Can you tighten up an engine mount?

[CaiosG60 PWR 0]

Pritty sure my front engine mount is on the way out. There is quite a bit of engine movment. Its the same as a corrado g60 engine mount.

 

Can I just tighten the bolt on the top of it to get some more miles from it?

 

What other problems does a loose engine mount cause? The exhaust seams to be knocking at the rear of the car and 1st and 2nd gear are becoming harder to get into.

[steveo29 0]

no you cant tighten the nut...it can and will damage ...exhaust,cables,wiring,and in sevre cases the engine will hit the rad...the gears are bad beacuse the gearbox is moving around

 

a vibra tecnics is under £150 and easy to fit

[dr_mat 0]

And a VW is about £40.

[CaiosG60 PWR 0]

So its important to fix it sharpish then? :roll: :( (I'll just get a standard replacement from GSF for now, £32 cheers)

 

So to fit it-

 

I get the car on some axle stands on a low setting.

 

Then support the engine using a trolley jack.

 

Do I need to remove my radiator and intercooler to get at it?

 

Then remove the old one a replace with the new one! :lol: (any bolts that are awkward or usually seized?)

[dr_mat 0]

It'd be worth the extra wedge for the VW one, from what I hear.

[steveo29 0]

leave the rad...loosen the bolts and gently raise the engine on the jack, i think i took my oil filter off to improove access.....mine killed a gsf one in no time,hence the vibratecnics one...though if money is tight its better than nothing (id prob still stretch to a vag one)

[CaiosG60 PWR 0]

Cheers, I’m skint that’s why I'm not going for a vibra tech. GSF have a choice of two. I assumed the more expensive one was VAG anyway?

 

Can somebody check this part number for me 357 199 279 b (I’m new to EKTA :lol: ) should be the right engine mount for me.

 

In addition, I have a small coolant leak where the metal pipe joins a rubber one on the way to the heater matrix, or way back. The part number for the clip is n 016 404 1. Will the replacement be a jubilee clip? The rubber pump doesn’t seam to be listed in EKTA it just says see illustration 146, which is of a Rallye rear floor plan!!

[brian g60 corrado 0]

just a note i bought a front mount from c&r was uprated standard type and was about £45-£50.

and seems to have done the job and is a bit stiffer, worth trying them .... :)

[h100vw 0]

Cai, VWVortex folk recommended this one some time back. 191 199 279E Search that in ETKA I think there is a new number for it. It could end in F. GSF hold the newer one I am sure.

 

I have one similar that came from Dubsport. Jeff pulls them apart and does some stuff then welds them back up. Mine has been in since I brought the car back from Germany, 3 years back. Take the filter off for access.

It is a DIY job but it was pretty awkward.

Gavin