Recently purchased this vehicle has 69k miles non-turbo. It seems
to be running rough to me. It has a
throaty noise but I am told that is what 850's sound like. When
at a complete stop I can feel the car vibrating
and sounds noisy inside to me but you can barely hear it on the
outside. If I put the car in neutral while at a
stop it is a little better. I have had the vehicle completely
go over including the 60k service. They tell me it is
in excellent shape. I am wondering if someone on here has had
a similar problem and fixed it or is this just
something I must live with. Any help would be appreciated
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Tony Souza 1995 850 GLT 68K
Have a look at the engine mount on the passenger side just behind
the crankshaft pulley. Very common
problem. When they fail, the engine is in metal to metal contact
with the subframe and transmits
noise/vibration to the body. Easy to replace. remove r.f.wheel
and fold back the plastic fender liner.
Support the engine with a piece of 2x4 about 10" long and a floor
jack under the oil pan. Remove the two
bolts attaching the mount to the engine, two bolts to the subframe,
mount comes off. They run around $100
at us dealers.
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bob
RS MOTOR MOUNT IS COLLAPSED,THEY WENT UPIN PRICE. THEY ARE ABOUT
160.00 FROM THE
DEALER.
Bob, how can you tell that the mount is bad by just looking at
it?
Yuri
There are pins on the mount that stick out toward the front and
rear of the car, that go thru sort of oval holes.
The rear-pointing one is easier to look at. I checked mine yesterday,
a small mirror helps. If the pin is sitting
on the bottom of the oval the mount has collapsed.
Fortunately/unfortunately, mine was not sitting on the bottom.
That's nice that I don't have a collapsed
mount, but my car (also a 1995) vibrates too and I can't figure
out why. I have a 97 850 that is _much_
smoother. The 95 practically hums inside.
I have had this vibration problem with other cars as well -
and the easy solution was to change the idle rpm a little - up
or down.
Sometimes you hit a resonance - and have to change the frequency
by changing the rpm.
By the way - you exhaust will benefit from this too -
the shaking loosens everything - including along welding seams.
Just a suggestion - never tried it with my Volvo 850 that also
has a little tendency towards shaking when
cold....
--
Bo
My T5 exhibited similar symptoms - turned out to be an upper engine
mount. I assume that has been
checked - I've heard it can be tricky to diagnose visually.
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97 850T5, 136K Miles, 97 960, 85k MILES
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