Volvo V70 2.5 diesel - Volvo V70 diesel vibration

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Mon 19 Nov 2012 09:25
Volvo V70 2.5 diesel - Volvo V70 diesel vibration - StephenH

I have a Volvo V70 D5 diesel automatic, 2004. A few months ago a slight vibration used to occur between about 60 and 65 mph. Now the vibration occurs between about 60 and 75mph. Does anyone have any idea what might be causing this? I'm not sure if it is speed or engine related.

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Mon 19 Nov 2012 09:57
Volvo V70 2.5 diesel - Volvo V70 diesel vibration - gordonbennet

Obvious things first, spin the wheels to check for distortion, next get wheels balanced, easier to check for out of true tyre/wheels during balancing so ask the chap doing the balancing to pay particular attention.

Once thats done if no improvement then you can start to look for other causes.

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Wed 21 Nov 2012 11:54
Volvo V70 2.5 diesel - Volvo V70 diesel vibration - Peter.N.

I would concur, about 95% of all vibration problems are down to wheel balance or tyre defects.

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