Bmw 320d vibrating when stopped

[Mattiebmw]

Evening all,
My 2010 320D have started vibrating quite a bit while it's idle. I noticed it at traffic lights earlier. It drives completely fine, just when it's stopped with the engine running it starts. Anyone any ideas on what might cause this?

[d_a_n1979]

Mattiebmw said:

Evening all,
My 2010 320D have started vibrating quite a bit while it's idle. I noticed it at traffic lights earlier. It drives completely fine, just when it's stopped with the engine running it starts. Anyone any ideas on what might cause this?

Any issues with the gear box?

Get the prop shaft/donut/bearing checked when you can too.

Could be a duff injector too maybe?

[Mattiebmw]

No changes gear etc fine. No lights on the dash either. I think this is going to be expensive tho

[d_a_n1979]

Mattiebmw said:

No changes gear etc fine. No lights on the dash either. I think this is going to be expensive tho

Instead of guessing

Get it checked over, get the codes read and go from there

Could be something simple (hopefully) but better to find out sooner rather than later

[Mattiebmw]

Yea it's booked into the garage for a service on the 27th so I guess I'll find out then. Just been told it could be spark plug related

[Simes205]

Mattiebmw said:

Yea it's booked into the garage for a service on the 27th so I guess I'll find out then. Just been told it could be spark plug related

Diesels don’t have spark plugs!

[Mattiebmw]

🤦🏼‍♂️

[helix402]

Maybe crankshaft pulley.

[Mattiebmw]

I guess I'll find out in a couple of days.. just strange it stops when I drive off.

[aka_kerrly]

Or something far less exciting, the plastic engine covers have a habit of coming loose and making a lot of noise on idle.

[Mattiebmw]

It's vibrating a fair bit tho. Shaking like mad.

[anonymous-user]

Is the wife with you when this happens?

[dasbimmerowner]

Perished engine mount perhaps?

My old 320d had a significant amount of vibration through the gear stick/clutch pedal on idle; as did all the other E90 320ds I drove. The F30 was completely different though; far smoother.

[Mattiebmw]

Yea was told that could be the case. Just think it's strange that there's a hell of a vibration but no warning lights on. In my old 1 series if you farted a warning light would pop on

[Wombat3]

Dual Mass Flywheel (which means a flywheel & clutch replacement at close to a grand) would be my bet. They don't last.

[Mattiebmw]

Yea read about that but it drives fine. It's only when it's stationary. The clutch was going in my mates 1 series and it felt conpleatly different to this. Mind you it may be a different system. Still well find out in a couple of days.

[Wombat3]

If its vibrating from that area it would be the flywheel that's knackered, not the clutch.

Clutch might be ok but it would be daft not to change it at the same time

[Mattiebmw]

Ah ok, thought to discount that as the clutch pedel is ok, just the gear stick and wheel, then as soon as you put some revs on or set off driving it stops. Well 27th it's in so I'll let you know what it is then.

[Mattiebmw]

Bloody annoying whatever it is.

[Mattiebmw]

Well gents, the garage have just called. It's an injector that's gone. Suppose it's an old car.