The whole engine shakes!!! please help!!! - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

tightcamry129 · 08-19-2004, 01:02 AM

hey guys, i have quite of an emergency here. What could be the problem? When the car is trying to start moving (from stop) and i'm in first gear (my car is manual) and when the clutch is engaged, there is so much shaking coming from the engine compartment that it shakes the whole car. I'm guessin it's one of the mounts but i have no clue which one. Has anybody had this kind of problem before? my car is a 2000 camry with 5sfe and manual tranny.

jwa276 · 08-19-2004, 01:10 AM

does it happen throughout all gears? or just first? any wierd noises or smells? is the exhaust smokey/white/blue?

jon

tightcamry129 · 08-19-2004, 01:21 AM

no, none of those smells or smokes. The car just shakes on first gear just after the clutch is engaged and when i almost have my foot completely off the clutch pedal.

chronoti · 08-19-2004, 01:27 AM

clutch is releasing quicker than you expect?

***Your Uncle Moe*** · 08-19-2004, 01:44 AM

Have you tried giving it a little more gas while your shifting?

***cam2Xrunner*** · 08-19-2004, 02:00 AM

Sounds like a bad misfire. Maybe one of the sparkplug wires has disconnected from the plug or coil pack.

userlain · 08-19-2004, 02:03 AM

can you drop the clutch from 3000 rpm in first and squeal tires?

tightcamry129 · 08-19-2004, 09:28 AM

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Originally posted by userlain
can you drop the clutch from 3000 rpm in first and squeal tires?

yea, i can...

tightcamry129 · 08-19-2004, 09:30 AM

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Originally posted by Gridlyne
Have you tried giving it a little more gas while your shifting?

well it's not during shifting because it's on first gear. When the car is about to start moving from 1st gear, the whole engine shakes like mad crazy. But 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th gears are perfectly fine.

chronoti · 08-19-2004, 12:31 PM

well you can look at your mounts it probaly the front and side mount. if you feel it in reverse then also you back mount. also check your tranny mount. if you need anymore info with mounts search the site.

tightcamry129 · 08-19-2004, 11:26 PM

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Originally posted by chronoti
well you can look at your mounts it probaly the front and side mount. if you feel it in reverse then also you back mount. also check your tranny mount. if you need anymore info with mounts search the site.

yea, the car definitely shakes on reverse also. How many mounts do i have in my car? again my car is a 2000 camry with 5sfe and manual tranny.

88 LE · 08-20-2004, 12:18 AM

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Originally posted by tightcamry129
yea, the car definitely shakes on reverse also. How many mounts do i have in my car? again my car is a 2000 camry with 5sfe and manual tranny.

4 mounts.

Front engine mount, rear engine mount, dogbone mount (on the left side of the motor), and tranny mount (on the bottom of the tranny).

tightcamry129 · 08-20-2004, 09:51 AM

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Originally posted by 88 LE
4 mounts.

Front engine mount, rear engine mount, dogbone mount (on the left side of the motor), and tranny mount (on the bottom of the tranny).

how can i check and see what kind of shape the mounts are? it's just rubber right? so if it's all cracked and split, i know i should change 'em?

tightcamry129 · 08-20-2004, 09:57 AM

so particularly to my problem, which mounts should i pay closer attention to?

dj14901 · 08-20-2004, 10:11 AM

Is your clutch slipping badly?

DJ