2006 Z4M Roadster Vibration at idle

[Holmes312]

Hi!
I have a 2006 E85 with 67,000 kms on it. I feel vibrations when holding the steering wheel at idle. When I rev it a little, its perfectly fine. I also feel this vibration when I touch the front wheels. All of this during idle. Driving the car at any RPM over 1k, its fine. Could my engine mounts be the issue? Thanks!

 

[Mr Tidy]

I have a 2006 E86 and got the rod bearing shells and engine mounts replaced last year on 78,000 miles.

I hadn't noticed what you described, but the old mounts were definitely well past their best!

The shells didn't look pretty either.

If you have a good BMW specialist hopefully they could tell if the engine mounts were looking tired.

 

[tomjonesBT33]

Does the vibration go away once the car is fully warmed up? If so, could be the VANOS vibrating.

 

[AndyBeech]

I would say engine mounts and / or engine mount bolts.
I doubt very much the VANOS would cause that unless you've got some serious issues, unless you mean the VANOS causing the engine to run a bit rough in which case that's possible.

 

[Holmes312]

I purchased the car in August. I also realized it got new mounts from bimmerworld in 2019...perhaps I just feel more with these mounts...I may replace with OEM mounts in the future

 

[maupineda]

I have aftermarket mounts and yes, they vibrate more, to the point I see that vibration on the headlight cutoff lines. Considering going back to OE