues....
we have identical issues....by the way, this doesn't effect power...last summer i ran a 13.4 in the 1/4 mile and that's due to traction issues....
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00Mercedes320 lust my 2 cents but you came here looking for help and shoot down everyone’s suggestions. It has been suggested to check pugs and wires and MFA but you seem pretty sure that this is not the problem but yet you have no idea what the problem is. I too am experiencing the same thing and have not found a fix. I did test my wires and notice the OHM load just slightly off. You might want revisit the items suggested to you and go from there.
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Sorry, I'm not trying to shoot anyone's ideas down. I was just saying that I know it cannot be the plugs itself, because those were replaced last year. And the MAF "usually" doesn't experience these kind of problems. HOWEVER, it "might" be wires! Just because I have never replaced them. But, wouldnt the wires cause it to vibrate all the time? O2 sensors I havent check either? But, with doing a lot of research on this and benzworld.ord forum, I have not found that 02 sensors would cause it to vibrate at idle. The only thing I found that causes vibration at idle is mounts. Maybe the idle has to be raised just a tad? That's an idea?
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I would at least test the wires. It is a good place to start and not to $$$ to fix as you can buy one at a time. I think there are 4 o2 sensors so it may be best to have that looked at by someone with the star system. If you used all OE mounts they should be fine. I have heard and read a lot of complaints about aftermarket mounts. As far as the idle I have 2 older Mercedes and on them I would consider it but haven’t yet. as for our cars I don’t know if it can even be done physically or if it is an ECU thing. I am going to replace my suspect wires and do a BG additive system to try and remove some carbon deposits and see if either helps. I too dont think it is the plugs in my car as I just replaced them about a month ago with denso irdiums.
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still waiting for my parts. the ones that were ordered came in but they were the wrong ones so I am waiting for them to call me with the new ones.
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Sorry, I'm not trying to shoot anyone's ideas down. I was just saying that I know it cannot be the plugs itself, because those were replaced last year. And the MAF "usually" doesn't experience these kind of problems. HOWEVER, it "might" be wires! Just because I have never replaced them. But, wouldnt the wires cause it to vibrate all the time? O2 sensors I havent check either? But, with doing a lot of research on this and benzworld.ord forum, I have not found that 02 sensors would cause it to vibrate at idle. The only thing I found that causes vibration at idle is mounts. Maybe the idle has to be raised just a tad? That's an idea?
Other things it "could" be: It could be a lousy spray pattern from partially clogged injector (change the fuel filter regularly?). It could be a vacuum leak (is the MAF seated properly? (see my webpage) is the air cleaner assembly seated properly on the MAF? have you checked the vacuum lines?). It could be a marginal plug wire (those can be easily tested, and a complete set of Bosch wires is about $200).
*I think* raising the idle will mask the problem (and help wear motor mounts). My car idles at 400 RPM or so while stopped in drive. It's always idled at this speed and it does not shake.
