200 tdi DEFENDER VIBRATION CURED

lynall said:

I fitted the glencoyne one to my s2 tdi its was without a shadow of a doubt one of the most arseholey jobs i have ever done on a land rover.
You have to cut them in a certain way to get them to fit the very restricted space, took me ages.
Obviously on a defender you have **** loads of room
BUT in their defence they did make the old girl better, not massively so but I could tell

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johnlad said:

After fitting a re con engine, then having the gearbox and transfer box re conned, I was left with a major vibration at tickover, it went through the floor panels, bulkhead, steering wheel, roof panel, pretty much everywhere.

After trying sound deadening, then playing with the fuel pump, neither did any good, so after never having a 200tdi before I assumed its how they are and put up with it for 8 months,

Then came across this,

New Engine Mounts Cure Vibration ? Nick's Land Rover - Series III rebuild and restoration



So I ordered the same mounts from Glencoyne 4x4, cost £40 for engine and gearbox, and the difference is like night and day,

probably the best money ive spent on the thing, the new mounts are so much softer than the first set of mounts I fitted, which although were new are obviously a crap rubber compound

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johnlad said:

no cutting needed on a defender, fit exactly the same as the old ones

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