Can overfilling with oil (about 1.5 qts) cause engine vibration?

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Asked by Roger Nov 06, 2011 at 02:04 PM about the 1995 Buick Riviera

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

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if too high the crankshaft can be whipping the oil and making it foam .bad & could cause the vibration. weak firing could be another cause.

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OK Jason, Supercharger, plugs, fuel filter, air filter, changed oit, cleaned ignition module connections, checked the MAF (I think, the thing on top of the throttle body), added injector cleaner, put 6 gallons premium in it, said a couple prayers....This is a quest now. Under 2000 RPM runs rough no misfire I can tell. On cruise at 55 smooth running. Found a vacuum leak and fixed that. Any ideas?

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how many miles on the car? if it ran smooth at 55, i'd say it could be a sensor or electrical problem. ignition module seems ok. when shifting, does the engine buck past 1" in the mounts?

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It has over 170000. When shifting it does buck more than 1" when it is cold. Not as bad when the RPMs drop. How do you check the sensors?

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if the engine is smooth... i might think your motor mount or mounts are bad. i've had mine replaced at 160k miles..

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The engine just has no power. The fuel gauge does not work. What about the fuel pump?

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does the fuel rail have 35-40 psi? also, it could have a bad ignition module if no check engine light is on.

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Will check the fuel pressure. Don't suppose there is a way to check the ignition module? Also thanks for offering the suggestions; really appreciate it!

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Well the fuel pressure is around 35 and shakky but that was not the problem. Turns out it was a bad ignition coil. Had a mechanic check the spark and found it was basically running on 4 cylinders. Thanks for all your help!

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My car shakes stutters at 2000 rpms but drives fine over 45 mph. Carmax is trying to say it's my tires what do u think it could be?. And my check engine is not on

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