vibration on idle

[rollerdan]

hi wen im idling in my saxo thers alot of vibration come through the steering wheel but im not moving the whole car is litterally shaking any ideas on what it could be ive changed the exhaust around and put cat on for mot and then i have taken it off and put my decat on and its just the same ? any ideas? could it be a sensor? lamba or crank sensor ?

[Liam_]

Does the engine itself actually run smooth? If so, one of your engine mounts has possibly gone.

[rollerdan]

yea wen i get goin at a steady speed it runs fine just wen im on idle thers alot of vibration bt clears wen i get up speed . ther has been a squeak during the weak bt that srta went wen i changed the exhausts.

[sexoturbs]

doese the exhaust touch the body anywherer? how is the exhaust held to the car? does it only do it on idle or when you are driving aswell?

[rollerdan]

the exhaust isnt touching the body at and its only on idle the engine mount does look perished .bt ive just had mot surley he wld of picked up on that ? before it was smooth no vibration in the car at all and now thers alot of it all the panels shake nd squeak ? maybe a small misfire?

[rey]

sounds like a mounts gone to me tbh

[evans1089]

if it vibrates when engine running, maybe the engine mounts have had it. Get them checked out and replaced.

[TuneYourCar]

i have same thing engine in moving alot when idling this is one thing and when you rev the engine it make's a sound like a heat shield is not bolted down but can not find any think loose. could this be a broken gearbox as it dose this even when you drive it. you may ask why gearbox it's because it's a 1.4 box and was fitted on a drive and they were not sure on the state of it

[russelldav]

how difficult is an engine mount to replace?

[priceyslayerman]

you might want to check if you have a flexi pipe on your exhaust setup, took my car to a local garage and they welded my exhaust but said that it will need a flexi pipe to stop the vibrations inside the car.