Symptoms of worn engine mount

[Lucaswh]

Please share... thanks!

[Nismo22]

1. steering wheel vibrate alot when idle

2. seats vibtate when idle ,

3. when accelerating if u floor it , u can feel ur engine vibrate !!!for a bit before becoming constant

4. u open ur bonnet , let the car engine idle , u see the engine shaking vigourously.

 

diesel engines are more prone to worn engine mounting (they wear out faster / as they vibrate more than petrol engines.)

cornering at high speeds constantly is a huge strain on your side engine mounting.

going over humps at great speeds constantly will put a strain on your bottom engine mounting.

[Firestorm78]

The symptoms may / may not be due to worn engine mount. But it is a likely possibility if you encounter the following:

 

a. Excessive vibration in your engine

b. If your car is using manual transmission, engage the car in gear and let the clutch go, only so much as to let the car try to move but keep it at one place. Carefully listen for any clunks from the engine bay. If yes, check the mounts.

c. If its an auto transmission, shift from P to any gear makes the engine jerks more perceptable. When you suddenly rev or brake, you would feel and hear the clunk. Worn/broken engine mounts will result in the movement of the engine during sudden braking or acceleration.

[Boyboy]

abnormal vibrations at idle?

[Mecontle]

1. steering wheel vibrate alot when idle

2. seats vibtate when idle ,

3. when accelerating if u floor it , u can feel ur engine vibrate !!!for a bit before becoming constant

4. u open ur bonnet , let the car engine idle , u see the engine shaking vigourously.

 

diesel engines are more prone to worn engine mounting (they wear out faster / as they vibrate more than petrol engines.)

cornering at high speeds constantly is a huge strain on your side engine mounting.

going over humps at great speeds constantly will put a strain on your bottom engine mounting.

 

i laugh when i see a b&b car crawl over hump when a more ex wait behind, maybe the bb car guy think the kit makes his car equal to a porsche, knn when at green light these bb car cannot make it one

[Yuan]

The symptoms may / may not be due to worn engine mount. But it is a likely possibility if you encounter the following:

 

a. Excessive vibration in your engine

b. If your car is using manual transmission, engage the car in gear and let the clutch go, only so much as to let the car try to move but keep it at one place. Carefully listen for any clunks from the engine bay. If yes, check the mounts.

c. If its an auto transmission, shift from P to any gear makes the engine jerks more perceptable. When you suddenly rev or brake, you would feel and hear the clunk. Worn/broken engine mounts will result in the movement of the engine during sudden braking or acceleration.

 

My personal experience was with part c as you had stated.

[Ladykillerz]

1. steering wheel vibrate alot when idle

2. seats vibtate when idle ,

3. when accelerating if u floor it , u can feel ur engine vibrate !!!for a bit before becoming constant

4. u open ur bonnet , let the car engine idle , u see the engine shaking vigourously.

 

diesel engines are more prone to worn engine mounting (they wear out faster / as they vibrate more than petrol engines.)

cornering at high speeds constantly is a huge strain on your side engine mounting.

going over humps at great speeds constantly will put a strain on your bottom engine mounting.

 

hahaha. seemed like you had experience it before.

+1!

[Ladykillerz]

i laugh when i see a b&b car crawl over hump when a more ex wait behind, maybe the bb car guy think the kit makes his car equal to a porsche, knn when at green light these bb car cannot make it one

 

seriously, i have got to agreed with you..

mostly 15"->17" see hump, suddenly move very very slow.

when i see those 19" or high, they just whack and i am one of them.

 

if one is so scared, perhaps remain as stock rims will be a better option.. :-)

[Yuan]

seriously, i have got to agreed with you..

mostly 15"->17" see hump, suddenly move very very slow.

when i see those 19" or high, they just whack and i am one of them.

 

if one is so scared, perhaps remain as stock rims will be a better option.. :-)

 

Handsome, I cannot +1 or +2 like you always. This one not applicable to me cos I always cheong humps wan. And yes I upgrade my rims from 15 to 16 to 17 then back to 16. Regardless of these rim changes, I still cheong humps.......

[Ladykillerz]

Handsome, I cannot +1 or +2 like you always. This one not applicable to me cos I always cheong humps wan. And yes I upgrade my rims from 15 to 16 to 17 then back to 16. Regardless of these rim changes, I still cheong humps.......

 

Lawyer Yuan, but but but your engine bay inside not stock.

so 15" or 16" or 17", i will be behind you, smelling your smoke.

[Happily1986]

seriously, i have got to agreed with you..

mostly 15"->17" see hump, suddenly move very very slow.

when i see those 19" or high, they just whack and i am one of them.

 

if one is so scared, perhaps remain as stock rims will be a better option.. :-)

 

avoiding knocks on the undercarriage is not the only reason why you should slow down at road humps. Unless you are okay with leaking shocks. What is the purpose of road humps? to slow you down!

[Celicar]

seriously, i have got to agreed with you..

mostly 15"->17" see hump, suddenly move very very slow.

when i see those 19" or high, they just whack and i am one of them.

 

if one is so scared, perhaps remain as stock rims will be a better option.. :-)

Doesn't make sense to me. Whatever the rim size, the wheel size should be about the same, which means the distance from ground/hump should be about the same whichever rim size a car uses, no?

[Ladykillerz]

relax guys.

i am just sharing based on my past experience.

slow is okay. but too slow will jeopardize the cars behind and all cars need to brake because you go tooooo slow.. :-)

[Ladykillerz]

Doesn't make sense to me. Whatever the rim size, the wheel size should be about the same, which means the distance from ground/hump should be about the same whichever rim size a car uses, no?

 

because if the rim size is too big and tyres are too slim, chances of knocking the rims on hump will be higher if you don't go really slow.

perhaps worried about deforming of rims especially those with replica ones.

if we just get a set of much smaller rims, knocking of rims will not be a concern after all.

[Yuan]

relax guys.

i am just sharing based on my past experience.

slow is okay. but too slow will jeopardize the cars behind and all cars need to brake because you go tooooo slow.. :-)

 

I get what you mean.....Those that come to an almost complete halt......

[Lucaswh]

Thanks guys for the experience..but stick to topic ok?

[Mecontle]

sry for drift

but my reasoning is here in sg most car are 3-5yrs & road here is quite smooth, engine mount problem shouldnt be big, even my 9yr toyota van now >200k no sign of major issue except its fcuking loud inside & shifter a bit shaky

[Ladykillerz]

Thanks guys for the experience..but stick to topic ok?

 

bro, hope it helps. :-)

 

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