So what have you done to your car today?

[05omegav6]

Car up in the air to tackle a few out standing jobs...

Not least replacing theses...



Just the breather bridge and a service to do now....

... quite looking forward to undoing the spin on filter

[Marks DTM Calib]

Has it had a shunt?

[05omegav6]

Has it had a shunt?

Not recently 

[Marks DTM Calib]

Ah ok 

Every time I have seen such a failure is when the car has had a shunt, the engine and gearbox try to lurch forward and the rubbers tear.

Have seen one where it did go forward and the prop spline joint disconnected.

[05omegav6]

Ah ok 

Every time I have seen such a failure is when the car has had a shunt, the engine and gearbox try to lurch forward and the rubbers tear.

Have seen one where it did go forward and the prop spline joint disconnected.

the engine didn't get a chance to go that far forward when I broke it properly... there was a lorry in the way

I suspect that over time the rear seal has allowed oil to leak onto the rear mount, attacking the rubber, the final straw being  a conversation with a Honda Civic last year, as it was still intact in January '13 when I changed the clutch last

Engine mount was the nearside one, and had previously fallen off suspect again a combination of oil damage and strain, as the engine rocks to the offside under load

Perhaps noteworthy that the nearside engine mount was replaced by TVP when they last serviced the car at 96k...

[joff]

Tagged the 2.6 onto the DTI's insurance for 30 days to see what it's like (£70) didn't know Direct line did that, and put a few gallons of fuel in the 2.6, now where is that LPG station 

[VXL V6]

Ah ok 

Every time I have seen such a failure is when the car has had a shunt, the engine and gearbox try to lurch forward and the rubbers tear.

Have seen one where it did go forward and the prop spline joint disconnected.

That's one hell of a lurch, having had a prop apart to examine the centre prop mount bearing closely, there's a fair amount of spline!!!

I guess the donk and box do weigh a fair amount though, but it must also strain the rubber pad on the gearbox support bar.

[05omegav6]

The gearbox mount being the two pieces on the left in the pic

Gearbox cross member now sits 5mm further forward...

[05omegav6]

Well the spin on filter was an anti climax

No mess, no sticking, thirty seconds start to finish...

[Kevin Wood]

Well the spin on filter was an anti climax

No mess, no sticking, thirty seconds start to finish...

Any oil dribbling down your arm?

[05omegav6]

Well the spin on filter was an anti climax

No mess, no sticking, thirty seconds start to finish...

Any oil dribbling down your arm?

Not that I noticed

[TheBoy]

Picked up the wheel after having a puncture repaired. Almost got around to taking it out of the boot and fitting it. Almost.

[05omegav6]

Picked up the wheel after having a puncture repaired. Almost got around to taking it out of the boot and fitting it. Almost.

Easy tiger

[Sir Tigger KC]

Checked service records.

[TheBoy]

Picked up the wheel after having a puncture repaired. Almost got around to taking it out of the boot and fitting it. Almost.

Easy tiger

That reminds me. I still have a wheel in the boot.  Oh well