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SAM33R
9th March 2007, 10:21
how do i know if my engine mount is knackered/fooked

when i park up in my saxo (moving forwar at around 5mph ) i slam the brake on and hear a clunk from the drivers side, same happens when i then goto reverse the car and slam the brake on...

im not sure whether its a suspension fault or whether its the engine mount under the ecu, if so how would i know its knackered?

also i have read posts about snapped bolts

any helpful replies will rep

thanks

sam

:y:
hesslevtr
9th March 2007, 10:24
shake the engine

get someone to sit in car and put 1 foot on break and pull the cluth up to biting point and see how far it moves or if you can hear the noise
SAM33R
9th March 2007, 10:27
cool mate, will give that a try..... im guessing the clunk im getting from braking is the mount, easy job to do yourself???

grrrrr wont let me rep you

thanks:y:
mattchewone
9th March 2007, 10:41
Where are the engine mounts? Want to tighten mine just to make sure everything is all nice and tight and nothing is going to break lol.
hesslevtr
9th March 2007, 10:49
Where are the engine mounts? Want to tighten mine just to make sure everything is all nice and tight and nothing is going to break lol.

1 under battery tray
1 under ecu
1 under the car what ataches to gearbox
mattchewone
9th March 2007, 10:53
Cheers Hesslevtr will have alook tomorrow when car is on axle stands
KamRacing
9th March 2007, 11:04
could also be something to do with the exhaust... check that also
Jackman
9th March 2007, 11:04
You cant tighten engine mounts can you?

if your buy new mounts go to citroen though! dont make my mistake and try to save a few bucks by goig to your local motorfactors!
MaRiO89
9th March 2007, 12:04
get group a mounts, be a man.. ;)
hesslevtr
9th March 2007, 12:16
You cant tighten engine mounts can you?

if your buy new mounts go to citroen though! dont make my mistake and try to save a few bucks by goig to your local motorfactors!

think hes just to check to see if there tight
Ryan
9th March 2007, 16:37
get group a mounts, be a man.. ;)



you do know that proper groupA mounts include rose jointed parts? not just the hardened rubber/metal that everyone thinks
storeyd
9th March 2007, 16:54
If your engine has excessive movement its worth checking to see if the mounts are loose. Especially the one underneath because its mounted in a slot and if the bolt is loose the engine will move alnog the slot. This happened with me and I just tightened the bolt. The engine was moving so much that the altenator pulley was tearing away at a water hose. I had to replace the hose as it was nearly through.