Replacing the mounts was one of the easier jobs I have done on the car, I thought I would tackle the most difficult side (re access) first, which is the driver?s side on my RHD. I also jacked this side up to gain more easy access to the bolts, I then placed the jack plus wood under the sump and jacked it to take the pressure off the mount. It is then relatively easy to undo all the bolts and remove the old mounting. The fixture attached to the engine frame has a slot rather than a hole so take note if you clean the fixture where the bolt and washer was. When inserting the new mount you may have to jack the engine up a little more to accommodate the extra thickness of the new mount. Put in the three bolts loosely and tighten the nuts on the two small bolts. Drop the engine gently down to compress the mount and then tighten the central nut. I found with the passenger side there is ample access to the mounting and I just needed to take the weight of the mounting with the jack under the sump to replace it.
Another job done and another lesson learnt.
Though SNG advertise 4 different engine mounts, when I phoned they only had the sports ones and the reproductions. I did not want a harder ride than I already have in the car so I purchased the reproduction mounts, which were only about ?8 each. Though I would have preferred original or heavy duty, it?s such an easy job I would be quite happy to replace these mounts in a couple of year?s if I need to.
