Which Engine Mount
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Which Engine Mount
What is the engine mount called that is closest to the passengers side firewall. I need to order this mount from UAS Melbourne. I probably should know this but having a blank at the moment.
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bit of both really
The squeak is coming from the mount closest to the firewall on the drivers side (so im told). Apparently the engine is rolling on the mount a bit, so probably best replacing it before it breaks entirely, especially seeing as UAS requre the old mount in exchange.
The major rattle I still have is coming from inside the shock. Im a bit disappointed with this as the bilsteins are less than 10000km old and they dont produce them anymore. I guess they are still covered by warranty at least so I should be able to work something out.
The squeak is coming from the mount closest to the firewall on the drivers side (so im told). Apparently the engine is rolling on the mount a bit, so probably best replacing it before it breaks entirely, especially seeing as UAS requre the old mount in exchange.
The major rattle I still have is coming from inside the shock. Im a bit disappointed with this as the bilsteins are less than 10000km old and they dont produce them anymore. I guess they are still covered by warranty at least so I should be able to work something out.
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Rattles
Took the FTO to pedders again yesterday to see where the rattle was coming from in the shock. It appears that it was the strut top. This is intertesting because the strut top had recently been replaced and had done less than 1000KM. they replaced it again and the noise is gone (woohoo).
Piece of advice for the uninitiated. If you have replaced your strut tops with the standard Mitsi ones, DONT assume that if the noise persists it is something else. I have replaced everything to do with suspension and also had my steering box rebuilt, only to find that one of the first bits I replaced was dodgy. BEWARE OF STANDARD STRUT TOPS!!!.
Piece of advice for the uninitiated. If you have replaced your strut tops with the standard Mitsi ones, DONT assume that if the noise persists it is something else. I have replaced everything to do with suspension and also had my steering box rebuilt, only to find that one of the first bits I replaced was dodgy. BEWARE OF STANDARD STRUT TOPS!!!.
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Agreed!!dstocks wrote:BEWARE OF STANDARD STRUT TOPS!!!.
These are only $300, stiffens you right up & give you caber adjustment...

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Got 'em from Camskill www.camskill.co.uk...
Should add it to your site!
Should add it to your site!
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Just don't go to places like Good Year Auto Services, Bob Jane, & the like, they just claim they can't do wheel alignments on the FTO with their "state of the art" equipments.Bennoz wrote:Yep, need a spring compressor & about 2 hours to get 'em in.
Then head to your local suspension shop & ask for a you-beaut wheel alignment.
I cop this mistake when i'm too lazy to drive to my usual alignment guy & went to one of these "major" tyres shop around the corner, & they just start giving me sh*t about imports & how they can't do alignments with their new equipment....

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cam skill are pretty reliable or UAS in Sydney can get them for you direct from Japan (rather than Japan - > UK -> Australia)dstocks wrote:Drool!!!
just out of interest, where from?
i've had mine on for a long time... they're definately better than standard ones... hope you don't mind adding to the kidney shaking effect of the fto
