Its probably this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGkMhGqbJhY
Yeah dude put us out of our misery - what was the problem? lol
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the engine/gearbox mount was allowing the engone to lean when I cornered left and when I reversed it was moving enough to bring the alternator wheel onto the chassis leg at the front where it stuck out a tad
once it broke the engine fell sideways and under acceleration.. when back to it's neutral position.. hence silence!
Originally Posted by Advice Trinity by Knoxville
A mount and you didn't know
Last edited by peterb; 25-08-2017 at 10:09 PM. Reason: Cough
i know... shocking huh.
it had worn out the centre of the alloy casing so the bolt was still in it.... but it was moving along the length of the bolt a little.. and wearing out the inner edges of the alloy gearbox casing hole.
Couldn't see it... I looked.. but didn't see the wear as it was inside the mount.
the grinding noise was only when driving slowly and when stationary it was fine. no noise.
No wheel bearing noises... and when I pressured/shook the egnine manually it moved only a tiny amount as it should
But when that mount BROKE.. the engine fell over sideways and luckily I was 3 minutes from the garage.
Originally Posted by Advice Trinity by Knoxville
Had you replaced the timing belt or something shortly beforehand, by any chance?
My car had that. PO took it to a garage, who reused the engine mount bolts (instead of replacing them, like you're supposed to on certain VAG models). Within a day the engine had sheared off and gone BANG. Fortunately it was repairable and I ended up with a pile of free junk and a new project, that is now a rather good car.
Thought yours might be the same, as a VAG model?
no, nothing like that.
Was just v v old... 19 years old
Originally Posted by Advice Trinity by Knoxville
Much cheaper replacement than a gearbox! That has to be a win.
Mine's not far off that...
Different car, but similar engine and part of same VAG, so I assumed similar symptoms.
It's a known requirement (at least to pro mechanics or those who read the workshop manual) that the bolts are not reusable and must be removed and subsequently replaced when changing the belts. My incident is not so common because people know this is what happens if you try to reuse the bolts!!
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