Engine mount weld fracture - Duratec RHS - common?

[NeilCSR]

Just noticed that the no1 primary was almost touching the steering column.  

Checked and found that the weld on the RHS mount was partially fractured hence the engine making a bid to escape (see pic).

Is this a regular fault?  Road use so doesn't get bashed around, '07 CSR200 on about 19k.

New mount on its way from Caterham, just wondered if this was a common fault or a one-off.

Thanks,

Neil

[Jonathan Kay]

Doesn't seem common.

Jonathan

[Mark Durrant]

A common fault on the LHS side for a K but not heard of a failure on a Duratec. It will be interesting to see if the new mount has any extra reinforcment which is what they did for the K.

[NeilCSR]

Thanks Jonathan, never had a mount break up before like this without any obvious reason, but it might have been something that isn't unknown in this model.  

Could just be a poor weld, or misalignment issue, but I'll examine it closely when it comes off and also check alignment when fitting the new one.

[John Vine]

Not a fault I've come across before.

Presumably this mount is for the CSR only rather than S3/SV Duratec models?  I've just checked my S3 R400D mounts, and happily they look just fine!

JV

[DJ.]

Looks like a poor weld to me. From what I can see in the photo, the weld hasn't penetrated the plate at all. I'd be tempted to ask for a refund for the mount.

[Ian Mackenzie]

Agreed, looks like a lack of penetration in the weld. Cheers Ian