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Hi Guys,

 

Fairly sure the engine mount by or on the gearbox has gone, does anyone know where I can get one and also is there a guide to replacing it?

 

Is it something I could do on my driveway? Block of wood under the engine to support it and swap the mount?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Scott

you could get one from a scrappy.

yes you could do it on your drive.

not sure how but mates have removed mounts (and swapped engines) on my drive with minimal tools :)

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New ones are only £20 as far as I can tell from ebay.

 

Need to get it in the air again to double check its the transmission one thats gone, i'm 95% sure it is.

Depending on which gearbox you have, and depending on which of the 2(or possibly 3) mounts have gone.

 

Front left = VERY easy, 2 bolts on the front of the gearbox, 2 on the underside of the car (right behind the washer bottle)

Rear Top = Quite Difficult with the engine in, but easily seen from open bonnet :) 2 bolts ontop & 1 centeral, but the engine/gearbox needs lifting up to "unhook it" from the mount.

Rear Bottom* = Very easy, 2 or 3 bolt job from under the car :)

 

* = This one only comes with MTX75 Boxes i think!

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It's a 1.8 GTi Zetec if that helps?

 

The rear top mount looks fine to me. I need to get the car in the air again to check which mount has gone as it's quite hard to tell with the car on the ground.

yours will have the IB5 gearbox then.
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yours will have the IB5 gearbox then.

 

Ok, is that a good or bad thing? lol. How many mounts does it have?

yours will have the IB5 gearbox then.

 

Ok, is that a good or bad thing? lol. How many mounts does it have?

 

IIRC 3, two gear box and an engine

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Ok thanks, i'll get it back up in the air at the weekend and see which one(s) are gone and report back :)
The IB5 isn't really any easier as the third mount that the MTX75 box has is unbelievably easy to change, it wont be a big job either way so dont panic :) if you want a "Used but good" mount send me a pic of the broken one and il sort you out, ive got a whole load left over. lol
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I don't think the engine mount is the issue. The noise is coming from the ARB drop link area and has got alot worse over the last few days so i'm going to replace the drop links.

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