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The engine in my 1989 wasserboxer is shaking around a bit so I'm thinking to change the engine mounts, and oil-filled engine mounts have been mentioned on these forums a few times.

* What's the advantage over ordinary rubber mounts as sold by JK?
* Where can I buy them?
* Are they easy to fit?

Many thanks

I think someone's pulling your pi55er mate!

They are available for other cars, as are heated ones but they are not something available for T3's.

shepster wrote:I think someone's pulling your pi55er mate!

Simon Baxter wrote:They are available for other cars, as are heated ones but they are not something available for T3's.

Yeah but no but yeah - in this post Russell at Syncro-Nutz says they are available for T25???

https://club8090.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.p ... 77#p336033" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I'm confused...

He has a tid engine conversion.
When the TDI's are fitted into Golfs ,Passats etc, then they have hydraulic engine mounts.
The T3 however does not.
Hydraulic engine mounts do a better job of dampening engine vibrations.

Simon Baxter wrote:He has a tid engine conversion.

Ooooookay, thanks. I'll use the JK ones then. Are they easy to fit, if I replace them one at a time?

It depends on your mechanical prowess, I think they are a piece of pi$$, but thats what I do for a living!

Simon Baxter wrote:It depends on your mechanical prowess, I think they are a piece of pi$$, but thats what I do for a living!

Ah, if I was oop north I'm sure I'd get you to do it!

I don't have a trolley jack, so do I have to drop the engine or can I loosen them and carefully replace them one at a time, supporting the engine on the other mounts?

Many thanks for your help and advice.