Replacing engine mounts

[WattsyGTO]

Has anyone Replaced their engine mounts?, Seen the original OEM ones on Ebay, Mine need doing. Any advice?

Wattsy

[5paulmv]

My advice is go solid mounts really stiffens rear off car up iff you do all 3 off course

[andygtt]

Solid engine mound make the car exceptionally hard so amazed you recomend them for a road car, graham and his missus have to wear ear defenders on long trips!!

You can get upgraded mounts can remember the colour, but they are coded. I have upgrade ones in all 4 corners and they are not noticeably harsher.... Pretty easy to replace, just unbolt them so they are just sitting on the mounts and lift the engine and replace.

[2.5bluenob]

I think its white ones that are stiffer.

[TuxMan]

Unless its a full on race car do NOT go solid mounts , the vibration through the car is horrendous !!! White front and back std side to side is normally and good step forward or white all round as Andy has done .

Tux

[Adrian W]

The race car had solid mounts, the noise and vibration was herrendous, from memory on the road car I used Blue on top and Orange for the bottom.

[Hollowpockets]

I'm the other way round from what Adrian has, the transmission/engine noise I get is quite loud, ear plugs required for long journeys. It does make the car stiffer though, think I might go to the hardest all round over winter but never going for solid mounts. There are bigger improvements to be made elsewhere

[WattsyGTO]

I was thinking Fast road ones, I though there was only three, has anyone done the job though?

[GTO600]

TuxMan said:

Unless its a full on race car do NOT go solid mounts , the vibration through the car is horrendous !!! White front and back std side to side is normally and good step forward or white all round as Andy has done .

Tux

Excuse me but what are you trying to say about my car !

[TuxMan]

GTO600 said:

Excuse me but what are you trying to say about my car !

It scared the crap out of me

[GTO600]

TuxMan said:

GTO600 said:

Excuse me but what are you trying to say about my car !

It scared the crap out of me

Just a little kerb riding

[andygtt]

WattsyGTO said:

I was thinking Fast road ones, I though there was only three, has anyone done the job though?

Mine are fast road ones, yes there are 4 and yes I have done the job as I mentioned above you will need to raise the engine but its not exactly hard... One low down by the fuel tank is hard to get to.

[mlarj]

Can you replace them using a jack or do you need an engine hoist?

[5paulmv]

Interesting to hear opinions as yep ride is a bit stiffer than cars with rubber mounts that ive driven but never xperianced any vibrations maybe the cross bracing on my roll cage takes the flex out

[WattsyGTO]

andygtt said:

Mine are fast road ones, yes there are 4 and yes I have done the job as I mentioned above you will need to raise the engine but its not exactly hard... One low down by the fuel tank is hard to get to.

niceone Andy :-)