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shlim8 · 10-04-2011, 06:37 PM

After wondering about my engine mount on my 2001 Box for a while now, I decided to change the mounts anyway....... Car is 10 yr old but only 53k km (33k miles).

AND, it turns out that the rubber in mounts were cracked about 3/4 of the way. Mine's a tip box, so the only symptoms were a little vibration during idle and inital acceleration.

THE RESULT - less vibration during idle and but alot less during initial acceleration BUT suddenly the car feels very tight going around corners and feels sharp... Feels very confident in going around corners and during hard braking (this is an area which the car imparts very little confidence in the past). I guess in the past, having a big weight (engine) moving around didn't help !

What a difference..... I wouldn't have expected the cracked engine mount to have such an effect...

Wonder if the tranny mounts are worth changing next ?! Ha Ha... But it looks like alot of work to change those (at least on a tip box).

10-04-2011, 06:37 PM	#1
shlim8 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Singapore Posts: 228	Engine Mount & Cornering/Handling After wondering about my engine mount on my 2001 Box for a while now, I decided to change the mounts anyway....... Car is 10 yr old but only 53k km (33k miles). AND, it turns out that the rubber in mounts were cracked about 3/4 of the way. Mine's a tip box, so the only symptoms were a little vibration during idle and inital acceleration. THE RESULT - less vibration during idle and but alot less during initial acceleration BUT suddenly the car feels very tight going around corners and feels sharp... Feels very confident in going around corners and during hard braking (this is an area which the car imparts very little confidence in the past). I guess in the past, having a big weight (engine) moving around didn't help ! What a difference..... I wouldn't have expected the cracked engine mount to have such an effect... Wonder if the tranny mounts are worth changing next ?! Ha Ha... But it looks like alot of work to change those (at least on a tip box).