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Old 02-23-2007, 04:22 PM
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Strange new vibration

As of this AM, Basil has developed a driveline vibration. It feels like a high-frequency "ratcheting", similar to ABS kicking in, but milder.
It seems to be engine related, as when I declutch and coast, I don't feel it.
Also at the same time, my boost gauge has gone a bit wonky.
Where previously I would run ~8-10 in/hg at freeway speed, now I'm getting 2-5 in. Also, very quick to go to boost at the lightest throttle application.
I'm guessing the BPV may have something to do with it, but that's just a guess.

Help?
 
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Old 02-24-2007, 06:33 AM
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hmmm by what the boost gauge is doing it would seem like a BPV. but i have never heard of a BPV causing a vibration. hwere do you feel the vibration? do you feel it through the pedals, steering wheel, floor, seat, shifter, etc? can you hear the vibration or just feel it?
 
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Old 02-24-2007, 08:11 AM
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Bryan, thanks for the reply. The vibration is felt, more than heard, through all points mentioned. Also seems constant, not RPM-variable, but I could be mistaken there. I'll test it some more today and try to pin it down.
I did recently change tires to non-RF, but have ~600 miles on them before this popped up.
 
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i am getting the same thing in my 2006 mcs. a rumble when the engine is a drag on the wheels. ie. not when accelerating, not when clutching.

it feels like abs, or like driving on a rumble strip.

did you find a solution? any ideas?
 
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Old 02-18-2008, 01:41 PM
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i thought i was going crazy mine started doing that recently, and i thought it was tie-rod ends but it makes no sense that when accelerating it stops, but when i let off it starts again and if i am at a constant speed such as flat ground and cruise control it does it but only right around 90 mph or so?
 
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