Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 98 to 04 - diesel engine juddering at speed

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Tue 4 Dec 2007 15:46
98 to 04 - diesel engine juddering at speed - lexysmith
Hi
we have a problem with our ford that no one seems able to diagnose.... It judders badly whenever we go over about 50 miles an hour. garage suggests it might be drive shafts but say they can' t tell unless they actually change them. Wheels have been balanced etc so not that. Its a diesel estate and has about 80K on the clock. We can't really drive it at the mo as its quite an uncomfortable ride - anyone out there know anything????!

(No age of car or engine size mentioned despite the sticky asking people to include this, so have taken the info from the drop down menu when you made the choice of make/model)

Edited by Webmaster on 04/12/2007 at 17:50

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Tue 4 Dec 2007 15:49
engine juddering at speed - Screwloose
lexy

Is the juddering coming through the steering wheel or the seat?

Have all the wheels been off and balanced?
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Tue 4 Dec 2007 15:54
engine juddering at speed - lexysmith
the juddering is through the steering wheel i would say, you can certainly feel it there. I took it to Kwik Fit for a balance and yes, as gar as I know, they took them all off but it made no difference
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Tue 4 Dec 2007 16:00
engine juddering at speed - Screwloose
lexy

To eliminate a wheel or tyre fault; get them to swap the wheels front to rear.

[And have a good look for lumps and bulges at the same time.]
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Tue 4 Dec 2007 16:05
engine juddering at speed - lexysmith
ok. good plan. my husband seems to think its juddering all over (!), any other clues anyone??
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Tue 4 Dec 2007 16:21
engine juddering at speed - quizman
Lexy welcome to HJ.
There are two people on this site who really know what they are talking about, they are Screwloose and Aprilia. Take note of what they say and good luck with your wobbles and judders.
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