V50 General : Vibration

[rgbayley]

Just bought a nice V50 1.6D stop start, 14k.
Happy but a couple of possible faults, i wonder if these are common or not:
1/ vibration runs through accelerator pedal @70mph, no wobble on steering wheel. Is this inherent with this diesel engine or could it be the wheels out of balance?
2/ clutch biting point very high. Worn or common with this car/ engine?
3/ fuel economy averaging at 55mpg, looks fairly ok but a lot of variation. Mostly 70mph runs with lots of roundabouts to slow down at, but little queueing. I have seen that taking the battery off for a short time may increase this. Daft or does it work???

First volvo i have owned, nice and comfy, good quality.

Any comments well received

[sprout99]

Originally Posted by rgbayley

Just bought a nice V50 1.6D stop start, 14k.
Happy but a couple of possible faults, i wonder if these are common or not:
1/ vibration runs through accelerator pedal @70mph, no wobble on steering wheel. Is this inherent with this diesel engine or could it be the wheels out of balance?

Did you get this sorted? we just bought car and ours does same
had front wheels balanced but suppose i'd best get rears done too

[7050man]

No vibration from my car except when regeneration occurring at idle, ie in traffic.

I would check obvious wheels, tyres first before thinking of more complicated options.

[sprout99]

Originally Posted by 7050man

No vibration from my car except when regeneration occurring at idle, ie in traffic.

I would check obvious wheels, tyres first before thinking of more complicated options.

it was an oddly worn rear tyre

[7050man]

Thanks for the feedback.