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Old Oct 20th, 2017, 14:59   #111
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Hi yes just fitted it today, the same way as yours is fitted, but I have now found that my top engine mount has a lot of play about 3mm,i only changed it 4 years ago, it is the new shape but it was not real Volvo,
I will let you know how it is when I get a new one,
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Old Oct 20th, 2017, 17:22   #112
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you need to polybush it
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Old Oct 20th, 2017, 17:46   #113
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With poly bushing the top engine mount is there no play at all ,
Mine is a D5 is that a good idea to poly it,?
I see they do one's for the D5,
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thats why you fit the damper
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Old Oct 21st, 2017, 01:18   #115
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Hi I have done it I have ordered the D5 poly yellow 25% harder, I hope it does not shake the car apart. should last a long time, I found my old round top mount so I am getting one to fit that as it is real Volvo mount, so know that it should fit with no problems, I hope, should have it Tuesday,
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Old Oct 24th, 2017, 13:55   #116
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HI I now have my top powerflex polybush for the D5 I have fitted it into my original round D5 mount, so I mite fit I on the car today, I will let you all know what the vibration is like,
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i fitted my powerflex top engine mount bush at the weekend, along with the XC90 vibration reducer.
Like a fool i spent 10 mins trying to remove the old bush out the wrong side of the original top engine mount......then realised, and a quick whack from the other side released it.
much tighter now, but no vibrations or resonance, even when idling with aircon on.

thanks for all the recommendations on this. a definite improvement. Power feels more instant now (i suppose less movement under the bonnet results in split second quicker uptake).

(2008 2.4 T5).
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i fitted my powerflex top engine mount bush at the weekend, along with the XC90 vibration reducer.
Like a fool i spent 10 mins trying to remove the old bush out the wrong side of the original top engine mount......then realised, and a quick whack from the other side released it.
much tighter now, but no vibrations or resonance, even when idling with aircon on.

thanks for all the recommendations on this. a definite improvement. Power feels more instant now (i suppose less movement under the bonnet results in split second quicker uptake).

(2008 2.4 T5).
have you fitted the powerflex bushes for the top mount bar at each end
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have you fitted the powerflex bushes for the top mount bar at each end
yes, these ones?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/POWERFLEX-...72.m2749.l2649

i fitted those to the underside of the top mount strutbush. they do not remove the flexing completely, but has reduced it by around 50% (that was before i fitted the top mount bush). its not completely solid, and a good push/pull will show a couple of mm of movement back/forth.
i read that some people add big steel washers to the top of the strut mounts - i'm reluctant to do that in case it makes it too rigid. if i had done the top mounts and gearbox mounts first, i probably wouldn't have spent £30 on the on those.
the others made more of a difference than the strut brace tensioning kit.
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Old Oct 25th, 2017, 16:05   #120
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I Have changed my Volvo S60 D5 into a tractor,
I should have not fitted this, the inside it vibrating and very loud,
I will have to fit a new stranded top mount,
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