But my brother who has broken more cars, and changes them when he fancies on finance (until recently) came up with a suggestion for the shudder.
Maybe a miss reading sensor as well as the sticky brake is overfueling the engine hence the no pull until suddenly warm then it drives right. Hence get them to check for any engine codes. Any thoughts.
Ignition problem that goes away when warm?
Again might be, and diags might pick it up.
Ay yes, that's possible as well. It tends to be most obvious when accelerating from low speeds after a high speed cruise though. The misfire can feel like wheel wobbling especially on a six cylinder engine.
This is definate steering wheel wobbling, while I guess engine misfire could throw the engine arround enough to cause it.
No.
HTH.
Any more clues as to why it wouldn't do that professor?
A knock sensor is like a microphone - it's a piezoelectric sensor.
Unless the brakes / transmission issue is accurately emulating the sound of 'pinking'......
Adds "Transit" to list of things not to buy from Pete.
The vibration speed is so high that while the whole car is shaking, it doesn't move off tracking (you don't need to hold the wheel to carry on straight, you take your hands off and the wheel blurs) and it is audible. If that vibration is passing through the chassis and engine couldn't it theoretically be in the range for the sensor?
Surely 'anything with wheels and an engine' would suffice?
Well yes, but I did feel the need to allow him a shred of dignity.
Didn't he flog a golf to AVM missing its coolant cap?
Didn't he flog a golf to AVM missing its coolant cap?
Twice?
'Only a fool makes the same mistake twice'
730 the first time?
Didn't the coolant cap appear somewhere in the bowels of the engine bay later?
No he bloody didn't. Infact, the last time we both saw that golf, it had two coolant caps.
No, it was sat next to the header tank. He found it when he opened the bonnet, about 3 hours after he "discovered it missing".
That was a classic moment. I'll never forget the look on his face.
It was one of those moments that needed to be captured on film.
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