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212 Squadron - "The Old Man's Eyes And Ears"
So I had to get my car battery swapped out of my 1996 Civic today. Not a big deal aside from the mere drama of the car cutting out on me and whatnot.
But now, for some strange reason, my car QUAKES IN ANGER when she's in Drive. I mean, I know a lot of cars do this but she's shaking pretty darn hard. I can turn her over no problem, and as long as she's in park she's all happy. But I put her in D and its like she has MS or something.
When I'm driving I can't feel it, only when she's in D and idle/under 10 mph.
I'm totally depressed and somewhat confused. I checked under the hood but all the belts look good and to boot - I'm not a qualified mechanic by any stretch of the imagination. All I can think of is that it's the engine mount or something to do with the transmission, and since I don't have a lift or a pumpjack at home, I can't even inspect that to my limited ability.
Fucking great. Car has only 118k on her and she dies now? I can't afford another one.
I've come to a conclusion that the thing can be shaking for any number of reasons. The first one that occured to me was the rear motor mount, which scares the shit out of me. Thats a lot of money I do NOT have. Also it could be too much oxygen intake in the manifold or improper fuel intake due to a malfunctioning sensor.
It's not smoking, thankfully (Blue is oil, black is running too rich and I think white is coolant?) which means that it's not the motor it's self, as I've ruled out a broken piston head.
But now, for some strange reason, my car QUAKES IN ANGER when she's in Drive. I mean, I know a lot of cars do this but she's shaking pretty darn hard. I can turn her over no problem, and as long as she's in park she's all happy. But I put her in D and its like she has MS or something.
When I'm driving I can't feel it, only when she's in D and idle/under 10 mph.
I'm totally depressed and somewhat confused. I checked under the hood but all the belts look good and to boot - I'm not a qualified mechanic by any stretch of the imagination. All I can think of is that it's the engine mount or something to do with the transmission, and since I don't have a lift or a pumpjack at home, I can't even inspect that to my limited ability.
Fucking great. Car has only 118k on her and she dies now? I can't afford another one.
I've come to a conclusion that the thing can be shaking for any number of reasons. The first one that occured to me was the rear motor mount, which scares the shit out of me. Thats a lot of money I do NOT have. Also it could be too much oxygen intake in the manifold or improper fuel intake due to a malfunctioning sensor.
It's not smoking, thankfully (Blue is oil, black is running too rich and I think white is coolant?) which means that it's not the motor it's self, as I've ruled out a broken piston head.