Hard motor mounts caused my coolant leak?
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Hard motor mounts caused my coolant leak?
when I rebuilt my engine I replaced the mounts with mazdatrix delrin mounts (my old ones came off in 2 pieces!). lately I have been seeing a little coolant leak by the drivers side mount and i couldnt figure out where the coolant was coming from, until I realized that it was coming from the coolant drain plug IN the mounting bracket. I went to tighten it and it was about to fall off! all the bolts holding on both of my mounts were super loose.
has this happened to anybody? did I just not tighten them enough? should I put lock-tight on them this time?
has this happened to anybody? did I just not tighten them enough? should I put lock-tight on them this time?
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It's amazing what will vibrate loose on the road. The solid mounts certainly contributed (ever worked on a Harley? Every damn bolt/nut needs Loctite because those things vibrate so much) but it's not a huge problem. Just reinstall the nuts with new lock washers and torque to spec. A little Blue Loctite will help as well.