S60 Clunk on take off.

Frank Brennan · Post by **Frank Brennan** » 07 Apr 2010, 10:30

Hi
Can anyone help? I have a heavy clunk when I pull away in my 2001 Petrol 2 wheel drive S60. It has done 70K and I have recently replaced the suspension tops (both rubber bushes were shot) and I have also replaced the top engine mount but I still have the clunk when pulling off, the faster I pull away the harder the clunk.
When I changed the top engine mount I noticed that the cross bar that it mounts to swivels quite a lot at both ends where it connects to the inner wings, is this normal? or do the crossbar bushes need replacing.
Thanks for your help
Frank

FCPEURO · Post by **FCPEURO** » 07 Apr 2010, 18:44

Did you take a look at your control arms/ball joints? It sounds like the strut towers are still moving around when you are driving.

wolfspiritky · Post by **wolfspiritky** » 07 Apr 2010, 18:48

Does it also do it on slightly hard or hard breaking?

May need to install O-ring kit to the sub-frame mounts.
This solved the "Clunking" issue I had (on take off and breaking) on my 2000 S80 T6.

537playing · Post by **537playing** » 09 Apr 2010, 20:38

How about inner and outer tie rods?

Frank Brennan · Post by **Frank Brennan** » 10 Apr 2010, 01:55

Thanks for all the advice, I will investigate and let you know what I find.
Frank

Joe Hurless · Post by **Joe Hurless** » 11 Apr 2010, 12:01

I just saw something like this the other day. What happened was the lower right engine mount below the timing cover was toast and, due to it being torn out, had put extra strain on the upper engine mount (which totally ruined it). The engine was literally jumping out of the car. So my advice would be to get the car on a lift and inspect all of your engine mounts.

Post by **JRL** » 12 Apr 2010, 17:27

That would be the FRONT engine mount (right side of the car)

Does your transmission have the latest software?
You could be running the dreaded original software with the stop neutral feature still enabled.
If so, GET THE LATEST TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE ASAP or you will destroy your transmission (if it hasn't been already)

Joe Hurless · Post by **Joe Hurless** » 12 Apr 2010, 20:07

JRL wrote:That would be the FRONT engine mount (right side of the car)

Wow... ok. It seems I must apologize for my lack of perfect terminology...

In any case, the mount in question is below the serp belt and timing cover on the right side frame. Often, Seal leaks, water pump leaks, and power steering leaks can cause this mount to become punky and break. I would put the car on a lift and use a jack to lift the engine and see if it separates from the mount.