5000 hours Suzuki DF140 is shaking and noisy in neutral
07-20-2020, 12:38 PM
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5000 hours Suzuki DF140 is shaking and noisy in neutral
Hi. When I was about to dock, I noticed that the engine suddenly was noisy and shaking in neutral. It shakes and makes a kind of thumping sound. When I increase the RPM it still shakes and the thumping/knocking sound comes "faster" (inrease in RPM leads to increase in noise).
The thumping sound is kind of "steadily" and comes more than once per second. The problem occurs only in neutral and disappears as soon as I shift gear to forward or reverse.
The engine is from 2017 and has run for 5,000 hours. I recently had to change the Fuel Vapor Separator, but otherwise I have not had any problems.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
The thumping sound is kind of "steadily" and comes more than once per second. The problem occurs only in neutral and disappears as soon as I shift gear to forward or reverse.
The engine is from 2017 and has run for 5,000 hours. I recently had to change the Fuel Vapor Separator, but otherwise I have not had any problems.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
07-21-2020, 09:10 AM
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My Suzuki DF140 2005 has 835 hours. I am having a similar problem that I just noticed on Sunday, July 19 for the first time. The shaking went away as soon as I got up on top but then returned when I idled again before coming into my dock. Seemed to happen after I came off intercoastal waterway in Corpus Christi and I noticed I hit some grass/mud on low tide. Any ideas anyone? Could it be debris clogged in the air intake screen? I was going to check that next.
07-22-2020, 11:32 AM
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As I mentioned, I only have problems in neutral. A friend who knows a bit about engines listened to the thumping/knocking noises and believes that the problem could be related to the gear. He thinks that something is worn in the transition where the gear is engaged.
I was out fishing for 10-12 hours today and the engine works just fine, except for the noise/problem when it is in neutral. My dealer recommended that I continue to use the engine, at least until more symptoms/problems appear.
I was out fishing for 10-12 hours today and the engine works just fine, except for the noise/problem when it is in neutral. My dealer recommended that I continue to use the engine, at least until more symptoms/problems appear.
07-22-2020, 01:38 PM
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Thank you for replying. If you're only having problems in neutral, that is a little different than my issue. I am really noticing side to side engine getting noisy and "shaking" when it's in gear at a slow speed. It slightly shakes in nuetral but much more in gear but not at a 25-30 MPH speed "up on top". I posted on a different thread recently and was told to replace my "Idle Air Control" or IAC valve. I have done this before for my engine. A few years ago, I had a small hole in the engine wall welded because of the corrosion issue known with these engines.
