annoying vibration when car stationary
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Asked by kazzie Jan 08, 2008 at 05:23 AM about the 1997 BMW 3 Series 328i Sedan RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

my car has an annoying vibration when you rev it up between 900 - 1200 rpm stationary.
its not the exhaust engine or gearbox mountings
has anyone got any ideas

cheers
Karen

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Krez answered 16 years ago

This could be the driveshaft or possibly a broken motor mount. I would get down and check them both.

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littlehorn answered 16 years ago

I would speculate that perhaps you're looking at an engine miss or torque convertor problem, if you have eliminated the exhaust, engine, and transmission mounts as culprits.

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Jack answered 15 years ago

does this happen in only cold weather. cause i had the same problem and i took it to the shop and they replaced parts to fix it and i could copy you the list of parts i replaced. mine runs perfect now

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Adam answered 15 years ago

Some of the 3 series have what is called a donut between the propshaft and gearbox, these tend to wear and produce slight play in the join.

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Robert answered 15 years ago

Couple things could cause this to happen, transmission mounts bad or not torqued properly(16ft-lbs), worn propeller disc, worn drive shaft bearing. Check all those things out to see if their worn.

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