Hello,
i've got my used engine mount today. I also ordered an after market Lemförder 987 engine mount and while comparing the mounts i found some interesting things.
My Box is a german 2003 S, which is the same as a 2004 US model.
First the rubber on the original 986 Porsche mount part no. 986.375.057.00 says 986 gelb (yellow) / 996 blau (blue). Comparing with spring color codes this seems to be the dampening factor.
On the other side there is a manufacture stamp that says LME 132608.
I put the screws in the new mount and connected it to the old mount. And there is an offset about 3 mm in height. So the new mount center is about 3 mm higher than original one. And i think that is good, because there are a lot of problems caused by slumped mounts. Hard to photograph.
The old side dampers seems to be used with slight modifications.
But there seems to be a lot of space between the dampers and the aluminium mount.
The new version sandwich dampers seems to be a lot thicker. Can somebody confirm that. Can someone measure the thickness. The old style ones have a thickness of 5 mm.
Thanks and regards from Germany
Markus