90gabe
Hey guys just wondering what mounts you prefer? I have heard the diesel ones are a little stiffer and there are also poly mounts which are quite stiff as well.
Cheers
Gabe
Ex850R
Oooohh , don't think I would sit in a car with poly engine mounts on a red block unless racecar...
egads (she/her)
Fresh oem ones is my general preference.
carnut1100
Had a 240 with poly mounts once....they were fine, until they broke in half....
AshDVS
Dont go with urethane ones.
Genuine Volvo or decent aftermarket only.
Dauntless
In my experience, none of them last a long time. A 3rd mount is the answer.
egads (she/her)
Or switching to escort world class style mounts. Possibly not if you care about NVH though.
Spac
A third mount or chains over the mounts is the only way to keep them alive under hard use.
Ex850R
Where do you put the third mount ideally?
Any pics , stories to tell of such a thing?
volvodriverman
I'm building something out of a 240 torque rod which sits between the head & right strut tower.
Dauntless
Someone remind me to get pics of mine. It's not fitted yet though.
Philia_Bear
$12 fcp diesel mounts and swap every 12 months or 25k
Add ratchet strap for additional reliability
volvodriverman
I had issue with diesel mounts whereby the gearbox mount wouldn't align when dropping a fresh engine with box attached in, which was strange... Ratchet strap is rustic but works.
carnut1100
Been down the ratchet strap route....
Vee_Que
Yld uses a ratchet strap fwiw.
familyman
If you mean a daily driver, I had not poly, but some kind of hard black plastic mounts purchased from Autopro. Fitted to a 1978 244DL. Never noticed a difference, but after a decade they were still fine, when the car was disposed of.
