Re: 16V vs 8V motor mount Q's

[VWMikeLVW@aol.com]

In a message dated 2/14/01 10:54:08 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
rapieper@yahoo.com writes:


> 2 questions, your help appreciated, car in question is
> an '87 16V:
>
> -Is the passenger side engine mount the same as the
> tranny side?  My parts guy thinks so, according to his
> books.  ETKA says quantity 1 for the PL engine, for
> the known-different pass. side mount...leading me to
> assume that the tranny side is the same as the
> 8V...(and therefore different than the 16V pass
> side)...please confirm.



I beleive the passenger side mount is a bit different (or was originall, the 
8v one could have been superceeded) due to the weight of the 16v.

> -Is the passenger side mount bracket the same for 16V
> and 8V?  They sure looked different on ETKA.  Bentley
> was no help.  I hope so, because I just procured and
> 8V mount, got it stripped and sandblasted, ready for
> the new mount...but will it work?


They've always looked the same to me.

Mike
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