I bought engine mounts last August. I have put 15000 miles on the new mounts and shocks. I am now starting to get the noises affiliated with bad mounts again.

How long can we expect the mounts to last? I know they are cheap and easy to do, but I think they should last longer than 8-9 months.

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RRGrassi


70's Southern Pacific #5608 Fairmont A-4 MOW car

06 VW Jetta TDI 133K miles-replaced the other '06 that quit after 300k miles. (did not catch the bad cam in time)

91 W124 300D Turbo replaced, Pressure W/G actuator installed. 195K

90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K

Which brand did you get? When I did mine I used one from fastlane and one from the dealer. (don't ask ) Mine have been in a full 2 years now as of last week, and have over 35k on them. They still seem to be fine.

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 102k - mine - (OC-104,600)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 26k - wifes (OC-25k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 57k (OC - 63k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 73k - dad's (OC-75k)
'01 SL500 - 92k(km) - dad's (OC-94,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 122k - Brothers (OC-125k)

IT was Fastlane, the ones that whose name starts with a "C". OF course I can't remember the name now...

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RRGrassi


70's Southern Pacific #5608 Fairmont A-4 MOW car

06 VW Jetta TDI 133K miles-replaced the other '06 that quit after 300k miles. (did not catch the bad cam in time)

91 W124 300D Turbo replaced, Pressure W/G actuator installed. 195K

90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K

That could be your problem. I used a Lemforder, and an OEM MB one, (probably also Lemforder) they look like they have a lot more "rubber mass" in the pictures. The "Corteco" ones which you referred to, seem to be skinnier/have less rubber, which could lead to them collapsing faster or wearing out easier....

Lemforder mount:


Corteco Mount:

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 102k - mine - (OC-104,600)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 26k - wifes (OC-25k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 57k (OC - 63k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 73k - dad's (OC-75k)
'01 SL500 - 92k(km) - dad's (OC-94,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 122k - Brothers (OC-125k)

I see the difference now...Thanks! I guess it's time to order good ones now.

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RRGrassi


70's Southern Pacific #5608 Fairmont A-4 MOW car

06 VW Jetta TDI 133K miles-replaced the other '06 that quit after 300k miles. (did not catch the bad cam in time)

91 W124 300D Turbo replaced, Pressure W/G actuator installed. 195K

90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K