Major vibrations when hitting vtec in 3rd gear

[bal]

as title suggests when i hit vtec in 3rd gear i get huge virbrations and even in forth and fifth when going about 80- 100 and not in vtec they are still there

any suggestions as to what it may be??

thanks.

[tRipitaka]

*moved to technical section

[incoming]

engine mounts busted?

[bal]

just went and had a look at mounts they look ok but im no expert the one on the righthand side of the engine bay when looking at it has 2 bit of rubber that are loose is thta normal?

[jdmlvn]

as title suggests when i hit vtec in 3rd gear i get huge virbrations and even in forth and fifth when going about 80- 100 and not in vtec they are still there

any suggestions as to what it may be??

thanks.

thats wheel spin buddy. =]

[incoming]

can u see if the rubber is actually cracked?

[CUL8R]

loose???? it should be all one piece, the middle rubber should be free of cracks,

if it occurs at a given rpm range then good chances its an engine mount

have u driven it hard lately? high rpm dump type launching???

[bal]

carnt see any cracks but yeah they are loose but doesnt look like they were the one piece

car has been sitting around for a bout 6 months only getting driven very rarely to and from work so no i havent drivven it hard i just got my licence back had a working licence so i could only drive it like 5mins to and 5 mins from work what am i looking at money wise to replace engine mount??

[CUL8R]

buying a new mount is about 100-150....my front engine mount cost 140...
install/changeover is pretty easy

it sounds like an engine mount

how does the car feel???? does it still pull hard like it used to?

[civiceg9]

Could be Engine Mount or Inner CV is worn
does it vibrate under load?

[bal]

yeah car feels fine no powerloss just bad vibrations
ill take it into mechanic to have a better look at it thanx for your help CUL8R least no im going to mechnic with no idea and an idea of what cost im looking at

[V73C]

thats wheel spin buddy. =]


Nah it cant be wheel spin cuz hes in high gears, he even said even in 4th and 5th without vtec its still vibrating

[bal]

civiceg9 cv's were replaced b4 i lost my licence and car hasnt been driven much since then

[CUL8R]

yeah car feels fine no powerloss just bad vibrations
ill take it into mechanic to have a better look at it thanx for your help CUL8R least no im going to mechnic with no idea and an idea of what cost im looking at
no problemo mate:wave:
if he charges u 250 for the engine mount to be replaced dont think hes ripping u off, it is about a 100 for labour for a very accesable engine mount, ive also heard of my mate needing to almost drop his engine just to change his side one in his commo so i have no clue with ur application. someone else might be able to help u out if its a stupidly expensive task but i doubt it.

[aaronng]

Go balance your tyres. :thumbsup:

[CUL8R]

omg yes!!! listen to the smart man!!!! might be just that

[bal]

really could thta be the problem??? will do

let you know how that goes

cheers

[Limbo]

Balance & wheel align all your wheels(and check to see if there is uneven wear). If not it could be your bushings are worn.

[ECU-MAN]

civiceg9 cv's were replaced b4 i lost my licence and car hasnt been driven much since then

where just the outter CV replaced ??

the inner CV joints cause this problem as well. most times they only need mo cv grease in them

[spetz]

Whole driveshaft I think was replaced

Anyway he ended up getting new spark plugs and leads and problem went away

[bal]

yeah but its back man and its bigger than ever im got car booked in for 2 new tyres wheel alignment and balance today so ill let you no the outcome

[zco]

engine mounts cost about 50-70bux depending on places. ring honbits, they'll have some. insetallation might be a bitch depending where it is.front ones are easy, rear one is abit more difficult.

[spetz]

insetallation? Shocking!
Well you know Bal... what can I say, you bought a Honda!

Can it then be a distributor issue?
Has your boyfriend got his CRX back? Maybe talk to Charlie see what it can be?

[bal]

got the car back today with new tyres, alignment and balance and all is good no more vibrations thanks all much appreciated

[aaronng]

Good to know that your car is working fine now. :thumbsup: