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Buy a new mount from Renault, the rubber on them is now red.
https://www.renaultpartsdirect.co.uk/parts/renault-clio-range/centre-exhaust-mount-clio-172-182/
I've done 3 track days and they are about half worn. They have 10mm of material when new.
I have them in the rears too, so the fronts aren't braking as much as they would with OEM rear pads.
I don't think anyone realises how rich Englebert ?
This is probably pocket change almost.
I'd say go for it, there will be a few people like yourself who would be willing to pay that. I mean people pay £50k for a v6 ffs.
I wouldn't worry about it as long as the car is running fine. At least it is even across all four cylinders.
Sealey won't be the most accurate gauge either.
I'd still go with the wheel bearing theory tbh.
Just because it feels smooth by hand doesn't mean it seems ok, you won't be generating the forces it goes through by hand.
It's an API GL-5 spec oil, i'd recommend changing to a GL4 as that's what Renault suggest for these boxes.
I use Red Line MTL, granted it's not cheap though.
It's a poor conductor of heat though so it should stop some of the heat getting to the fluid.
There's quite a few places that do the shims for 4 pot/6 pot calipers and it has been proven to stop dust boots melting on those calipers.
I've read that 1mm of 6Al-4V Ti can reduce fluid temps by...