Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 11:06:20 +0100 From: Davey <NOSPAM_nosignolifenopsamorld.com> Subject: Re: High milage 9-3 drivetrain wobble.
Checkout the engine mounts Colin, sounds as if one or more have gone west and are allowing the engine/trans to "wobble" about .... I'd say if you replace them (at 90thou they have every right to want to lay down an die !) i reckon your wobble will stop. Davey Colin Stamp wrote: > Hi all, > > I've just bought a UK 2000 9-3 SE 2.0t (or possibly T) manual with > 96K miles on the clock. God knows who the first owner was, but at 48K > miles a year, I'm glad I don't have his job! > > I'll, no doubt, be bombarding the group with stupid questions whilst > getting to know the car, so apologies in advance if I get on anyone's > wick. > > Here's the biggest worry I currently have. When accelerating fairly > hard, I get a low frequency wobble which I can feel through the body > of the car, but mainly through the gear lever. It can happen at a > range of speeds depending on what gear I'm in, but the frequency of > the wobble is always about the same. When I ease off the power, the > wobble goes away. Is this normal on these cars, or should I be > worried? I thought maybe the engine mountings might be getting tired > or something. > > TIA > > Colin.