Encountering problems on your car is particularly frustrating, moreover the financial side that these complications represent, one must also add the time lost with a non-functional Mercedes Sprinter and the time spent to establish and solve the malfunction. Nevertheless, some problems are less severe than others, which is not to say that they do not worry us. On this page we are going to check out a trouble that can affect most of us, perceiving vibrations at acceleration on Mercedes Sprinter. This trouble can in some cases be hard to perceive but it must be handled. We will so commence our article with the sources of these vibrations on Mercedes Sprinter, then, with the solutions you have to reduce or stop these tremors.

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Why does my Mercedes Sprinter produce vibrations when accelerating?

So let’s commence our article with the sources of this type of trouble on your car. You should already know that an engine, especially if it is ancient or if it has been driven quite a bit, can naturally vibrate without being a trouble behind it. Large diesel engines, especially those with a lot of torque, can provoke this kind of sensation, both at idle and when accelerating.

I feel vibrations on my Mercedes Sprinter only when accelerating

Let’s take the most interesting case for us in this article. The simple fact that you come to feel trembling on your Mercedes Sprinter during your acceleration phases, in this situation you will have to verify the state of several parts because a good number of elements can be at the origin of these vibrations and regardless if you are unfortunate a combination of several of them may also be possible, here is the list of parts that can be involved.

  • Turbo: If the turbo of your Mercedes Sprinter is faulty, it may provoke vibrations that you will suffer when you accelerate at the moment it is turned on.
  • The turbo pressure sensor: This sensor will control the pressure exerted in the turbo of your car, if it fails it may disrupt the performance of your turbo and make vibrations that you may feel within the acceleration of your Mercedes Sprinter.

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  • If the turbo is punctured or injured, the result will be similar, the power supply of your turbo will be disturbed and its performance too. Make sure to visually check their condition.

I’m getting vibrations on my Mercedes Sprinter at acceleration and deceleration

We will now focus on the situation where you feel vibrations on your Mercedes Sprinter when you are accelerating but also when you are idling. If you only feel vibrations when you are idling on your Mercedes Sprinter, please browse our article focused on this trouble to get rid of your problem. If, on the other hand, you notice that your Mercedes Sprinter vibrates when accelerating but also when it is stopped, here is the list of things to check:

  • EGR valve: Indeed this valve which manages the return of exhaust gases for pollution standards can become dirty and bother the evacuation of exhaust gases which can provoke Mercedes Sprinter vibrates when accelerating but also when stopped.
  • Injectors: Your injectors that regulating the fuel/air mixture flow may be dirty or damaged, which will generate the wrong amount of mixture and thus prevent your engine block from working properly, it is even possible that one or more of your cylinders are not running properly.
  • Fuel Filter: Like the injectors, if the filter is blocked it will not let the fuel pass properly and therefore bother the performance of your Mercedes Sprinter, up to the point of producing vibrations during acceleration.

Here are the main causes of a Mercedes Sprinter that vibrates at acceleration

What can I do to stop the vibration when I accelerate on my Mercedes Sprinter? What can I do?

To finish , in this last section, we will tell you the possibilities available to you to cure these tremors on your car when you accelerate. Here is the best attitude to adopt depending on the part that is concerned:

  • Turbo: If your turbo starts all these vibrations when you accelerate your Mercedes Sprinter, it will be good for you to control all the parts linked to it because changing a complete turbo is a big budget and generally the trouble does not come specifically from the turbo. So make sure you check out your turbo pressure sensor, your flowmeter, the EGR valve and the hoses of your turbo. Otherwise take your Mercedes Sprinter to your workshop.
  • EGR valve: The EGR valve has the advantage that it is generally easy to access and easy to disassemble/clean. You can always take a look at it and clean it, for this see our article on cleaning the EGR valve of an Mercedes Sprinter.
  • Injectors: Injectors are very delicate parts and a few harmful particles may be enough to bother their performance. Use a fuel additive to simply clean the injectors, if this is not enough you will have to go to a expert.
  • Fuel Filter: If it is the fuel filter, simply change it. A fuel filter doesn’t clean itself, so if it is clogged you will just have to replace it with a new one.

Now you have all the information you need to discover the cause of the vibrations at acceleration on your Mercedes Sprinter. If you don’t feel able to complete certain procedures don’t hesitate to go to your repair shop.

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