colinsportinguk
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where can i get thegear box mounts and engine mounts from and are thy hard to change. i also have a rattle on the excaust how do i stop this i no very little bout cars plz help.:bang:
General gear box mounts and engine mounts
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General gear box mounts and engine mounts
It may be better to get someone to help you. Engine mounts is a reasonably simple job but it can still go wrong.
The mounts are best bought from a dealer. I never saw any others at an Auto Factor etc. but they may also be available as pattern parts (i.e. made by someone else other than Fiat).
The main engine mount is the more likely to fail as it holds up more weight... buy that one first and see if it fixes the problem. you can buy the others later if you still need to.
Basically it's bolted to the engine by 3 bolts and the inner wing by a further 3 bolts. You'll need a ratchet and a short (4") extension and a 13 or 15mm socket.
Jack the car up and remove the o/side front wheel and the plastic wheel arch liner. That'll let you see the side of the engine and get your head into the wheel arch/inner wing.
Stick the car on an axle stand (place it under the wishbone mounting point)and lower the car onto it. Take the jack out and put it under the sump. Jack up the saddle until it contacts the sump and takes up the weight of the engine. Don't lift the engine more than 1 or 2 cm.
Unbolt the engine mount. Normally I do the engine bolts first. If you have the right amount of tension under the sump, the engine won't move at all. If it drops a bit, squeeze the jack a bit until all the mount holes line up again.
Then remove the bolts securing the old mount to the inner wing.
The new one should go in in exactly the same as the old one came out. Remove the jack and then re-fit the wheel liner, wheel and take it off the stands.. Sorted. Probably a 1-hour job.
Ralf S.
The mounts are best bought from a dealer. I never saw any others at an Auto Factor etc. but they may also be available as pattern parts (i.e. made by someone else other than Fiat).
The main engine mount is the more likely to fail as it holds up more weight... buy that one first and see if it fixes the problem. you can buy the others later if you still need to.
Basically it's bolted to the engine by 3 bolts and the inner wing by a further 3 bolts. You'll need a ratchet and a short (4") extension and a 13 or 15mm socket.
Jack the car up and remove the o/side front wheel and the plastic wheel arch liner. That'll let you see the side of the engine and get your head into the wheel arch/inner wing.
Stick the car on an axle stand (place it under the wishbone mounting point)and lower the car onto it. Take the jack out and put it under the sump. Jack up the saddle until it contacts the sump and takes up the weight of the engine. Don't lift the engine more than 1 or 2 cm.
Unbolt the engine mount. Normally I do the engine bolts first. If you have the right amount of tension under the sump, the engine won't move at all. If it drops a bit, squeeze the jack a bit until all the mount holes line up again.
Then remove the bolts securing the old mount to the inner wing.
The new one should go in in exactly the same as the old one came out. Remove the jack and then re-fit the wheel liner, wheel and take it off the stands.. Sorted. Probably a 1-hour job.
Ralf S.
colinsportinguk
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hi there i have looked at the mounts and it is both that have gone lots of play in the mounts i hope to get this done asap i will take some photos and that may help others thanks for your help. cheers colin
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both? There are 3 there, which ones are gone?
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colinsportinguk
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the one that is on passanger side that bolts to the floor pan and gear box. 2 is the one on passanger side bout tem mm gap so is very bad. car drives well just slight nock on pull away.
assuming this is the sei. the one between the gearbox and underneath the passenger floor pan is currently out of stock at fiat and has been for 6 months with no due date.
colinsportinguk
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my local garage said thy will have the bits i need by friday last week so still waiting had to order all mounts as might as well do them all no point doing half a job. cheers colin
colinsportinguk
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just had phone call from my local car garage and thy cant get the parts. now i am stuffed. dose any one now where i can get the parts from or dose any one have any laying around i can buy its the spi model thanks colin.
as earlier, if its the bottom bracket between the gearbox and below the firewall. fiat are out of stock and no due date. noone makes an aftermaket either. scrappy jobby if you can find a decent knick one!
colinsportinguk
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went to scarppy in west hanning filed thy have 3 cinq sportings all seem in decent nick there couple off good enigines and gear boxes and all inside intera seems ok also got my bottom gear box mount and its sorted out now. once again happy cinq owener cheers colin.
