M113 V8: engine mounts that wear early
Typically above 90,000 km. It does not show up on every car.
cheap repair
severity
above 90,000 km
mileage
2
sources
2 sources next to the write-up.
The fault
How you spot it
The engine mounts wear early: failures below 100,000 km have been reported. The rubber or hydraulic insert of the mount tires out and no longer absorbs the vibration. The symptoms are vibration at idle in the steering wheel and the pedals, and a dull thudding when setting off and when braking. A worn mount also puts more load on the other rubber elements of the drivetrain. The part itself is not expensive, a two-figure sum. One thing is worth knowing about the check. The mount cannot be judged from below without removing it, so anyone who says it is fine from a visual look is not measuring but guessing. There is, however, a simple test on a lift: if your finger fits between the anti-roll bar and the front of the oil pan, the mount is still good. If it does not fit, or the bar is resting on the oil pan, the mount is finished.
Which model
Who it affects
The card opens the generation, the engine or the transmission.
Engines and transmissions
Engine
M113E43
Engine
M113E50
Engine
M113E55
Engine
M113E55EVO
Engine
M113E55ML
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M113 V8: engine mounts that wear early
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Sources
How we know
- Stern-FreundeKleine Servicebibel für den M113ML, M113 (und M112) - Stern-FreundeMoin, da ich grade schon wieder einen SL55 in der Werkstatt hatte der trotz geringer Laufleistung (< 100.000km) völlig im Sack war was einige Anbauteile angeht hier mal eine kleine "Service Bibel" für den M113. Lässt sich großteils auch auf den M112…
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