182 exhaust mounts - car is currently in for mot and service

[Andy_con]

as we speak the car is currently in renotech chelmsford for an mot and service.

they just phoned up with a few issues. one of them is not an mot fail but the exhaust mounts have gone.

am currently on my phone so have limited access for forum searching. but are these easy to replace your self?

ive done things like pads and disks all round. oil change. spark plugs so i am handy ish with doing things my self.

 

[mr.pink87]

Exhaust mounts are easy peasy. If the rear ones are gone you can fill them with tigerseal to get them "uprqated".

 

[Jacko90]

Support the exhaust up with a plank of wood on a jack. Soak all 6 bolts (3 on each hanger) with WD40 or similar and they should come off. Simple job matey, just tough getting the old bolts out if they're seized. Have a look when you get the car back.

 

[Andy_con]

cool thanks chaps. the garage said they use proper renault ones which are £27 each and with fitting the total would be £70.

these upgraded ones, can you link me up where to buy them? or even a renault part number so i can just get renault ones?

cheers

 

[James28]

You can get genuine one's off Ktec:
http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=2495&appid=2

You can probably get them cheaper elsewhere, not sure about Renault, just put the Ktec one up as a rough guide price..


Or there is a cheaper alternative, with people using powerflex mounts:
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?558057-Uprated-modified-exhaust-mounts

 

[montana]

http://www.primaracing.com/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=33259

the link above is for the uprated exhasut mounts from prima.

Failing that i wouldnt bother paying renault prices just to get a standard one as you will have to "uprate" it yourself using tiger seal or the socket method - i would get some cheaper ones off ebay for this.

I have an ebay special on mine with a socket and it does the job for under a tenner (172)

 

[Andy_con]

um cheap isnt my own its ones that will last longest

but will check them out at lunch, many than&

 

[mr.pink87]

Cheap ones will last forever if you fill them with sealant. You can even fill your shagged ones and they will be fine!

 

[Andy_con]

im happy to replace.

not sure what you mean by fill them with sealent but when i get proper access to a computer ill do some searching

 

[montana]

im happy to replace.

not sure what you mean by fill them with sealent but when i get proper access to a computer ill do some searching

I think you fill the holes with sealant which offers extra support to the mount when it dries, an old socket with metal cable ties holding it in place will do a similar job

Here is the guide

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/show...t-bracket-for-little-%A3%A3&highlight=exhaust

 

[Andy_con]

ah i now understand how/what an exhaust mount does.

does the internal part NEED to be rubber? i have a milling machine and am thinking about milling a nice bit of aluminium to go in there to do the job.

 

[olliewebbuk]

It needs to flex, yes.

 

[montana]

ah i now understand how/what an exhaust mount does.

does the internal part NEED to be rubber? i have a milling machine and am thinking about milling a nice bit of aluminium to go in there to do the job.

yes - there needs to be some give in the mount - just not as much as they have as standard!

have a read of the guide when you get to a pc and that will give you all the info you need

 

[Andy_con]

ill get some pics of the fooked mounts later when i pick the car up.

seem pretty easy to change.

 

[Fred@BTM]

they're easy until the bolts snap LOL

 

[mr.pink87]

Soak them in WD-40 before!

 

[montana]

they're easy until the bolts snap LOL

Yeah one of mine didnt snap but the securing nut somehow came loose (must had been a corroded weld or something) meaning the bolt just kept turning, had to dremel it off (was an excuse to buy a dremel really) - just take your time when unscrewing them and they should be ok