Engine mount filler

[TRD_ZERO]

My front engine mount is torn whhat can i use to fill it? Ive heard of people using some window goop. What could i fill it with to mybe make it solid?

[high_lux]

buy a new one!

[TRD_ZERO]

Not really answering my question is it? The engine is going to produce a fair bit more power than the original one, buying a new one might have the same end result and tear. They look crappy and flimsy and i think a solid mount would be more suitable.

[MR2BOY23]

Yeah window silicone

Sikaflex hi temp stuff really durable

[Crampy]

I'm thinking about making one with time-ex PRC from work.
If that doesn't work, then I'll get some urethaned.

[TRD_ZERO]

Yeah window silicone

Sikaflex hi temp stuff really durable

Yeah i think thats the stuff im after. Do i apply it in layers so that it sets evenly or just lay it all in there and let it dry for a few days? Where abouts do i get it?

[MR2BOY23]

Yeah window silicone

Sikaflex hi temp stuff really durable

Yeah i think thats the stuff im after. Do i apply it in layers so that it sets evenly or just lay it all in there and let it dry for a few days? Where abouts do i get it?

Supercheap or maybe bunnings

When my mate did it before his warrant he just filled it in and let it dry for a day, im not sure how its actually supposed to be done, but this worked for us

[Lloyd]

Either get a new mount or get the old one out and done properly. Window silicone is not the way to do it at all

[Malcolm]

haha, window silicon is a terrible idea. The stuff that some people use is the urethane cement used for holding windscreens in, not the same as silicon. Otherwise, buy some decent 2 part urethane to pour into it, or get autolign to do it

[tsoob]

Not really answering my question is it? The engine is going to produce a fair bit more power than the original one, buying a new one might have the same end result and tear. They look crappy and flimsy and i think a solid mount would be more suitable.

dont use window silicone.

i just had mine done full noelathane, really hard BUT not cheap (around the $400 mark for 2) if you want come by the shop and ill show you the setup as its still out of the car but not far off going back in

[levinguy]

i've heard of people using the sikaflex stuff to do it with, but only ever lasted as a temp measure. as in only lasting 6 months with a good run. at the end of the day windscreen sealant is made to seal windows..

if you're worried about breaking standard mounts take your old one to plus plastics in east tamaki, it will take plently of power after they urathane it. last time i checked it was only $50 for them to do it, but has proberly gone up.

[MR2BOY23]

haha, window silicon is a terrible idea. The stuff that some people use is the urethane cement used for holding windscreens in, not the same as silicon. Otherwise, buy some decent 2 part urethane to pour into it, or get autolign to do it

Thats what I meant thats what sikaflex is a windscreen cement whatever you wana call it

[strx7]

fill it with windscreen URATHANE and then still it back to front - assuming its the front or rear mount that way the factory rubber will take more of the movement

[Mr Revhead]

the front and rear mounts on ae101s and 111s dont do that much...
they are dampers for the fore-aft movement of the engine.
so you dont really need to urethane them.
although it has been said that soild mounts help transfer a little more torque through the drivetrain.

personally, i dont think they need to be strengthed for anything
BUT, if you do urethane it, do both as they work in pairs

[neo]

Dont use any over the counter / single tube urethane types to fill the mounts. It will never set

Search for my old posts on this matter.

I got my mounts (new ones) filled by Thorndon Rubber here in welly for about $30-40 each).

Find a local place that fixes rollers / machine rollers as they will be mixing urethane to different shore ratings (nolethane is around 80 shore).

[TRD_ZERO]

Dont use any over the counter / single tube urethane types to fill the mounts. It will never set

Search for my old posts on this matter.

I got my mounts (new ones) filled by Thorndon Rubber here in welly for about $30-40 each).

Find a local place that fixes rollers / machine rollers as they will be mixing urethane to different shore ratings (nolethane is around 80 shore).

Thats good info could you elaborate a little on rollers so i know where to search. Sorry if im missing the obvious.

[Mr Revhead]

(nolethane is around 80 shore).

75-100

[AceSniper]

just had my front and rear urethaned as I was tearing them, put my old torn mounts in a tin and burnt the rubber out of them then sent them away for urethane was $120 incl postage

[neo]

Dont use any over the counter / single tube urethane types to fill the mounts. It will never set

Search for my old posts on this matter.

I got my mounts (new ones) filled by Thorndon Rubber here in welly for about $30-40 each).

Find a local place that fixes rollers / machine rollers as they will be mixing urethane to different shore ratings (nolethane is around 80 shore).

Thats good info could you elaborate a little on rollers so i know where to search. Sorry if im missing the obvious.

if you're worried about breaking standard mounts take your old one to plus plastics in east tamaki

Machine rollers / printing rollers, anyone that makes / fixes resin coated wheels/rollers

[molex]

+1 for plus plastics, had three done for $110