vibration on acceleration

1. maxwell23 Newbie Joined: Oct 2009 Reading, Berkshire Posts: 25 Black Citroen Saxo VTS

   #1 26th December 2009, 08:42

   Just drviving back from my dads yesterday, and now my car has started massively vibrating when i accelerate, so much that in first and second if you try to accelerate hard enough it shakes from side to side so much you can hardly keep it in a straight line... its fine when im not accelerating... and is fine when im freewheeling... What do you reckon? Gearbox mounts? Driveshafts?
2. carl Frequent Poster Joined: May 2007 County Durham Posts: 704 1996 Citroen Saxo 1.1i, 1999 Citroen Saxo VTR

   #2 26th December 2009, 08:52

   Hello there, Could be the tracking/balancing. Get a garage to take a look anyway If I was you, If It just In need of balancing It won't cost much.
3. maxwell23 Newbie Joined: Oct 2009 Reading, Berkshire Posts: 25 Black Citroen Saxo VTS

   #3 26th December 2009, 08:58

   I cant see how it would be the tracking because it was fine before and wasnt progressively bad, just suddenly turned into a juddering mess of a car within a few minutes..
4. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #4 26th December 2009, 09:53

   Engine/gearbox mounts exhaust vibrating.Does it do it when you brake?if so you need new discs & pads.
   
   Steve.
5. maxwell23 Newbie Joined: Oct 2009 Reading, Berkshire Posts: 25 Black Citroen Saxo VTS

   #5 26th December 2009, 09:58

   No doesnt vibrate when im braking.... so you reckon its gearbox mounts?
6. 3cott Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2008 Rotherham Posts: 4614 Black mk2 vts

   #6 26th December 2009, 10:02

   It sounds like you engine mounts are fooked...
7. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #7 26th December 2009, 13:00

   Engine mounts.
   
   Steve.
8. scottyvtr Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2007 Paisley / Brighouse lol Posts: 4561 Corsa VXRacing

   #8 26th December 2009, 13:47

   excuse the high jack,
   
   
   got a similar prob, but it only does it at 56 - 60 going on a slight up hill
   
   
   everything looks tight and in good order, engine mounts and the breaks are are all in good order, could be the balancing and the tracking but im asking incase its something else..........
   
   cheers Scotty
9. user_40079 Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2009 Colchester/Essex Posts: 908 C4 coupe VTS 180

   #9 26th December 2009, 15:29

   if its doing it at a certain speed regardless of acceleration then it is more than likely the tracking/wheel balance
10. user_38198 Established Member Joined: Oct 2009 West Mids Posts: 1847 Peugeot 106 1.1

    #10 26th December 2009, 16:23

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by scottyvtr excuse the high jack, got a similar prob, but it only does it at 56 - 60 going on a slight up hill everything looks tight and in good order, engine mounts and the breaks are are all in good order, could be the balancing and the tracking but im asking incase its something else.......... cheers Scotty

    If you have alloys check you havent lost a wheel weight mate.
11. scottyvtr Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2007 Paisley / Brighouse lol Posts: 4561 Corsa VXRacing

    #11 26th December 2009, 23:44

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Lewis_Raz if its doing it at a certain speed regardless of acceleration then it is more than likely the tracking/wheel balance

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Meto If you have alloys check you havent lost a wheel weight mate.

    
    cheers peeps ....... thought that was what it could be just though i would ask incase it was something ive missed
12. gerrankin L-plater Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 48

    #12 10th January 2016, 20:26

    I have the same problem just started i have been driving about 1000 miles
    
    The car is fine when ignition is of and out of gear
    
    But in gear and accelerating it shackes side to side violently
    
    
    
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13. user_98505 Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 269 106 Rallye

    #13 11th January 2016, 08:41

    Open the bonnet and give the engine a good shake, if there's more than a few mm of movement, you've broke a mount. The aftermarket engine mounts are generally shit in my experience but for £5 - £8 each you can't expect much.
14. Dave_P Established Member Joined: Dec 2010 Aberdeen Posts: 2129 Race: 106 Rallye 16v. Road: Mercedes Vito 120 CDI

    #14 11th January 2016, 18:26

    It'll be a driveshaft that's the problem, I've had the same issue previously on my 106 and recently had the same problem with the prop shaft on my daily.
15. James93 Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2012 Gravesend, Kent Posts: 727 106 GTi, MK2 Saxo VTR, Corsa C SXi,

    #15 11th January 2016, 23:45

    Had this a million times on my VTR and 106 GTi, always been driveshaft, gearstick goes crazy too when accelerating yes? Or at least wobbles? Will be a driveshaft, could be engine mount but I'm 99.9% sure driveshaft that's at fault, get underneath and check for play in the shaft (side to side and left and right) and jack the car up rotate both front wheels and listen for any clicking or abnormal sounds
16. James93 Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2012 Gravesend, Kent Posts: 727 106 GTi, MK2 Saxo VTR, Corsa C SXi,

    #16 11th January 2016, 23:46

    Broken engine mount usually gives vibration through the car on idle rather than the motion your talking about, if the gearbox mount has gone your know about it (top) as the car violently lurches when pulling away, if the bottom mount is gone or missing like my power flex one did (grrrr) your feel the engine donk against the car, if the ecu one has gone it wil vibrate like said above my money's on a fubar driveshaft
17. gerrankin L-plater Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 48

    #17 12th January 2016, 14:55

    Yes it was driveshaft garage told me
    
    
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18. Dave_P Established Member Joined: Dec 2010 Aberdeen Posts: 2129 Race: 106 Rallye 16v. Road: Mercedes Vito 120 CDI

    #18 13th January 2016, 16:40

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by gerrankin Yes it was driveshaft garage told me

    Told ya.