Little TDI + polyurethane engine mount: video footage

[Buller_Scott]

hey guys,

this is a little clip of my polo tdi, after having the lower engine steady bush replaced with a Super Pro bush...

and they say diesels arent refined, haha...

[team_v]

Holy man!
That is some vibration going on there.
You could have renamed the Pog to Sybian.


I had APR remove their engine mount in my Tig as mine would shake like nothing else when the aircon was on and the car was at idle or in neutral.
There was no reason for it to act like it did and they couldn't explain why it was happening, no one else had complained about it.

Put me off the engine mounts though.

[ian]

hey guys,

this is a little clip of my polo tdi, after having the lower engine steady bush replaced with a Super Pro bush...

and they say diesels arent refined, haha...

THat sounds more like a tractor mines as smooth as silk.

[Buller_Scott]

well, to be honest, man, the first thing i thought when i turned the car on for the first time since having the mount replaced, was "hey, this is like having a nice little massage to the balls", haha.

it's intense for sure, but the upsides outweigh the downsides, for me. funnily enough, i've read about vibration becoming more apparent when the air con is on (for both petrol and diesel), yet in mine, air con on/off doesnt make a difference.

[team_v]

well, to be honest, man, the first thing i thought when i turned the car on for the first time since having the mount replaced, was "hey, this is like having a nice little massage to the balls", haha.

it's intense for sure, but the upsides outweigh the downsides, for me. funnily enough, i've read about vibration becoming more apparent when the air con is on (for both petrol and diesel), yet in mine, air con on/off doesnt make a difference.

You just need more female passengers then

The aircon shake was only apparent when at idle or when in neutral (generally at traffic lights) but dissapeared when it was being driven.

It gave slick gear shifts and quick acceptance of gear choice but the shaking was too much to live with, especially for the gf and the fact that i would be using the air con quite a bit.

[kaanage]

Too bad the footage doesn't capture the throbbing air resonance that I felt when you showed me before the cruise. There is no way I could live with that idle.

But it is a great talking point

[Buller_Scott]

Too bad the footage doesn't capture the throbbing air resonance that I felt when you showed me before the cruise. There is no way I could live with that idle.

But it is a great talking point

hahaha greg... yeah, it makes me laugh my ass off, everytime i idle...

cant wait to show my cousin in sydney... he'll think even worse of diesels!

[ryana89]

This reminds me of when I went for a drive in a non turbo, 3ltr Hilux with stiffened suspension, you get rattled to bits!
Btw does everything vibrate/turn in a clockwise direction?

[Buller_Scott]

Btw does everything vibrate/turn in a clockwise direction?

lol, i will have to test that out! i need to find some lego men to stand on the dash, to see which way they bounce...

[team_v]

This reminds me of when I went for a drive in a non turbo, 3ltr Hilux with stiffened suspension, you get rattled to bits!
Btw does everything vibrate/turn in a clockwise direction?

Probably.
The water in the toilet/sink also does it.

Must just be a Southern Hemisphere thing

[Nugs]

Holy man!
That is some vibration going on there.
You could have renamed the Pog to Sybian.


I had APR remove their engine mount in my Tig as mine would shake like nothing else when the aircon was on and the car was at idle or in neutral.
There was no reason for it to act like it did and they couldn't explain why it was happening, no one else had complained about it.

Put me off the engine mounts though.

Thinking of taking the APR mount out of my S3 for the same reason. It made changing gears feel much nicer but I drive in traffic every day and the vibrating at idle is getting a bit annoying.

[team_v]

Thinking of taking the APR mount out of my S3 for the same reason. It made changing gears feel much nicer but I drive in traffic every day and the vibrating at idle is getting a bit annoying.

Best bet its to ask if they can remove it for you so you can see what the difference is.
The guys at Harding Performance said if i wanted to have mine re-installed i could but i don't think i will.