Righto, thanks. Any idea how one determines if they're bad? My "shudder" has reduced replacing the torque mounts (they were obviously bad) but it's still there. I wonder also if the motor mounts took a beating by the torque mounts being bad? Another thing: I replaced the upper torque mount...

I don’t know if mileage is the only factor- maybe the age of the vehicle and how it was used? I’ve got a 07 xc70 with 215000k’s about 134000 miles and it looks like all 5 of the mounts are bad!

I read somewhere if the wires on the engine mounts are slack, the mounts are bad. Can anyone concur with this?
I've got some shaking going on under acceleration - new axles, and all new torque mounts, so I suspect the engine mounts, and the wires are slack on both the front and rear...

Thanks very much for your thoughts. I think I may have over tightened and that is part of the problem; my torque wrench didn't have a low enough setting so I've bought another one today...

Cheers! I was wondering about rtv - some say yes, some no, but I can't see how it would not help...

Hi All I just changed the timing belt and water pump; started her up and the pump is leaking like a sieve. Obviously I didn't clean up the block good enough - there was some corrosion from the old pump. Anyone have any suggestions as to the best way to make sure the new pump will seat okay? How abou...

Thank you, that’s a relief! I’ve always tried to buy cars that have timing chains - this was my first go at changing a belt!

Hi Folks I moved the crank pulley trying to remove it when I thought I had to do so when changing the timing belt: well, I worked out I didn’t have to so put it back on the mark and put the new belt on. All the marks line up and I’ve turned the engine over with a ratchet. Seems okay. Probably a dumb...

Hi Folks I’m reading this post and have a similar problem: I accidentally moved my crank pulley quite a bit when installing a new timing belt. I moved it back to the timing marks and put the new belt on. All The timing marks now line up. I’ve turned the engine over with a ratchet on the crank and ev...