Feels like I'm dragging the world behind me...

[Steve240]

I'd be checking the trans fuild. Does the vibration stay if you put the trans in neutral while idling?

Could have put the wrong weight of fluid or over filled with fluid. Thats were I would start if you don't have any engine codes.

 

[mznobull]

I might have your same problem, does it make any clicking noises combine with a rattling noise similarly to what you would hear if you set a handheld back massager on a cherry wood tabletop on the 3rd floor of a library? :lookout: cause that's where I'm at :-(

no engine or clicking noises...only sounds overall louder like race car.

 

[mznobull]

if there's no codes and the motor is running fine then it does sound like your trans. To make it run that rough it would have to be throwing a code of some sort if it was the motor. Just my thoughts.

Thoughts are good at this stage...thanks

 

[mznobull]

I'd be checking the trans fuild. Does the vibration stay if you put the trans in neutral while idling?

Could have put the wrong weight of fluid or over filled with fluid. Thats were I would start if you don't have any engine codes.

I will try the neutral idea...
as far as the wrong weight of fluid or over filled, last i had checked the fluid was still red & a hair below the line on dipstick.
thanks for these ideas!

 

[mznobull]

I would suggest having someone check the welds on the after market cat and check the cat itself to make sure its the correct size. I would also check the transmission mount and crossmember along with the engine mounts. 3rd gen t4r transmounts are notorious for having the rubber deteriorate and excessive vibration at that point can lead to extra stress on the crossmember. the crossmember rarely needs replacing though (but Ive seen at the dealership I work at). Also at the dealership Im at, we see alot of trans mounts go bad, I would say 20 bad trans mounts for every 1 bad engine mount. if your t4r is an automatic, even though it was recently flushed, check the trans fluid to see if their is any discoloring, metal shavings, or funny smells. with less than a few thousand miles on fresh trans fluid it should still be red also check it to make sure the trans is full. also, you mentioned a cv boot (im assuming its 4x4) check the condition and level of the front and rear diff gear oil.

Your comments sound like real possibilities...i would hope that toyota svc would know the right size cat but you never know. As my 4R ages, there's a lot of the deteriorating of parts that i'm finding myself replacing. The trans fluid color was deep red & a hair below the line on dipstick (and really hard to put back in-twisty turny). Would any of these items you mentioned make the 4R feel like it's dragging? I have to push the accelerating down much harder...it's much noticable then several weeks ago & it was when I noticed this that the vibration occurred.

 

[Antpwr]

ok if check engine light on, then pointing to TPS (throttle positioning sensor), will make it feel like when you put your foot to the floor, it just stays at a constant slow, slow acceleration. also MAF, take it completely our, unplug it, take the 2 screws that hold it in, out, get MAF cleaner, any parts store, but advance auto parts is much better lol, spray the heck out of it and let it dry put it back in, drive for a little bit and it should clear up.

Now if no check engine light, could be a bad harmonic balancer, or a pulley that is about to let go, tranny mount gone bad, have had that one happen, could really be a couple of bad parts that just happened to go at once, at least if you have luck like me.

quick question that i just need a clear answer on, when actually driving, does it give off a vibration, or only at idle, if so does it get worse as you progressively get faster or stay the same, do you feel it more in the steering wheel, or just as a whole, basically feeling it every where else.

knowing this might help narrow it down a little bit better, shorten the chace to the problem/s