Broke the right side engine mount, had it repalced and car ran fine for about three blocks the POW, broke again. Check CV Boot OK, engine seems to move back and forth more violent when clutch is engaged. VW dealer no help. Any suggestions on where to look? Car ran fine, Just repalce timing belt. I'm stumped
So you are talking about the passenger side that is behind the engine? I can't see this one breaking easily.
Or talking about the mount in front? I can see someone breaking this one if it is for just an 8 valve NA engine. I would recommend one suited for the Corrado G60 engine. I am talking one SPECIFICALLY ($$$) for the Corrado G60, not one that will fit.
later, dave (One out of many daves)
Dave AKA VW DoC. Thanks for the recommendation. It is the mount on the passenger side. I am a safe to assume if the mount is improprly installed or too weak, that the force of the transmission and engine movement would snap it unless of course we use this heavy duty mount. Seems that the older models the mounts wear but I thought a VW one ought to work? Any advice Tom
Hi, Dave - thanks for your help! This was running like a little top and then *kerpow* it shook all over, the rpm's plummeted and it stopped. It started again, but we heard the same noise everytime we turned the wheel. The motor mount was broken, but we can't figure out why it's breaking. The shop put a new one on and broke it again in less than a mile. They did put a new one on again, but are hesitant to give it back to me and/or drive it on the street again. They drive it in the shop's parking lot with the clutch in and it runs fine. When they begin to release the clutch, it starts shaking again. We can put a better motor mount on, but can't figure out what the root cause is for the shaking. No problems with the car until we changed the timing belt. You think the upgraded motor mount will solve the shaking (which breaks the motor mount)problem? Mrs. TF
Yeah, Thanks, Dave. The one thing Tom's leaving out is that it was running perfectly until it just shook all over and died. I restarted it, but it made noise the rest of the way home. We determined a motor mount was broken. The guys at the shop have replaced it twice and are now gun-shy. They drive it through the lot with the cluth depressed with no problems, but when the cluth is released, it starts to shake again. I don't mind investing in a higher quality motor mount, but I don't know that it's the motor mount breaking that's causing the shaking or the shaking that's breaking the motor mount. The guys (son and his comrades) at the shop won't let me drive it till they know it's fixed - I'm guessing they don't want to put yet another motor mount on it. Are you reasonably sure this will solve our problem? And if the fix is this easy, why does the VW shop not know it? Mrs. TF
Post a picture of the mount so we can see where or how it is broken. Is this a USA type Passat? I thought the right side mount, the one behind the engine (Passenger Side with Driver Side on Left) is encircled with metal. Kinda hard to break. The front one can be easy to break and possibly the left one for the transmission too.
Why did it shake all over? That still should not have cause the mount to break unless the engine and trans were violently trying to twist. I think that all mounts should have their bolts loosened to align the engine and trans when you have mounts replaced.
Of course the engine may shake/jerk when trying to accelerate if the large boot over the fuel distributor is loose/leaking/broken. :-)
puzzling problem!
I remember purchasing a regular Jetta/Golf front mount (VW OEM) and installing it on a Corrado G60. It lasted less than a day and tore up the radiator fan blades when it broke. The owner definitely raced his ride and the weaker mount could not take the power from this engine. After we installed all new Corrado mounts, and a new $200+ radiator fan, all was fine. So I will conclude that the mounts designed for the Corrado engine is much stronger than the plain Jetta/Golf stuff. I am not sure which mounts are being installed on your Passat 2.0 engine.
later, dave (One out of many daves)
The shaking was pretty violent - people in the next lane were staring - and there are dents in the hood from the motor hitting it. Probably about pea-sized hail dents, but from the bottom-side. We appreciate all your thoughts on this. Don't want to give up on her. Will get a pic this weekend and post it. mb
Something is not right with the way your Passat engine is running. Have it checked out thoroughly! Maybe since you had a timing belt just installed before this shaking problem then that is what I suggest needs to be examined first!!! Good luck and let us know what happens! later, dave (One out of many daves)
Hi, again, Dave. Good news, finally. You probably already knew this, but there are two belts, one the timing belt and the other positioned underneath the timing belt. Shop #1 replaced the timing belt as it was
105,000 miles old, but failed to notice the belt beneath it was also shot. It subsequently slipped off and was causing all the problems. I don't understand why a VW mechanic wouldn't have looked there in the first place. Oh, well. Relieved son's shop of responsibility and had it towed to a real mechanic, not one who just relies on the scope. He found the belt within 20 minutes, replaced it, and put new brakes on within 2 days. Glad to have it back as gas prices skyrocket to over $3. Take care and many thanks! mb??? Are you talking about the V-Belts that drive the alternator, a/c compressor, water pump and power steering? Or the timing belt? I have not seen any other belts on the 1991 Passats with the 16V engines. Well maybe they have a fan belt to drive the idler radiator fan too.
Is this a 2.0 16V engine or something else?
later, dave (One out of many daves)
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