Good day every one and for a long time no see

I dropped off my car for brake work with all new pads and rotors but instead, we found that engine mount was in a very bad condition and on the test drive that engine was about the shake out of my car


but my car "felt" smooth on the road even at the high speed before going to the shop but now ,all the sudden.

 

Are you saying the car handled perfectly before the brake work but was shaking when you picked it up?

The left Engine Mount in your first pic is heat damaged and the right one is split.

This is a new one:



The damage to the left one in your pic is likely to have happened as it was being removed. The right one in your pic is worn out.

Graham

 

thank you, GGG

but it was fixed already before I made this post. I was just bit surprised about the sudden breakdown

 

You mean they just replaced without consulting you? How do you know the mounts they showed you even came from your car? Maybe this is a shop you have used for years and trust implicitly, in which case I apologize.
RJ___________
97 XK8 86K mi

 

I'm with RJ237 on this one......surely they didn't just replace without advising you and asking for permission to proceed??

 

I thank you for your sincerely concern, but that is my "main-man"'s shop,so nothing to be suspicious here.

 

plus of course he asked me first , we met since High school so no worry since he is the shop owner

 

That was pretty much implied in your original post when you said "we found that engine mount was in a very bad condition ... "

 

A very common problem.
It sounds like a front suspension clunk when they fail, like a worn bush...good to see it's fixed!

 

would worn engine mounts cause the car to shake a idle? even when in neutral or park?

 

a rough and ready test Safi - put the car in gear and press the break pedal rev the engine and see if it moves/twists up off the mount, this only tests the lhs mount though...if you can get a look under the car with a flashlight, the mounts weep oil if failed and it'll be obvious if they're shot.

 

are both LHS and RHS mounts the same? or do they have two different part numbers?

 

According the Jaguar Parts Manual LH and RH Engine Mounts are the same.

There is a change in Part Number shown by VIN:

MNC7500AA (to VIN 818581)
MNC7500AB (from VIN 818582)

Aftermarket suppliers don't make any reference to this change so it may be a Jaguar supplier or material specification change only.

Graham

 

all I can say is after the change , the engine vibration is gone

 

I know this is little old thread.
Could any help me identify the difference between these two?
and why the price is so different?

SNG Barratt - The Ultimate Jaguar Parts Specialist
SNG Barratt - The Ultimate Jaguar Parts Specialist

Regards

 

I suppose the first one is aftermarket, the second one is OEM.

 

You are correct!
I've contacted SNG and they've confirmed this is the case.

I also did ask if there are any difference, They said "OEM parts have better finish with an improved housing..."

I've ordered after market ones so will let you guys know how it differ from the OEM later!