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Old 19th April 2013, 14:48   #1
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Hi iv just bought the large lower engine mouting from rimmers part no kkh101402 for £86.46 .the problem is it just looks like the cheaper one for £60 on ebay,mine has two slots in the rubber front and back of the big end of the mounting is this right iv phoned rimmers and double checked the part no with them and they say the part no is correct for the deisel which mine is,i thought the deisel one was a solid rubber bush anyone shed any info ion this ? regards jondonwar
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Old 19th April 2013, 14:56   #2
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I dont know....I bought the Powerflex one
Be aware that the diesel one is different (more stiff) due to the extra torque.
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Old 19th April 2013, 15:06   #3
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Hi canonite
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do you get any vibation from the power flex one ?
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Mine's fitted to my ZT V6 and I have 40 profile tyres fitted so it would be a different 'feel' to yours anyway.
I have read that people do experience more vibration with the Powerflex one but I can't say I've noticed any change in vibrations as a result of that alone. I suspect that it would have to be extremely stiff for you to notice in a 75.
From what i've gathered from the two available, they look identical but the rubber compound is a stronger one to further isolate the vibrations from the diesel engine. The part number you have above is correct so a genuine part should have the part number stamped on it somewhere.
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There's little, if any visual difference between the diesel and petrol versions of the lower tie bar. The essential difference we're told is in the rubber composition.

There is a mixed set of views about the PolyFlex system. I think the jury may still be out on it. They introduced yet another variation in recent weeks.

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Old 19th April 2013, 17:41   #6
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Think you will find the Dizzle one is softer to smooth out the extra vibration
its NOT stiffer!.
It is all to do with the Rubber/Poly Shore hardness ..

I have the latest Powerflex bush in my Diesel Auto and always thought it could be a tiny bit softer, But since I disconnected the Synergy its very good all the llttle vibes have disappeared ..

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Hi iv just bought the large lower engine mouting from rimmers part no kkh101402 for £86.46 .the problem is it just looks like the cheaper one for £60 on ebay,mine has two slots in the rubber front and back of the big end of the mounting is this right iv phoned rimmers and double checked the part no with them and they say the part no is correct for the deisel which mine is,i thought the deisel one was a solid rubber bush anyone shed any info ion this ? regards jondonwar
this is the right one; just a different rubber compound which is more flexible

powerflex bush fills the hole

The OEM one is smoother and damps vibrations better (I ran the PF one mind for 22000 plus miles with no issues)
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I find the Powerflex one fine on my diesel...
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According to the photos of tests done by Jules, the diesel rubber is less resilient than that in the petrol version. In other words, it's stiffer.

See Post 55 here: http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...d.php?p=589983
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According to the photos of tests done by Jules, the diesel rubber is less resilient than that in the petrol version. In other words, it's stiffer.

See Post 55 here: http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...d.php?p=589983
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think it is a softer compound for the diesels

certainly is the PF red one is a softer compound than the yellow ones

In any case the OP has the correct one!
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