V50 Engine 2.4 : - Boingggg! Is it the top mounts?

moorgate · Nov 19th, 2019, 16:52

After a loooong time globetrotting I came back and gave the V50 a bit of a run. To Switzerland. Where they had just had their first metre of snow. This produced a number of... small incidents in which the V50 had a bit of an unaccustomed thrashing.

I'm sure I've broken some stuff: In particular, the car now makes a deep metallic TWANNGGG sound as I turn the steering just away from straight-ahead, and a kind of metallic fore-aft clank as I first move off in the morning. I'm pretty sure the fore-aft sound is a mount, but the twannnng is a real puzzle. Top mounts? road spring(s)? Where should I start looking? For those who don't know, this is a V50 T5 auto, on 145,000 miles.

mobile · Nov 20th, 2019, 06:34

start with spring, sounds like the culprit. probably lost the bottom 2 inches.

moorgate · Nov 20th, 2019, 13:24

Got a torch in for a poke about today. It's not normal for the smaller rubber parts of the engine mount to crumble under your finger, is it?

Time for a bit of a mail-order sesh. The various bolts look do-able, so that's at least a little bit of good news...!

Nov 19th, 2019, 16:52	#1
moorgate Senior Member Last Online: Apr 24th, 2024 22:56 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: london, ec2	Boingggg! Is it the top mounts? After a loooong time globetrotting I came back and gave the V50 a bit of a run. To Switzerland. Where they had just had their first metre of snow. This produced a number of... small incidents in which the V50 had a bit of an unaccustomed thrashing. I'm sure I've broken some stuff: In particular, the car now makes a deep metallic TWANNGGG sound as I turn the steering just away from straight-ahead, and a kind of metallic fore-aft clank as I first move off in the morning. I'm pretty sure the fore-aft sound is a mount, but the twannnng is a real puzzle. Top mounts? road spring(s)? Where should I start looking? For those who don't know, this is a V50 T5 auto, on 145,000 miles.

Nov 20th, 2019, 06:34	#2
mobile Member Last Online: Apr 7th, 2024 07:48 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: wirral	start with spring, sounds like the culprit. probably lost the bottom 2 inches.

Nov 20th, 2019, 13:24	#3
moorgate Senior Member Last Online: Apr 24th, 2024 22:56 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: london, ec2	Got a torch in for a poke about today. It's not normal for the smaller rubber parts of the engine mount to crumble under your finger, is it? Time for a bit of a mail-order sesh. The various bolts look do-able, so that's at least a little bit of good news...!

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