TD5 vibration, maybe fuel, maybe balancer. I need some faith restored. I need to rant

**joel0407** · 23rd August 2015, 03:26 PM

Originally Posted by schuy1

and powerful

That's what I've told my Toyota driving mates. The TD5 is just so powerful it tried to tear itself out of the engine bay. Not even these massive engine mounts could stop it.

Happy Days

**d2dave** · 24th August 2015, 11:43 PM

Originally Posted by joel0407

That's what I've told my Toyota driving mates. The TD5 is just so powerful it tried to tear itself out of the engine bay. Not even these massive engine mounts could stop it.

Happy Days

Mine will be soon, with my new turbo, boost box, fuel map and new intercooler.

Ean Austral · 25th August 2015, 07:00 AM

day Joel ,

Did you try the jack under the sump method to see if it was the mounts ?

It seems common for 1 side to fail a lot worse than the other, must be that massive amount of torque you speak of twisting the engine

Cheers Ean

**d2dave** · 25th August 2015, 08:18 AM

Originally Posted by Ean Austral

It seems common for 1 side to fail a lot worse than the other, must be that massive amount of torque you speak of twisting the engine

Cheers Ean

Even petrol engines do this. Have replaced many a broken mount on old Holdens, all ways the RH mount.
This was due to the rotational force trying to pull the RH mount apart and compressing the LH mount.

**CU55TM Disco** · 25th August 2015, 09:00 PM

Wow. Mine must be totally boned then, cos I can see rubber through that witness hole!
I thought the Spooge on the chassis rail was power steer fluid, maybe it's mount fluid instead!

Why are they fluid filled, and does anyone, like super pro or similar so a non fluid version?

What would be the ramifications of running a solid mount??? Are they like old Mercs and crack the alloy block???

**Disco Muppet** · 25th August 2015, 09:16 PM

Solid mounts on a Td5 would be like trying to do root canal on top of a 4BD1.
Unpleasant.
They're fluid filled because, as anyone with failed ones can see, the Td5 lump puts out a few vibes

Genuine only really. Aftermarket ones are worse than failed genuine ones.

**d2dave** · 25th August 2015, 09:57 PM

Falcons even have oil filled mounts. Not that they need them like a 5 cyl engine, just manufactures pursuit on chasing absolute minimum NVH.

**joel0407** · 28th August 2015, 07:36 PM

Originally Posted by Ean Austral

day Joel ,

Did you try the jack under the sump method to see if it was the mounts ?

It seems common for 1 side to fail a lot worse than the other, must be that massive amount of torque you speak of twisting the engine

Cheers Ean

Nah, I didn't try that mate. The problem was it would never do it parked in front of my house. By the time I'd worked out what it was, I could reproduce it by parking nose down hill in my driveway. As the handbrake is on the transfer case, it was enough for the drive line to twist the motor on the mounts and cause the vibration. I figured I had already worked out what it was then and there was no point to jack it up.

I think the fact that the nights get a fair amount colder a little bit south, the problem was so much worse early in the mornings while we were away. I guess the oil had leaked out just enough and once it was warm and expanded it was ok.

Happy Days

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