Help me please 1.9 tdi

[poorcol1964]

Hi ,please help ,  galaxy mk1 1.9 tdi.......start and runs fine ,steering,brakes fine ... pulled away from traffic lights ,fractional uphill , car clunked and them seemed to have slight power/drive drain .

engine /gearbox added vibration in lower gears , less in higher gears .........

On turning off engine car judders briefly before stopping ?

  Any ideas please ?

[johnnyroper]

Dual mass flywheel failed or could it be the driveshaft on offside? Not sure if mark 1 suffered same as the mark 2 does?

[poorcol1964]

Do not think it's dmf , no unusual noise when starting or engaging or changing gear .

Only seams to affect when pulling away in l0w gears and the judder when turning off engine !

[johnnyroper]

Is it lack of drive or engine running issue causing it to judder and have no power?

[poorcol1964]

It seems rather noisy and vibrates a bit when pulling away then seams fine once your in 3rd,4th , 5th .
Then when you stop and turn off the engine the car body judders momentarily
As I say, starts normal , engaging gears normal ?
Torque seems normal !

[johnnyroper]

Hard to diagnose really but if the dmf is good and it's more engine running problem than drive issue I would suspect it is a misfire then?

[Mirez]

Rear roll restrictor bolt snapped, fairly common and consistent with those symptoms.

[steveo59]

I thought straight away engine mount or roll restrictor, vibration in low gears because this is when most torque. So roll restrictor bolt snapped sounds very probable.

[Mirez]

Yup highly probable. The rear restrictor either shears the centre bolt or the mount rubber pulls through. Both equally common but the former causes the more noticeable shuddering.

[poorcol1964]

Thanks, I will check first thing tomorrow

[poorcol1964]

Engine mount bolt sheared. Sorted

[johnnyroper]

Glad it's all sorted and a fairly easy fix at that.