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Old 26th November 2010, 18:09   #1
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Default Engine mount ideas

A guy has recently posted on the wanted parts section mentioning that he has replaced his lower engine mount with one from a Mitsubishi although at the moment he isnt sure on the part number or anything.

Got me thinking so ive been trawling ebay looking for similar bars, if we could find a mount from another car that would do the job it would be ideal because i think £90 is disgusting for a mount like this

So far i have found

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RENAULT-CLIO-K...item35aa8d8ba1

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GEARBOX-ENGINE...item53e3b9acfb

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ford-Mondeo-MK...item53df950521

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Engine-Mountin...item2eaea8c10a

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HONDA-ACCORD-F...item27b642a6ed

And so on....you get the idea. My thought is to find a friendly and helpful motor factor who will let us measure the width between the two mounting holes and also the size of the hole in the mounts. It would be lovely to find a replacement we could all buy brand new for £20-£30

Is there anybody on the forum who works for a factor/garage/parts dept/etc who could maybe do some digging?

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Old 26th November 2010, 20:37   #2
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vauxhall-MOVAN...#ht_1222wt_905

looks the closest I've seen so far. If someone can measure the hole diameters and the separation between them on an original, I'll ask the seller to compare and if its similar enough, I'll get one and be a guinea pig.
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Old 26th November 2010, 20:44   #3
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I wonder what the latest news is from workaholic_ro on his polyurethane bushes?

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Old 26th November 2010, 21:23   #4
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Hi all interested in this one, i think mine may be a bit dodgy, my car jerks a little when changing into second,is if i cant control the clutch, is this a symptom of a worn mount? Also i saw one very similer on a volvo think it was an s80,
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Old 26th November 2010, 22:02   #5
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will look into this tommorow have a man who can will let you know soon
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Old 26th November 2010, 22:09   #6
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NAVRAC, that Vauxhall mount looks promising, says it is suitable up to the 3 litre diesels so it should be robust enough. Unfortunately I threw my old lower mount away but someone must be able to give the measurements. All I can remember is that the fat end is 2" thick!
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Old 27th November 2010, 00:08   #7
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NAVRAC, that Vauxhall mount looks promising, says it is suitable up to the 3 litre diesels so it should be robust enough. Unfortunately I threw my old lower mount away but someone must be able to give the measurements. All I can remember is that the fat end is 2" thick!
yep - I thought the fact it was for a diesel van was promising - it just looks a bit small to me. Sadly mine is still on the bottom of the car and its not coming off yet.
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Old 27th November 2010, 00:22   #8
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I realize that you are talking of mounts for the diesels, however, I have in my hand one removed from a ZT160 petrol

The Mondeo mount is identical in configuration, even has the single strengthening member across the "oval" of the mount

Sizes:
Overall length 190mm
Dimension between bolt holes 125mm, center to center
Diameter of both fixing bolts or holes for same 6mm ( NOTE changed to 12mm on 7th Dec due to error on my part!)
Overall width of larger end 70mm which one of the fixing bolts passes through, Later,this measurement changed to 73mm in light of Workaholics latest posts here on the subject
Overall width of smaller end 30mm which bolt passes through

Hope this info helps in the search

Last edited by Martynp; 7th December 2010 at 20:15.. Reason: add overall for clarity---73mm not 70mm note 7Dec
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Old 27th November 2010, 00:37   #9
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Great info Martyn, exactly what is needed. Will watch this thread with interest as I have been thinking along the same lines myself. Noticed that the Mondeo mount looked similar a couple of months ago but although cheaper new than a kosher 75 mount it would be better still if a new alternative from another car could be sourced for less than £25.
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Old 27th November 2010, 08:40   #10
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How much is the Mondeo mount?

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