Firstly hi & welcome.
When had the car last had belts done, it could very well be the balance shaft belt has skipped a tooth or more. Not unusual & needs looking at, if the balance belt comes off then it invariably pulls the cam belt off & bang!
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| Author: | stwat [ Fri Jun 20, 2008 8:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Vibration from front of engine (S2 3.0 |
Hello folks, After this years Le Mans i have really got the Porsche bug again so im ditching the merc and getting my self a proper car again. I went to look at an 89 s2 and noticed that at certain revs(low) that the engine was vibrating from the front. So much so that you could feel the car shake!!! Could this simply be an engine mount? or something to do with the balance shaft? It was a nice car with only three previous owners, full service etc but had over 180,000 miles on the clock. Also, im undecided whether to go for a s2 3.0l or a 951 which would obviously be older. I will be using the car every day so im thinking a s2 might be a better option. Any views and opinions would be great. Cheers, Stu |
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| Author: | tr7v8 [ Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vibration from front of engine (S2 3.0 |
Firstly hi & welcome. When had the car last had belts done, it could very well be the balance shaft belt has skipped a tooth or more. Not unusual & needs looking at, if the balance belt comes off then it invariably pulls the cam belt off & bang!
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| Author: | JW590 [ Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vibration from front of engine (S2 3.0 |
I hope this is right - .... and if the cam belt has jumped then the balance shafts are out of sync, which can cause vibration, which in turn will snap the oil feed pipes, which will cause big problems. Like I say, I think I'm right. Better get it checked out. |
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| Author: | stwat [ Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vibration from front of engine (S2 3.0 |
Hello Jim and thanks for the welcome. It had apparently been done last year with the timing belt at its big service!!! I think il give this one a miss anyway as it had some tin worm around the passenger side a post bottom. Plenty more to see as the market seems to be flooded with them at the mo!! Thanks chaps  Stu |
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| Author: | J.J. [ Sat Jun 21, 2008 11:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vibration from front of engine (S2 3.0 |
Hello, Look at as many as you can & don't worry about milage at all. Condition is all that counts. If the moneys been spent these cars can run for ever. (Almost.) In fact if you find a low mileage one it may well have been clocked. Don't rule out the twin cam s or lux. There are a few that have had total rebuilds & they can be a bargain. 
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| Author: | stwat [ Sun Jun 22, 2008 9:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vibration from front of engine (S2 3.0 |
I went to have a look at another today. A 91 S2. Rotten sills, very noisey fuel injector, rust in the rear arch seams, dings and scratches all over it Very far from the condition described in the add and told to me over the phone  This is going to be a long search!!! 
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| Author: | lindsayhbrown [ Sun Jun 22, 2008 9:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vibration from front of engine (S2 3.0 |
theres always a few on here http://www.pistonheads.com/ |
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| Author: | stwat [ Sun Jun 22, 2008 9:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vibration from front of engine (S2 3.0 |
Yes it was one from pistonheads i looked at today 
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| Author: | tr7v8 [ Sun Jun 22, 2008 9:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vibration from front of engine (S2 3.0 |
stwat wrote: I went to have a look at another today. A 91 S2. Rotten sills, very noisey fuel injector, rust in the rear arch seams, dings and scratches all over it Very far from the condition described in the add and told to me over the phone This is going to be a long search!!! Not uncommon actually, some of the ads appear to describe a different car. You need to be picky, doing the sills on a 944 is big money & can also point to loads of other hidden rust problems. |
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| Author: | stwat [ Sun Jun 22, 2008 9:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vibration from front of engine (S2 3.0 |
tr7v8 wrote: stwat wrote: I went to have a look at another today. A 91 S2. Rotten sills, very noisey fuel injector, rust in the rear arch seams, dings and scratches all over it Very far from the condition described in the add and told to me over the phone This is going to be a long search!!! Not uncommon actually, some of the ads appear to describe a different car. You need to be picky, doing the sills on a 944 is big money & can also point to loads of other hidden rust problems. So i have heard which is why i quickly walked away LOL!! Just a quick question, how do you get the sun roof catches to recess so you can lift it out? I cant even remember how i did it in my Lux Stu |
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| Author: | tr7v8 [ Sun Jun 22, 2008 9:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vibration from front of engine (S2 3.0 |
stwat wrote: tr7v8 wrote: stwat wrote: I went to have a look at another today. A 91 S2. Rotten sills, very noisey fuel injector, rust in the rear arch seams, dings and scratches all over it Very far from the condition described in the add and told to me over the phone This is going to be a long search!!! Not uncommon actually, some of the ads appear to describe a different car. You need to be picky, doing the sills on a 944 is big money & can also point to loads of other hidden rust problems. So i have heard which is why i quickly walked away LOL!! Just a quick question, how do you get the sun roof catches to recess so you can lift it out? I cant even remember how i did it in my Lux Stu With the sunroof closed & the ignition in the first position (radio on) press the switch to the close position (I think, may be open) then the arms will retract. In theory the arms should relocate in the sunroof when speed exceeds 6MPH but mine never has. |
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