Engine Mounts

[Brando 0]

Hi guys I am kind of keen to replace my engine mounts and wondering if it is worth some performance ones??

 

Do vibratechnics mounts fit on the C (2.0l 16v M-reg) and how much and where from??

 

Plus is it a difficult job to fit them myself??

 

i.e can I screw anything up or can anyone provide a nice guide :-)

 

thanks in advance,

 

Olly :)

[G60Jet 1]

If you are getting new mount do all of them (including Gearbox ones). especially if you fit the vibratechnics ones.

 

they are very good btw

[Banana Man 0]

Tsr perforformance down in bridgewater do the vibra tech mounts they can be quite dear though so be prepared to spend £220+ on all 3 of the mounts.

[parody 0]

Hi guys I am kind of keen to replace my engine mounts and wondering if it is worth some performance ones??

 

Do vibratechnics mounts fit on the C (2.0l 16v M-reg) and how much and where from??

 

Plus is it a difficult job to fit them myself??

 

i.e can I screw anything up or can anyone provide a nice guide :-)

 

thanks in advance,

 

Olly :)

 

hi there matey!

 

i had the misfortune of crashing my C earlier this year (they good at cornering, but not quite that good. span 540degrees jumped 5ft in the air when hit a kerb and snapped of both nearside wheels, broke both rear engine mount brackets)

 

I fixed it all my self over period of 6 saturdays, and now shes as good as new.

 

Get some axle stands and prop the front end up. Use a trolley jack and block of wood to support the weight of the engine under the sump.

 

As you look under the bonnet face on, you have a rear left mount, the rear right engine mount and the front engine mount.

 

The rear left mount has 3 (if i remember correctly) srews in the top holding it to the engine mount bracket. You will need a long rachet extension to reach these and will need to remove the air intake hosing and throttle assembly that is bolted to the inlet manifold (its easier to go from the top of the engine). when you remove this you will see the engine mount bracket coming off the engine, arching around to the top of the mount. Underneath the car it also has 2 bolts holding it to the subframe at a 45 degree angle. remove these also and there you have an old engine mount to sell on ebay! new one goes in as reverse process. It may be fiddly removing it (i had the subframe off to which made it more open from the bottom).

 

The front mount is straight forward, 1 bolt from the bottom and one horizontal bolt attaching it to a metal bracket at the top. remove and replace, being sure the engine is supported. Again, can be fiddly lining all the bolts back up.

 

The back right gearbox engine mount is a bit vague in my memory. you can see it directly under the bonnet. It has a bracket to the gearbox and an anti twist bar attached to it via 1 bolt at the top. Think i had two bolts holding it on at the bottom.

 

Dont tighten any one mount fully until all are in place, then tighten them all up. This is so the engine can move about a bit while you tring to line all the bolts up again. You might finding using the supplied VW spare wheel jack is good for levering the engine aboout, pushing it against the chassis.

 

Have a good look at everything before you start and approach it logically. Dont go to mad when you can get the bolts to re-align straight away (i did).

 

It took me the best part of a winters day to do this. Good Luck hope this helps

 

aaron

[Brando 0]

Cheers guys (specially Parody/aaron, thanks m8 awesome guide) - first pay check from new job comes in on the 20th of Sept so going to place my order then.

 

The old front mount is squeaking on lift off at the mo and doing my nutt, plus I think there is excess vibration. Plus it's another thing that will be done in the long line of things to come :-).

 

gotta luv C ownership 8) :)

[parody 0]

Cheers guys (specially Parody/aaron, thanks m8 awesome guide) - first pay check from new job comes in on the 20th of Sept so going to place my order then.

 

The old front mount is squeaking on lift off at the mo and doing my nutt, plus I think there is excess vibration. Plus it's another thing that will be done in the long line of things to come :-).

 

gotta luv C ownership 8) :)

 

no problem. I also had a squeaking\knocking on takeoff that turned out to be the front mount.

 

Ive got a couple of new problems now, starting to be smokey and im getting a healthy (not) grinding noise when the starter motor kicks in.

 

Great! love my C but i though VW's were supposed to be reliable!

 

Happy C'ing!!