Re: Escort 1994 1.6 - Engine Mounts knackered!

"Shawn" <diskette@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "The Kontaminator" <the.kontaminator@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> My car has reached a stage of fix or bin.
>>
>> Frankly it's been a good car the 2 years I've had it, doing 30k in it 
>> it's needed nothing but a new back box until recently at 51k when it 
>> needed a new steering rack, and now needs the offside and nearside
engine 
>> mounts replacing.
>>
>> Have had a quote from Ford for the two engine mounts and they've quoted

>> me around £150 for the pair - is this really right? They're a bolt 
>> surrounded by rubber essentially. This is robbery!
>>
>> The debate is as the mounts are knackered prematurely does this give a 
>> high chance that other parts are looming to fail early too?
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>> Any advice would be appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks.
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> Dealer****ps always charge the highest prices. try NAPA.
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>

Do they have NAPA stores in the UK? He may do better at a breakers yard ( 
auto wreckers)

A note to British posters, the rest of us do not use the terms "near side"

and "off side".

Steve R.


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