Bad vibrations when engine bogging/under load (missed shift)

BradcTA
04-26-2006, 11:08 AM
:eek: Well I was merging on the interstate @ WOT. I went to shift from 2nd to 3rd but instead went to 1st . As I let off the cluch the engine of course started to rev up and the shifter shook side to side violently. The gas pedal felt different afterword too. Now there is a lot more vibrations throughout the entire car but I gets worse at low speed with the clutch out or when bogging in engine in 6th:mad: . It also "bucks" when lauching hard:confused: . I am almost sure a broke a motor mount but I don't know how to test them on a M6 car. I don't really think it's the exhaust because it doesn't get worse when engine speed, just engine load. I hope it's not the clutch/flywheel/ ect.... HELP!

Lunch Box
04-26-2006, 12:12 PM
I can't think of a test for a broken motor mount other than looking to see if one is broken . . . that should work no matter what the engine is . . . mind you it may be hard to see them on the car without having it up in the air

BradcTA
04-26-2006, 02:42 PM
If it makes any difference the vibrations get worse if you go around a left turn but seemingly disappear around a right turn. Could this be a broken mount?

BradcTA
04-27-2006, 11:55 AM
The transmission shop says it's not a broken tranny or motor mount. What could it be? Something got broken loose?

JimboManJones
04-27-2006, 06:15 PM
Bent pushrods? Those are what sometimes comes of over revs like that, maybe it just scared you and you're paranoid(probably not, just trying to make ya feel better)?

BradcTA
04-27-2006, 06:21 PM
Engine runs the same and has the same oil pressure. Again, I only have this problem when the transmission is engaged so I don't see how it could be engine related.

GhostZ28
04-27-2006, 11:55 PM
if it sounds any different then chances are you bent a pushrod or two. Some cars run great for many miles with a bent pushrod, with little diference in power or vibration.

I dont know crap about harmonic balancers, but do you think that could be the cause?

BradcTA
04-28-2006, 01:08 PM
It's not a engine problem. It's a drivetrain problem. I'm going to the tranny shop today to get it checked out.