Humor me please

[bmw156]

Hey guys, just homour me please and read on lol

my exhaust is always jumping of its hanger, it is after market and its a pain in the arse lol.

also, my engine seems to move alot, under accelaration, and i can push it about in the engine bay and the front mount looks like its doing nout.

could their be a fault engine mount, which is causing excessive movement, which would take the exhaust of its hanger.

if so, are engine mounts common faults. and i can see the rear one being a PITA to fit lol

[Reasty]

If you can move the engine with your hand I defiantly say there's and engne mount gone if not more than one,I'd have this checked out asap,also if the engine was moving enough then it could possibly push/pull the exhaust off the hanger yes.

[Paul86S2]

Aftermarket exhausts tend to not have the ends on the hangers that stop the hangers coming off.

I hold mine on with a bit of wire coat hanger.

I also found a solid front engine mount helped a lot. A new OEM standard one should be ok for normal use.

Paul

[bmw156]

yeh, the front mount moves nicely when i move the engine. almost like its under no pressure lol.

my aftermarket exhaust has no end on the hangers like you say. i was thinking of welding on a washer on each one.

i might remove the front one, look at its condition. and then buy a new one from there.

cheers guys

[Reasty]

My bungees used to come off all the time but since I put poly ones on there the exhaust dosnt move and has stay on all three hangers nicely so it's worth putting them on,they are a right b!tch to put on but once they are your laughing 

[bmw156]

i was thinking about them, where did you get them from, or were they just generic exhaust hangers poly style

and 3 hangers..... my back box has two, and the next box forward has two

[Wayne]

Sounds like you need a new front engine mount.

[jpgti]

Fix the engine mount ASAP man or your car will die lol

[Reasty]

i was thinking about them, where did you get them from, or were they just generic exhaust hangers poly style

and 3 hangers..... my back box has two, and the next box forward has two

Sorry i was using my mk2 as an example and that has 3 hangers,i got them from venom motorsport.

[thai-wronghorse]

Engine mounts aren't to bad to change really, all you need is a socket set, a trolley jack and maybe a couple of spanners (for access on the rear mount as this is a little fiddly). Changing the front one should be your priority one though as this will make loads of difference to the way the car drives.