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AlternateAccount
Apr 25, 2005
FYGM
So popping the hood on a 2010 Jetta TDI, how much vibration of the engine is normal? I am not expecting a BMW V12, but should there be SOME motion sitting at idle?

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AlternateAccount
Apr 25, 2005
FYGM

KozmoNaut posted:

Not significantly more than a similarly modern 4-cylinder gasoline engine.

How bad is it? If it vibrates this much, you may have a busted dual-mass flywheel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-D3xgi1d5gQ

Hmm, it wasn't THAT bad, but it was definitely worse than my old Integra. That's the last 4cyl I've driven but it's been years. I'd say it was about half of that? Definite motion, but...

This looks about like what I saw, I guess I'll be walking away from this one :\

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCEqO027bIA

AlternateAccount fucked around with this message at 18:02 on May 28, 2014

AlternateAccount
Apr 25, 2005
FYGM

Shifty Pony posted:

I was a bit curious myself so I took a video after running an errand and mine is basically dead-still at idle, so much so that nearly all the shaking in the video is from my hands holding the phone:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDx-jxOpMsE

Really appreciate this. Found another one at a different dealer with only 34k miles, so that's probably a better option anyway. Thanks a lot.

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