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ColinOConnell
 Post subject: NCCAR E36 engine mount failure
PostPosted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 6:47 pm 
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Here's what I did to my engine and tranny mounts this weekend....

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WalterHouston
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Wow. How did that happen?
You need a good BMW mechanic. :wink:

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Ahhhh BMW quality strikes again

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ColinOConnell
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WalterHouston wrote:
Wow. How did that happen?
You need a good BMW mechanic. :wink:


Yeah..... do you know any? :D

Ryan Holton wrote:
Ahhhh BMW quality strikes again


To be fair, they were after market poly bushings. I blame the new suspension... it was obviously too much for the rest of the car to handle.

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josephmay
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What brand mounts were they?
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Sean O'Connell
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they were ireland engineering mounts. i have the same ones on my car and after inspecting them today they are almost in the same condition as my dad's but have not completely failed yet.

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josephmay
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I was expecting them to be UUC ones that seem to fail like crazy. You might look into the Bimmerworld GroupN knockoffs, they have been excellent on my car. Seems like poly is just too brittle for engine mounts. Hopefully the fan didnt get thrown into the radiator during all that.
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ColinOConnell
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Sean O'Connell wrote:
they are almost in the same condition as my dad's but have not completely failed yet.



Maybe because Sean is smoother on track than I am.

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ColinOConnell
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josephmay wrote:
Hopefully the fan didnt get thrown into the radiator during all that.


Nope, but I did blow a coolant hose and overheated so the concern is warpage. We'll see once I get it buttoned up and running.

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ColinOConnell
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I notice Sean's signature. .... Lots of broken cars. Nice.

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MikeWhitney
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josephmay wrote:
I was expecting them to be UUC ones that seem to fail like crazy. You might look into the Bimmerworld GroupN knockoffs, they have been excellent on my car. Seems like poly is just too brittle for engine mounts. Hopefully the fan didnt get thrown into the radiator during all that.


Had the BW hard rubber mounts on my old M3, they were great.

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i'm solid nose to tail. no worries. stiff as sh88t. 8)

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yeap, i just ordered a set of sold motor and trans mounts, if i brake those i've really fucked something up.

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Sean O'Connell wrote:
yeap, i just ordered a set of sold motor and trans mounts, if i brake those i've really fucked something up.


Mitch went all soild on his E36 and the whole car vibrates like crazy, especially at idle.

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You should go back to those superior oem ones Chuck was talking about in the other thread.

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