Engine Mounts & Exhaust Rubbers

[acexxx]

Hi everyone had my car up on ramps today as I'm getting worried about the weird clicking everytime I accelerate of slow down and I think an engine mount is away or should I say the rubber. While checking this I noticed that my exhaust rubbers are F***ed! Do you need to get new exhaust brackets or just the rubbers? How much are engine mounts from Mr T and can you even still get them?

[LimeyMk1]

The exhaust mounts are all in one, bracket and rubber. IIRC they weren't too expensive from MrT.

Engine/torque mounts are pretty damn pricey. To refresh the torque mounts you can fill them with poly urethane or get some urethane inserts from the states (not sure if anyone makes them here). If you chose to fill your mounts some folks choose to drill a few holes in the finished product as solid mounts can be a bit harsh.

[SuperRedMR2]

i have had the same kind of noise happening ever since i bought my second mr2. It sounds metalic between slowing down and accelerating

[acexxx]

Yeah. While under the car today doing the exhaust ( I decided to go to Halfords and get powerflex universal exhaust rubbers and cut them to fit the brackets. Worked a treat!) I noticed that the driveshaft coming from the gearbox on the drivers side had a little play in it. Should it have? It's at the bit where the shaft exits the gearbox and joins the other part of the shaft if thats any use?

[LimeyMk1]

Fairly normal for it to have a few mm of play, obviously if it's flapping about in the breeze then you have a problem.

[acexxx]

Yeah I took it to a jap car specialist he said it's either the clutch plate is warped (it's juddering in 1st aswell) or the flywheel. Anyway they have a good reputation so it is booked in for the 15th Nov. It's Called Hypertech and is located in Central Scotland. Shame cos I wanted to take it to Crail on the 9th but he recommended I didn't.

[crazylegs]

first time i have ever heard of a warped flywheel !!! i would be cautious before paying out lots of money. what does everyone else think ?

[cartledge_uk]

first time i have ever heard of a warped flywheel !!! i would be cautious before paying out lots of money. what does everyone else think ?

It happens, but normally they just get a skim and balance, they are very rarely scrapped

[un1eash]

Mine was warped slightly when i changed my clutch. It would judder on pull of but now the clutch has worn in its ok.

[acexxx]

Yeah I thought that it would clear when the clutch bedded in but it's got worse. The garage seem to know there stuff the owner took it fr a drive to see what I meant.

[Bazzbiggles]

Just a thought but you can get clutch judder with a scored flywheel or pressure plate.

[acexxx]

Yeah the guy said that the other garage that done my clutch have made an ar$e of summit in the process. He said he would look at it and quote me a price and if I wanted he would contact the other garage to try and get some knd of refund for the botch job they have done.