Okay so I was bit bored today and remembered that I had a small 20 min job to do in the GTV. I needed to replace the top engine mount and bought one a while ago but never got around to completing the job. I dug up the spare part and toolkit and decided to document my process for all prosperity.
First things first, get out the brewskis for when the job is done.
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Get out the old tool kit and removed the required tools:
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This is what the replacement part looks like, slightly different to the part on my car but it fit well anyway:
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I opened the bonnet and stood back for a moment, admiring the beauty of the V6 engine:
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This is what the damaged part looked like:
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Right, down to business: Undo the first bolt holding the engine stay in place:
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Undo the next bolt:
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This is what the bolts look like once removed:
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The mounting in position with bolts removed:
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That pesky mounting was a little bit tight so I used the 13mm spanner to slightly release one corner of the mounting bracket like this (only a few turns are enough):
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I used the 13 spanner to lightly prise the bracket upward to allow the mounting to be freed, like this:
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The next two images show how the old and new mountings compare with each other:
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New mounting installed:
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All bolts tightened again. Be carefull with the bolt that goes into the bracket on the engine, so as not to spoil the aluminium threads!
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Stand well back and admire a relatively simple job well done, you’ve saved yourself a few quid in the process! It really is that simple!