Broken motor mount?
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Broken motor mount?
So I backed out of my driveway this morning and scraped the exhaust tip. Thought it was kind of weird as I normally never scrape. Went to put gas in it and noticed the drivers side exhaust was hanging about 3 inches lower than the passenger side.
The motor mounts were replaced last year with new mounts purchased from Pelican. Could it be that the mount is bad already? I didn't see any fluid on the ground or under the car. Confused!
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Any ideas?
Derek
The motor mounts were replaced last year with new mounts purchased from Pelican. Could it be that the mount is bad already? I didn't see any fluid on the ground or under the car. Confused!
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Any ideas?
Derek
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Hi Derek,
Without seeing it for myself, all I can offer is an educated guess, but it does look like a failed engine mount to me (unless the current one is loose).
Did you use genuine Porsche factory ones or OEM equivalents?
Without seeing it for myself, all I can offer is an educated guess, but it does look like a failed engine mount to me (unless the current one is loose).
Did you use genuine Porsche factory ones or OEM equivalents?
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Ok well just went outside to take another look. The motor mount is torn in half. The rubber insert ripped right out of the metal mount. I can stick my whole hand between those two sections! Now my next question is whether its safe to drive it to get it fixed?
Last edited by ginch; Jun 2, 2014 at 11:13 PM.
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Originally Posted by ginch
I used an OEM equivalent ( Corteco ) that I bought from Pelican.
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I'll post a pic once I remove them. Now the next question is should I go with stock OEM or try RS mounts? Tried black top wevos before and hated them. With my windows up they sounded like the motor was knocking for some reason. I don't believe the RS mounts are as hard though so they might be better for me.
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I'll post a pic once I remove them. Now the next question is should I go with stock OEM or try RS mounts? Tried black top wevos before and hated them. With my windows up they sounded like the motor was knocking for some reason. I don't believe the RS mounts are as hard though so they might be better for me.
