e36 engine mounting arms

[booomer]

As i look at the exhaust side of my engine (m50) there are 6 holes like this rear : : : Front which ones do i use when ptting on the e36alloy engine arm?

Also which holes are used on the inlet side of the engine for the mounting rm? cheers

Any pics would be great, cheers

[DanThe]

Front, the mount on the inlet side will only bolt into one place

[booomer]

so front on the inlet side, what about the exhaust side?

[DanThe]

Front on the exhaust side, the inlet side will only bolt into one position

[booomer]

Ah cool, without going out into the cold, is the position of the inlet side arm the same position as the arm that came off the car? or does it sit further back.

Sorry its just that i havent got it in front of me

[DanThe]

You can see the 4 holes where the mount was removed on this engine

[booomer]

Cheers Dan

[stup86]

Boomer

Do your engine arms look the same as mine? I got mine from a scrapyard a few days ago and just checking I did get the right ones.

Exhaust side arm:



Inlet side arm:



Cheers

Stu

[ross_jsy]

look like the right ones yes

[stup86]

Great.

I've cleaned them all up now, so glad they're right!

Cheers

Stu

[booomer]

Next problem, what do i do with the dip stick tube as it now completely prevents me fitting the inlet-side mount.

Also i have fitted the exhaust-side mount and quickly measured it and it looks like it has to be ifitted in the rear holes afterall!

[DanThe]

The arms fit roughly in the middle of the engine, looking at the picture I posted above you can see the mount arm fixing holes either side of the coolant hose

[stup86]

I trying to fit the inlet side mount and one of the bolts won't go it.

The one i'm talking about is the bottom right hole in the picture below.



It's like it doesn't have a thread? Is this normal?

Cheers

Stu

[DanThe]

It does have a thread, but its full of rust. You need to run a tap down it

[stup86]

Great, thanks.

[stup86]

Will it hold ok with 3? The hole is wanked good and proper!

[DanThe]

You should be using all 4, no reason why it cant be tapped out again, unless you have 'animaled' a bolt into it?

[stup86]

You should be using all 4, no reason why it cant be tapped out again, unless you have 'animaled' a bolt into it?

Well, it wasn't playing ball put it that way.

I'll try again tomorrow and see how things go.

[DanThe]

Dig the crap out with a small screwdriver first