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Car Stutters after switching gears


youngdriver
10-16-2006, 10:28 PM
hey guys, i bought 97 eagle talon tsi awd last month. it's running pretty smooth until last week. the problem i have with it is when i switching gears my car just stutters. the stutter only last for half a second. i don't hav this problem with lower gears, and i can barely feel it when i switch to 4th gear. it feels more stutter when i switch 5th gear on highway. feels like my car running over a bump. anyone's help is appreciated.

this is my first post, i really like the stuff you guys posted!!!

Blackcrow64
10-16-2006, 10:55 PM
Is it like a clunk when you shift?... Mine was doing clunking right before it...





...crankwalked :uhoh:

steviek
10-17-2006, 02:06 AM
its not a clunk at all. Its the engine shaking the car not anything in the drivetrain. (I know this because I was in the car)

Thor06
10-17-2006, 09:27 AM
Is it venting the BOV? Sounds like someone is dumping to atmosphere to me.

steviek
10-17-2006, 02:05 PM
Nope its not dumping everything is factory.

TeamRedLine23
10-17-2006, 02:50 PM
its not a clunk at all. Its the engine shaking the car not anything in the drivetrain. (I know this because I was in the car)

could be your spark plugs. bad motor mounts?

l_eclipse_l
10-17-2006, 02:59 PM
bad motor mounts?

That was my first thought, but that dosn't explain why it only happens in higher gears.

Black99GST
10-17-2006, 03:09 PM
well it kinda does, more load on the motor... :2cents:

TeamRedLine23
10-17-2006, 03:17 PM
for some reason I always rule out the easyest thing to check last and after a day of scratching my head i finally check the easy thing to check and what do you know thats what the problem was the whole time.

steviek
10-17-2006, 03:20 PM
hmm you could be onto something with the motor mounts the engine was rebuild recently. m aybe Ill try seeing if they are secure. Any idea on which is the best way to test/diagnosis and fix them.

Thor06
10-17-2006, 04:19 PM
The only way to test the old ones that I can think of would be to get new ones and see if theres a difference. Sounds like a good time for Prothanes to me.

Mikelb
10-18-2006, 01:40 PM
prothanes all the way... that did a helluva lot for my car...

l_eclipse_l
10-18-2006, 02:34 PM
well it kinda does, more load on the motor... :2cents:

Isn't there more load on the motor in lower gears?

eclipsed at 3am
10-18-2006, 04:38 PM
my 91 did stuff like that in 4th and 5th gear. the bolt on the passenger side of the trans stripped out, so i was driving with the trans hanging there for like a year and a half, before i finally put a toe strap on it hahah. but when i was going fast in thrid and then shift to 4th, it would clunk, and 4th to 5 th it would clunk. if i was normal slow driving it wouldnt clunk at all. plus it vibrated the inside really bad all the time.

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