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Old 01-16-2006, 02:36 PM   #1 (permalink)
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98E430: Bad Vibration When Idle

The whole car vibrates when the engine idles. It's especially bad on Reverse. Neutral vibrates, but it's slightly better. Drive idle is almost as bad as Reverse. Could this be a mount problem?

The car sounds fine at RPMs past around 800 or so. Problem is, the idle stays around 500. I put the tranny on N at traffic lights to slightly alleviate the vibrations.

All comments/suggestions/advice welcome.

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Old 01-16-2006, 04:29 PM   #2 (permalink)
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RE: 98E430: Bad Vibration When Idle

Bad Harmonic Balancer?

Have you had the recall performed by your dealer? You definitely don't want to run the car if the balancer is bad - unless pieces of engine internals on the ground sounds appealing! Good luck.
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Old 01-16-2006, 04:45 PM   #3 (permalink)
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RE: 98E430: Bad Vibration When Idle

if you search this board, you'll prob find other references
to the HB recall. too lazy to search but I did PDF them
for my brother - should be the same info previously posted.

http://waltermitty.net/mb/TSB/hb.pdf
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Old 01-17-2006, 12:08 PM   #4 (permalink)
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RE: 98E430: Bad Vibration When Idle

Thanks, Walt...

I'll check into that.
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Old 01-17-2006, 02:37 PM   #5 (permalink)
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RE: 98E430: Bad Vibration When Idle

Also take into considertation of motor mounts. I just recently found out that my motor mounts are blown out. and my car shakes at idle.
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Old 01-17-2006, 04:33 PM   #6 (permalink)
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RE: 98E430: Bad Vibration When Idle

I had the same problem on my car, and was told that it was the motor and transmission mounts.
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