Which Engine Mount

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Which Engine Mount

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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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Think its this one:
Engine / Transmission Mount (Left) - MR197616

Thats straight outta the parts book
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so it was your engine mounts making the noises in your engine bay and not your suspension. It's annoying. I know, I had the same problem before. What my mechanic did was just loosen them and tighten them back up. It worked fine for me. You can try it before you go buying new ones. :D
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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.
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Rattles

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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!!!.
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dstocks wrote:BEWARE OF STANDARD STRUT TOPS!!!.
Agreed!!

These are only $300, stiffens you right up & give you caber adjustment...

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Drool!!!

just out of interest, where from?
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Got 'em from Camskill www.camskill.co.uk...
Should add it to your site!
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Yep,

been thinking about doing that next.

There is a lot there to process though
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Post by EURO »

me no nothing about suspension...

do these sit below your strut brace? or just above the strut mounts etc?
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Here's a picture of a engine bay with top mount which I "borrowed" so you have a better idea. :D

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so i was right? :P

thats grants ftoooo
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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.
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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.
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.

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.... :roll:
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beurepairs does my wheel alignment each time? I onlu use them as I bought my tyres there though - but havent had any problems?
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dstocks wrote:Drool!!!

just out of interest, where from?
cam skill are pretty reliable or UAS in Sydney can get them for you direct from Japan (rather than Japan - > UK -> Australia)

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 ;)
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