Bottom engine mount

[xstian 12]

Ive just finished refitting a xud9 back into my van. When I got the van the mounts where shot, so Ive replaced them all. Someone gave me a viba technics bottom mount so thought I may as well use it. I took the van out today for the first time and it is very vibey, the dash was rattling around loads on idle,  well more than normal. I assume this mount is probably causing this? Being a diesel it maybe worse than a petrol?

 

 

[Tom Fenton 1,542]

Give it 500-1000 miles to bed in if its a new lower bush. Never used a Viba Technics one, but the BBM ones are very "buzzy" at first, but do settle down nicely.

[xstian 12]

I'll give it a bit of time and see if it improves. At the moment though it is worse than it was with the knackered mounts.

[boldy205 75]

Might be worth double checking nothing's touching the body/sub frame. But apart from that, I enjoy the rattles!

[xstian 12]

12 hours ago, boldy205 said:

Might be worth double checking nothing's touching the body/sub frame. But apart from that, I enjoy the rattles!

I've got a feeling the exhaust is touching the gear linkage, so need to get it on some ramps and see what's happening. 

[boldy205 75]

That's going to be a contributing factor!

[dcc 855]

The mechanical pump diesel engine is probably the worst thing to have mounted solid in a 205 haha

 

I personally would have gone down the route of new genuine items, or BBM as mentioned.

[welshpug 1,657]

I'd agree with dans sentiments there, the mirrors were impossible to use!