Saxo slowly tipping me over the edge!

1. holdawayt Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2010 Stourbridge Posts: 7338 Nissan 200sx S14a

   #1 15th August 2010, 19:01

   Hokay, after replacing almost every moving part on the car it's now decided to go wrong again. i <3 French cars.
   
   Anyway the new problem:
   The car is vibrating, a lot. So much so that the interior plastics are vibrating themselves loose.
   
   Obviously the first thing to check is going to be the mounts. (it does actually feel like the car is on solid engine mounts) But the car recently had a poorflow cat back exhaust system put on. Just pondering whether the exhaust could cause something like this? I know the manifold is very rusty and the springs near the cat are past it, but it doesn't sound like it's blowing.
   
   Any one had anything similar happen to them? or think of anything i've missed?
   (have done a search but pretty difficult to summarise to search for)
   Tom
2. saxovtsmad Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2008 stoke on trent Posts: 8875 now own a possi blue mk2 vts mk1 went to heaven

   #2 15th August 2010, 19:03

   i had aa powerflow on my old vts and vibrated like fook the windows used to rattle
3. user_15300 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2007 Mansfield Posts: 6663 Astra Coupe Edition 100

   #3 15th August 2010, 19:06

   Sure it's not the engine mount? Driver's side.
4. holdawayt Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2010 Stourbridge Posts: 7338 Nissan 200sx S14a

   #4 15th August 2010, 19:09

   I've rocked the engine back and forward on the bite point and it seems pretty solid still. No play in it. Is the drivers engine mount be a common problem with these?
5. user_36198 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2009 ilkeston derbyshire Posts: 9823 C2 VTR stripped, 406hdi, clio 172

   #5 15th August 2010, 20:19

   yes, common for bolt on bottom of mount to snap, not obvious without removing the mount and having a look
6. shannon6460 Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2009 Swansea Posts: 426 Too many to list but all the Paxo related one's ar

   #6 15th August 2010, 21:36

   the exhaust could be touching on the axle
7. holdawayt Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2010 Stourbridge Posts: 7338 Nissan 200sx S14a

   #7 16th August 2010, 09:31

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by mandyslover70 yes, common for bolt on bottom of mount to snap, not obvious without removing the mount and having a look

   I'll have a look into this today, cheers buddy.
   
   

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by shannon6460 the exhaust could be touching on the axle

   From what i can see it's sitting perfectly still. That was my first checkpoint and it seems a little rusty but ok.
   
   Tom
8. qpr4eva4 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2009 Milton Keynes Posts: 164 98 Saxo VTR

   #8 18th August 2010, 13:21

   i think it would possily be the drivers side engine mount because i had a massive vibration, couldnt find the problem till one day i did the clutch on it let the gearbox down from the mount and found my whole engine sat on the floor :/
9. holdawayt Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2010 Stourbridge Posts: 7338 Nissan 200sx S14a

   #9 23rd December 2010, 08:37

   It was the engine mount just incase anyone has a similar problem with theirs!
   
   As Mandyslover said there's a bolt that runs through the mount and they're notoriously weak. Mine had snapped so the whole think slackened off causing the vibration!
   
   Tom