Friday, July 10, 2009

EIP Dogbone Mount review

So once the motor mount broken in January, I was quick to search Vwvortex (http://forums.vwvortex.com/zeroforum?id=4 ) for a new yet used motor mount. I came across a EIP mount. At first I researched all the trash talk about how it is a OEM mount with aftermarket bushings, which I am still unsure on the truth on that one. I knew from the Black Forest Inds mount inserts that aftermarket bushings are not the greatest idea for automatics due to the increased shaking.
So I went ahead and got for 2 reasons: 1. it was a deal to pick up and was the going cost of a used OEM one. 2. I wanted to experience a different stiffness bushing on my car.

Well, as I should have known, the shaking was the same as the Black Forest Inds bushings. So with a new OEM mount coming my way soon. I can only say and review this:
The overall quality of the part is excellent. The mount, well, looks OEM, so the welds and material used are good.
The performance of the part was good for the fact that stiffer bushings are able give the car less slack when getting down on the gas. So when you hit it, it moves.
The shaking is not horrible, but not fitting for daily driving not mention with the A/C on which increases the vibrations. If only my car was a race car I would not have these worries.


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Thursday, July 2, 2009

Wasted my time?!

So the car is running and not only running, but running great. no issues besides the vibration from the motor due to the EIP dog bone mount. So I might swap that out yet again for a OEM one. Automatics are not meant to have those stiff bushings. Note to self.
No more oil light. So after securing the wiring harness to the sensor more than how it was sitting, the light has not come on. So it was in fact a wiring issue.
So was the new oil line, new sensor, and all that work a waste since it was the wiring harness. I say no. there was a small oil leak at the oil feed line to the turbo. So with the new line and all, that work that is taken care of. The new sensor was only $20 and took 5 minutes to plug in. So not bad I say.

So the car is running great. It only needs a bath, some wax, and then interior cleaned out. Then it will be good to go.