RichiesTrucking
Torque Junkie
i know nothing about mechanics so diagnosing is difficult to say the least, especially with what i thought was a very intermittant problem but possibly not? i want to throw an idea in and see if you guys think it makes sense or not
initial problem: driving along and the car gets a little jolt. this happens very infrequently and with no obvious trigger. it can be pulling away, it can be running at a steady 30MPH. no reason for it or predictable time or situation
the jolt also seems to come from different places on the car. sometimes at the front, sometimes at the back but it can go for several days without it happening which is substantial mileage ie well over 200 miles
last night i arrived at work and reversed into a space. then i stopped and turned the ignition off at which point the car started shaking while the turbo timer counted down. txts and facebook messages all pointed by 3 people to a problem with misfiring or plugs and leads. assuming this is correct, is it possible that an uneven engine is producing lumps of power which due to a front LSD and rear open diff, could cause what i percieved to be a mechanical fault making the car jolt? my logic being that if it is sending out uneven power then the distribution of that through the transmission could also be uneven which could cause a jolt. again, i know nothing about mechanics so i may be completely wrong but i dont know
initial problem: driving along and the car gets a little jolt. this happens very infrequently and with no obvious trigger. it can be pulling away, it can be running at a steady 30MPH. no reason for it or predictable time or situation
the jolt also seems to come from different places on the car. sometimes at the front, sometimes at the back but it can go for several days without it happening which is substantial mileage ie well over 200 miles
last night i arrived at work and reversed into a space. then i stopped and turned the ignition off at which point the car started shaking while the turbo timer counted down. txts and facebook messages all pointed by 3 people to a problem with misfiring or plugs and leads. assuming this is correct, is it possible that an uneven engine is producing lumps of power which due to a front LSD and rear open diff, could cause what i percieved to be a mechanical fault making the car jolt? my logic being that if it is sending out uneven power then the distribution of that through the transmission could also be uneven which could cause a jolt. again, i know nothing about mechanics so i may be completely wrong but i dont know