Hello folks
Just bought my wife a 2004 Espace IV 1.9DCI after finally getting rid of her old Vauxhall Zafira. Car seems to be in good condition for the year and well maintained. There is one problem though that needs attention and I was hoping some of you Renault experts could offer up some advice?
The car has a really bad judder / vibration between 45-60mph. The whole front of the car, the steering wheel and my arms and legs shake. The judder only happens while accelerating, the harder you accelerate the worse it gets. Once on the motorway above 60mph it goes away. Looking through the paperwork there are repair bills for:
New tyres, discs, brakes, shocks, top mounts, engine mounts. I'm guessing previous owner tried resolving the issue as well but ran out of money or lost interest. I know from past experience that drive shafts can cause this problem so I've changed both sides with a pair I got from the scrapyard. None of this has made any difference. Coil springs look fine as well.
I'm starting to suspect dual mass. Does anyone have any thoughts on this?
Many thanks
Just bought my wife a 2004 Espace IV 1.9DCI after finally getting rid of her old Vauxhall Zafira. Car seems to be in good condition for the year and well maintained. There is one problem though that needs attention and I was hoping some of you Renault experts could offer up some advice?
The car has a really bad judder / vibration between 45-60mph. The whole front of the car, the steering wheel and my arms and legs shake. The judder only happens while accelerating, the harder you accelerate the worse it gets. Once on the motorway above 60mph it goes away. Looking through the paperwork there are repair bills for:
New tyres, discs, brakes, shocks, top mounts, engine mounts. I'm guessing previous owner tried resolving the issue as well but ran out of money or lost interest. I know from past experience that drive shafts can cause this problem so I've changed both sides with a pair I got from the scrapyard. None of this has made any difference. Coil springs look fine as well.
I'm starting to suspect dual mass. Does anyone have any thoughts on this?
Many thanks