how long do engine mounts last !!!!!

[sumoone]

annual service,had new upgraded engine mounts only 12 months ago......now need at least one so replace two.....

do other people have regular replacements?


or is it just me.


mark

[rev-erend]

Just you .. what do you do to them ?

Have you tried these :

Polyurethane engine mount rubbers from SC power :
http://www.sc-power.co.uk/pages/SC-Power-engine-mo...

Edited by rev-erend on Wednesday 2nd June 20:21

[sumoone]

these are the ones that only lasted one service...perhaps i need the heat shields,i will look at the ones they have taken off before i invest in expensive mounts (if they are an annual replacement)

mark

[Barkychoc]

I have just replaced mine as part of my V8S rebuild.

My concern is that when they are bolted up in their natural position the gearbox is very slightly off central - to get the gearbox mount bolts in I had to put a scissor jack up the side of the gearbox to push it across.

The problem with this as I see it is that now the engine mounts are under sideways tension - I am considering packing washers between the mount and chassis to allow them to be bolted up in their 'natural rest' position if that makes sense, the jury is still out but what do you think as an idea?

One of my old mounts was also split by the way.

[Ballistic Banana]

If them ones you have had only lasted a year I'd be taking them back and asking them for another as should last longer than that.. Unless you have more pony's tgan u thought under that hood

BB

[sumoone]

Ballistic Banana said:

If them ones you have had only lasted a year I'd be taking them back and asking them for another as should last longer than that.. Unless you have more pony's tgan u thought under that hood

BB

my thoughts exactly.i will have a look at the damaged items and decide what i should do

mark

[pwd95]

The ones on my old Griff 500 only lasted about a year. It's the torque you know.
If I'd have kept it I was going to put the SC ones on with the support bracket.

[Slacey]

I had to swap one of mine two years ago, and the other has been there since I've owned the car, (4 years) and it didn't look new then. Bear in mind my car is competed in at speed events and tracked, I'd say that lunching a set e year isn't normal! Oh, standard rubber parts too.

[jacjac]

18 months ago I had SC Power's fast road mounts fitted to my 500(the black ones). Had them both replaced at last service - I saw them they were knackered!
The previous mounts were the standard ones which seem to have been on the car for years. I can't find a replacement pair being fitted since new - I have a full documented history! I've gone back to the standard ones which are half the price of SC's.

[Bluebottle]

sumoone said:

these are the ones that only lasted one service...perhaps i need the heat shields,i will look at the ones they have taken off before i invest in expensive mounts (if they are an annual replacement)

mark

The Poly ones can be vulnerable to heat...My poly mounts melted on the dyno four days after fitting them, so switched back to rubber but I use the SC_Power metal anti shear shoes...seems to cope with 420 lb/ft. allright
Also melted 2 top poly wishbone mounts at the same time as well

Edited by Bluebottle on Thursday 3rd June 13:26

[spend]

There are some inferior rubber mounts that have been around for a while, several reports of them falling apart quickly in the past. TBH don't really know how you can tell them from the good ones??...

Obviously as time goes on and these kind of parts get 'greyer' the risk of poor pattern parts goes up. At least with Poly-Mounts you know where they come from and can do something about curing any problems?

[rev-erend]

The guy at SC power did advise me not to let my exhausts get
to close to the mounts. So - I had my exhausts coated inside
and out at Camcoat. I also have exhaust bandage around the ex. pipes
in the engine mount area's.

[Slacey]

THESE are the exact ones I bought two years back that are still in one piece

[330p4]

One of the guys on the Tuscan forum had the poly ones split after 2 weeks
Ian

[hiltonig]

question is if you exhausts are coated is this enough to stop premature failure ??

[Rob_the_Sparky]

If you have to coat your exhausts to get poly bushes to last then that makes them really quite expensive...why not stick with rubber ones??

[rev-erend]

Thats a fair point but I did not have much choice on mine as
I had a lot of pipes (4 into 1) and space is at a premium down
there.

I'm planning on checking the temp when it's all running with a lazer temp
gun.

Please note - before spend shoots me down, this post is irrelevant as it's on a wedge but it's posted as I used the same mounts and have exhausts very close

Edited by rev-erend on Friday 4th June 11:00

[hiltonig]

I have mine zircotec coated, so in theory they should be ok ? thing is its going to spend some time on the dyno

[spend]

rev-erend said:

Please note - before spend shoots me down, this post is irrelevant as it's on a wedge but it's posted as I used the same mounts and have exhausts very close

So back on topic how long did yours last, presumably you have built up a wealth of experience with them....

[Hoover.]

I just don't thinks certain parts are made as well......

had all my diff bushes changed 2 years ago, and know one of them needs redoing....... not cheap due to the associated labour costs. ..... yet previously I don't think they had been changed in 15 years.