Major vibrations when hitting vtec in 3rd gear

**bal** · 04-10-2006 07:10 PM

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** · 04-10-2006 07:11 PM

*moved to technical section

**incoming** · 04-10-2006 07:11 PM

engine mounts busted?

**bal** · 04-10-2006 07:41 PM

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** · 04-10-2006 07:44 PM

Originally Posted by 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.

thats wheel spin buddy. =]

**incoming** · 04-10-2006 07:44 PM

can u see if the rubber is actually cracked?

**CUL8R** · 04-10-2006 07:45 PM

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** · 04-10-2006 07:53 PM

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** · 04-10-2006 07:58 PM

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** · 04-10-2006 08:12 PM

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

**bal** · 04-10-2006 08:13 PM

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