10-05-2016, 01:01 PM
in design it was fine.. the issue was with fatigue over 15 years,
to my knowledge none of these happened on new cars or to a point after.. and were a result of repeated use, corrosion and water deposition
the weight of the engine is supported by the subframe side mounts and torque mount on the gearbox, the top mount was merely a torque control mount to stop the engine rotating forward and back.
interestingly the engine on the vitara did not have this on the XUD but I suppose the mounting of the gearbox and lower mounts was enough to deal with the torsional stresses imposed when accelerating and decelerating.
to my knowledge none of these happened on new cars or to a point after.. and were a result of repeated use, corrosion and water deposition
the weight of the engine is supported by the subframe side mounts and torque mount on the gearbox, the top mount was merely a torque control mount to stop the engine rotating forward and back.
interestingly the engine on the vitara did not have this on the XUD but I suppose the mounting of the gearbox and lower mounts was enough to deal with the torsional stresses imposed when accelerating and decelerating.
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