MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: AJP on July 09, 2018, 06:25:36 pm
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Evening all.
Recently been getting a big 'thump' or two on starting as it fires. I always start in neutral, foot off the clutch. Tried it with the clutch in, no different.
I'm thinking it's a shot mount, as it's almost always when the engine wobbles into life - there might have been one other occasion at low speed going onto the throttle. I've had it in mind to renew/uprate the engine mounts for a while anyway as it's starting to feel very sloppy.
I'm booking it in soon but just wondered if anyone had experienced something similar.
Cheers :)
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Grab the engine firmly on top and give it some good shoving forward and back. Excessive movement and noises will be present if you do this.
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swapping the one under the battery tray is very easy, there's a guide on pelican parts, as there is for the one under the expansion tank.
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Cheers guys, I'll have a go in the morning