Uprated engine mounts

[Dan Stanley]

Firstly, by engine mounts, I mean the rubber and metal block mounts and not the metal brackets they atatch to.

After a day around Brands on Sunday, my alternator pulley started to mate with my chassis. So, Im assuming my engine mount(s) have given up. I cant remember if I replaced them when I did the engine conversion (3 years ago?) or if they were original to the car.

So, have they just given up with age and so should be replaced like for like.
Or, can they not stand the abuse and be uprated?

I suppose its best to renew all three, but this will cost. Ive also read about people stiffening the OE mounts by filling the gaps with Tiger Seal. Is this effective? Im not sure I'd want full on nylon/race/solid engine mounts as this will take away from the cars usability as a road car. I assume the nylon mounts would transmit a hell of a lot more vibration through the car, is this right?

What's peoples opinions?
What have you done?

Thanks

[Benn]

I used Tiger sealed up mounts, love them. They stop all movement but give a tiny bit of softness.(rather than the totally solid ones)
You do get a bit more vibration, but not that much really.
Mine have been used on 3 track sessions plus 2/3 years of driving. GReat and cheap.

[Iain]

Ran tigerseal mounts for a short period with my 1.6 and they were good.

£100 will get you some steel solid engine mounts which should last you for plenty more abuse though.

[grooge]

i've always found the rear mount is the one that goes first on any of the novas/corsas i've owned.

first time i changed them i replaced all 3 with solid mounts but last few cars ive just done the rear mount solid only.

as ben said, you do get a bit more vibration but its not much and its never bothered me.

i've used mounts that have been tigersealed before aswell and theyve been fine although i once bought a car that had had the mounts tigersealed and they fell apart, but that could just be the previous owner having done a poor job or the mounts being destroyed before he tigersealed them.

[Rage]

I'm having problems with my alternator hitting my tca on my novavan with a 1.5td out of a corsa. it is lowered but know how much as they were second hand springs. it only hits in reverse and if on a slope with the drivers side lower and my foot on the clutch if i lift off the clutch even in neutral then it's fine could this be a knackered mount with too much play? if so does anyone know where to get the diesel mounts as i seem to remember someone saying that you can't get one of the three

[Dan Stanley]

Is it one tube of Tiger Seal to do all 3 mounts?

[grooge]

I'm having problems with my alternator hitting my tca on my novavan with a 1.5td out of a corsa. it is lowered but know how much as they were second hand springs. it only hits in reverse and if on a slope with the drivers side lower and my foot on the clutch if i lift off the clutch even in neutral then it's fine could this be a knackered mount with too much play? if so does anyone know where to get the diesel mounts as i seem to remember someone saying that you can't get one of the three

its the front drivers side mount thats different mate.

[Mieran]

Only problem with solid engine mounts is the driver side one has one hole and its not threaded so you have to put a hole in your chassis leg to run a bolt through from the inner arch

[Benn]

Is it one tube of Tiger Seal to do all 3 mounts?

Yeah tube will do all 3 with some left over.

I taped one side over, then pumped it in from the other side till full. Then smooth with a finger.
Once dried, untape and fill in any gaps on the other side.

May take a few days to go off if its cold... So i put mine in the airing cupboard, but it can smell.

[Mieran]

Tiger seal by itself won't be that stiff, I would stick some nylon washers in there too then add tigerseal, I've done this previously and works just as good as solid mounts