Test Description
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2007 Saturn Vue. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
The numbers below refer to the step numbers on the diagnostic table.
- 2:
If powertrain related DTCs are present, there may be a powertrain performance condition present which could be a contributing cause to the customer's concern.
- 5:
Making comparisons of the customer's vehicle with an equally equipped, same model year and type, KNOWN GOOD vehicle will help determine if certain disturbances may be characteristic of a vehicle design.
Vibration Analysis - Engine
| Step |
Action |
Yes |
No |
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| 1 |
Has the Vibration Analysis - Road Testing table been completed? |
Go to Step 2 |
Go to Vibration Analysis - Road Testing |
| 2 |
Using a scan tool, determine if any DTCs are set.
Were any DTCs set? |
Go to Diagnostic Starting Point - Vibration Diagnosis and Correction |
Go to Step 3 |
| 3 |
- Block the front wheels.
- Apply BOTH the service brakes and the park brake.
- With the scan tool and the J 38792-A
, Electronic Vibration Analyzer (EVA) 2, if available, still installed, start the engine. See Special Tools .
- Place the transmission in NEUTRAL or PARK.
- Slowly increase the engine RPM to the level at which the disturbance is most noticeable.
- Record the engine RPM obtained on the scan tool and the most dominant frequency reading if obtained on the J 38792-A
, if available. See Special Tools .
- Place the transmission in DRIVE.
- Slowly increase the engine RPM to the level at which the disturbance is most noticeable.
- Record the engine RPM obtained on the scan tool and the most dominant frequency reading if obtained on the J 38792-A
, if available. See Special Tools .
- If no frequency data was obtained, or if the J 38792-A
, is not available, place the transmission into REVERSE, then repeat steps 8 and 9. See Special Tools . Reverse-loading of the powertrain may increase or change the characteristics of the vibration.
Were you able to duplicate the customer's concern? |
Go to Step 4 |
Go to Vibration Diagnostic Aids |
| 4 |
Did the J 38792-A
detect a dominant frequency, or was a significant vibration present?. See Special Tools . |
Go to Vibration Analysis - Engine/Accessory Isolation |
Go to Step 5 |
| 5 |
Compare the test results of the customer's vehicle to the results of the same tests run, at the same engine RPM, on an equally-equipped, same model year and type, KNOWN GOOD vehicle. Refer to Vehicle-to-Vehicle Diagnostic Comparison .
- Install a scan tool into the known good vehicle.
- Install the J 38792-A
, if available, into the known good vehicle; place the sensor in exactly the same location as it was placed in the customer's vehicle. See Special Tools .
- Block the front wheels.
- Apply BOTH the service brakes and the park brake.
- Start the engine.
- Place the transmission in NEUTRAL or PARK.
- Slowly increase the engine RPM to the level at which the disturbance was most noticeable in the customer's vehicle.
- Record the engine RPM obtained on the scan tool and the most dominant frequency reading if obtained on the J 38792-A
, if available. See Special Tools .
- Place the transmission in DRIVE.
- Slowly increase the engine RPM to the level at which the disturbance was most noticeable in the customer's vehicle.
- Record the engine RPM obtained on the scan tool and the most dominant frequency reading if obtained on the J 38792-A
, if available. See Special Tools .
- If no frequency data was obtained, or if the J 38792-A
, is not available, place the transmission into REVERSE, then repeat steps 10 and 11. See Special Tools . Reverse-loading of the powertrain may increase or change the characteristics of the vibration.
Did both of the vehicles exhibit the same characteristics? |
Go to Vibration Diagnostic Aids |
Go to Vibration Analysis - Engine/Accessory Isolation |