Luegonigel Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Gents, any chance of a few photos of exhaust cut out plus dimensions. My car has rattled since I got it second hand three months ago, just noticed to pipes hit the top of the cut out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stationary M25 Traveller Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Check the engine and gearbox mounts are sound ! Check manifold fasteners secure. Why do you need dimensions ? They are all different. Just mark where you want the top edge of the hole to be .... then make it so (as they say on a well known starship). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Cornford Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Recently had exactly the same symptoms. Check the nearside engine mount. The triangular part that is actually bolted to the engine with three bolts. Mine was bent & cracked just above the weld where the horizontal part is welded to the triangular end plate. This resulted in the engine leaning down at the nearside, and up on the exhaust side, thus making the tops of the exhaust touch the sideskin. Yours might be the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luegonigel Posted June 9, 2013 Author Share Posted June 9, 2013 Well done Steve, just returned from a fabulous IOM TT, highly recommended if you haven't been, passenger side engine mount completely sheared off. Top bolt missing, bottom rear bolt worked its way out a couple of threads, remaining bolt at front still tightish? There are spacers 5mm thick on the driver's side engine mount between the block and the mount, are there on yours? There were no spacers on the passenger side. I can never get the links to work properly so cut and paste job into browser unfortunately. http://s295.photobucket.com/user/nigel_simpson/library/Engine%20mount?sort=3&page=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stationary M25 Traveller Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 linky for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stationary M25 Traveller Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Ouch ... that is nasty ..... is there a large hole in your sump too ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luegonigel Posted June 10, 2013 Author Share Posted June 10, 2013 no damage to sump except a small amount pre-my ownership. There has been a rattling noise at 2,500 revs since I got it, sounded like a bolt behind the dashboard vibrating out, couldn't find it. Top bolt was missing from engine mount, bottom rear out a couple of threads as mentioned so it sounds like that may have been the cause then the bracket split across the weld. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Cornford Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Hi Nigel So yours sheared off below the bottom weld attaching the horizontal cross member. Mine was the opposite, but at least all three of my bolts were still in place. My thanks must go to Andy of PGM for fixing mine. There are thick spacing washers on the offside, but not on the nearside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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