Car shakes violenty on ignition, Please Help!
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Hi All, I hope somebody can help or give me some advice on what may be causing me problems with my car,
Recently I purchased a brand new Sachs Clutch and Flywheel from carParts4Less, ECP's online version, everything is new and non re-manufactured.
I asked a VW specialist to fit the parts for me which they were more than happy to do, after I picked the car up everything was immediately sound but after going shopping it developed a really annoying problem
Every time I start the ignition, the car violently shakes in to life, like a real bad judder and you get a throaty rough sound come from the engine bay, this is all only for about half a second when the car initially starts up, once the car is started it drives perfect, no trouble with gear changes, no noises or knocks and no issues at Idle or speed, the jiolent shake at ignition does seem to get worse the longer it's driven, for example on the motorway i stopped off at the services, when i started the car it did it really bad.
I took the car back to the garage and explained the problem, they told me i had been supplied a faulty clutch or flywheel, so i had to buy the parts again but the problem is still there even after the second lot of new parts and i'm pulling my hair out, i've spent over £1000 so far on parts and labour and i don't know what else could be causing this problem, I'm worried the garage are going to say it's the clutch and flywheel again... what are the chances that these parts can be faulty two times in a row? They're brand new!
Can anyone give me any advice or maybe an explanation as to why this might be happening?
Car is a VW Golf Mk5 1.9 TDI 2006
Really appreciate any help, thanks!
Recently I purchased a brand new Sachs Clutch and Flywheel from carParts4Less, ECP's online version, everything is new and non re-manufactured.
I asked a VW specialist to fit the parts for me which they were more than happy to do, after I picked the car up everything was immediately sound but after going shopping it developed a really annoying problem
Every time I start the ignition, the car violently shakes in to life, like a real bad judder and you get a throaty rough sound come from the engine bay, this is all only for about half a second when the car initially starts up, once the car is started it drives perfect, no trouble with gear changes, no noises or knocks and no issues at Idle or speed, the jiolent shake at ignition does seem to get worse the longer it's driven, for example on the motorway i stopped off at the services, when i started the car it did it really bad.
I took the car back to the garage and explained the problem, they told me i had been supplied a faulty clutch or flywheel, so i had to buy the parts again but the problem is still there even after the second lot of new parts and i'm pulling my hair out, i've spent over £1000 so far on parts and labour and i don't know what else could be causing this problem, I'm worried the garage are going to say it's the clutch and flywheel again... what are the chances that these parts can be faulty two times in a row? They're brand new!
Can anyone give me any advice or maybe an explanation as to why this might be happening?
Car is a VW Golf Mk5 1.9 TDI 2006
Really appreciate any help, thanks!
I knew it was a risk supplying the parts myself but I was saving myself £300, and the garage in question does have a good reputation on many forums so I trust them, I don't have any mechanical knowledge so I have to take their word for it, I have the parts back and they said they'll fill out the warranty form for me with fault information, I'm just concerned that because I've supplied the parts and not them, they're automatically going to assume it's the parts at fault, at first they tried making out I'd supplied a sports clutch and that the parts were given to them in normal brown boxes, I argued this because they were supplied in original sachs boxes still sealed, OEM part for my car, even now when I call them they go "Oh it was the sports clutch wasn't it?" and it's starting to grind my gears, I know what I supplied.
Depending on how Thursday pans out I may decide not to use this particular garage anymore, I feel like I am being palmed off and they're using the parts as a skape goat instead of properly diagnosing the real problem, or maybe I am super unlucky and I have been supplied two lots of faulty new parts.
Depending on how Thursday pans out I may decide not to use this particular garage anymore, I feel like I am being palmed off and they're using the parts as a skape goat instead of properly diagnosing the real problem, or maybe I am super unlucky and I have been supplied two lots of faulty new parts.
Got the car in the garage this morning, not convinced it's the clutch/flywheel for several reasons....
1, Car doesn't do the symptoms in the morning when I start the car from cold, only happens after the car is warmed up.
2, Car drives like a dream, no problem with gear changes.
3, No knocking sounds or abnormal sounds while the car is turned on.
I'm no mechanic but the whole reason I changed the clutch/flywheel in the first place was because of a thrust bearing gone, the car drives so much better now.
1, Car doesn't do the symptoms in the morning when I start the car from cold, only happens after the car is warmed up.
2, Car drives like a dream, no problem with gear changes.
3, No knocking sounds or abnormal sounds while the car is turned on.
I'm no mechanic but the whole reason I changed the clutch/flywheel in the first place was because of a thrust bearing gone, the car drives so much better now.
Drum Roll........
Garage just called me and they've had their mechanics look at it, they're adamant it's a faulty starting motor!!
going to cost £180 + VAT! Feeling like I've had a lot of pressure lifted off my shoulders now I know it's NOT the clutch and flywheel which I said all along but because I supplied the parts they automatically assumed it was dodgy parts I supplied.
Garage just called me and they've had their mechanics look at it, they're adamant it's a faulty starting motor!!
going to cost £180 + VAT! Feeling like I've had a lot of pressure lifted off my shoulders now I know it's NOT the clutch and flywheel which I said all along but because I supplied the parts they automatically assumed it was dodgy parts I supplied.
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