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Title: vibrating everywheree!!!- mounts???
Post by: rio_gti on 29 January 2011, 16:24
hey all!!!

as above i got a problem....
started the car the other day and it sounded like the exhaust was resting on the chasie- a really LOUD AND POWERFUL vibration. but after a few revs and a little drive it went away.
then the day after when i took the revs higher between 3500 and 5500 i realised the vibrating is there still  :angry:

now dont tell me off for not searching cos i have and i'm guessin its the mounts, but which one???!!!  :undecided:

i need somethin off the shelf cos i'm driving to france first thing tuesday  :laugh:

please help!!!!!
Title: Re: vibrating everywheree!!!- mounts???
Post by: richw911 on 29 January 2011, 18:15
Broken exhaust mount? Its a common fault.
Title: Re: vibrating everywheree!!!- mounts???
Post by: rio_gti on 29 January 2011, 18:19
so just follow exhaust till i find it??

cheers rich think you just might have saved me alot of mssin around!!!
Title: Re: vibrating everywheree!!!- mounts???
Post by: richw911 on 29 January 2011, 18:23
Quote from: rio_gti on 29 January 2011, 18:19
so just follow exhaust till i find it??

cheers rich think you just might have saved me alot of mssin around!!!

Check the centre mount on the system - it will probably need welding back to the chassis, its a easy job for a garage TBH  :smiley:
Title: Re: vibrating everywheree!!!- mounts???
Post by: rio_gti on 29 January 2011, 18:28
feels more like its comin from the engine bay, with alot of vibration on the gear knob...
ill check in the mornin i hope its somethin easy to do wanted a easy day tomoz!!!  :wink:
Title: Re: vibrating everywheree!!!- mounts???
Post by: richw911 on 29 January 2011, 18:34
Quote from: rio_gti on 29 January 2011, 18:28
feels more like its comin from the engine bay, with alot of vibration on the gear knob...
ill check in the mornin i hope its somethin easy to do wanted a easy day tomoz!!!  :wink:

Let us know how is goes  :wink:
Title: Re: vibrating everywheree!!!- mounts???
Post by: Wazzzer on 29 January 2011, 18:50
broken dogbone can do this...
Title: Re: vibrating everywheree!!!- mounts???
Post by: rio_gti on 29 January 2011, 18:53
 :sick:
Title: Re: vibrating everywheree!!!- mounts???
Post by: richw911 on 29 January 2011, 20:15
Quote from: Wazzzer on 29 January 2011, 18:50
broken dogbone can do this...

Good point  :wink:
Title: Re: vibrating everywheree!!!- mounts???
Post by: Dubbz on 09 February 2011, 11:12
Interesting!!!!
I've got a tinny/rattling sound coming from the middle of the car, so i've just been to my local exhaust/tyre fitter got the car up in the air and the center exhaust mount looks foobar'd.  :undecided:
Has anyone a part number for this? Oh and a price.  :smile:
While it was in the air we noticed a nice oil leak at the back of the engine.  :sad: :cry: ffs. I hope it's not the head gasket.
Title: Re: vibrating everywheree!!!- mounts???
Post by: rio_gti on 09 February 2011, 11:17
i havent heard it for a while... i looked at the dog bone mount and it looked ok but couldnt see the exhaust mounts when i looked but i drove it to paris and back to give it a run and it hasent come back yet!!!!  :grin:
 
will be changing the down pipe at the weekend so will get a better view of the mounts then......
Title: Re: vibrating everywheree!!!- mounts???
Post by: Dubbz on 09 February 2011, 11:22
I'm kicking myself for not getting a pic of this center mount.  :rolleyes: by all accounts its a common fault  :rolleyes: not a cheap/easy straight forward swap  :rolleyes: lol  unless you use cable ties. lol
I wonder if that section of pipe can be replaced with something better??  :smug:
Title: Re: vibrating everywheree!!!- mounts???
Post by: rio_gti on 09 February 2011, 11:29
where bouts is it???  :huh:
Title: Re: vibrating everywheree!!!- mounts???
Post by: Dubbz on 09 February 2011, 11:35
Quote from: rio_gti on 09 February 2011, 11:29
where bouts is it???  :huh:

This post mentions where :afro:
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=175622.10
Title: Re: vibrating everywheree!!!- mounts???
Post by: rio_gti on 09 February 2011, 11:41
you could have just said on the centre pipe below the gear lever!!  :grin:

lol cheers for that nice bit of info there!!!  :wink: