hi people,can anybody tell me if the torque rod/bar on top of engine on my s 80 should be rigid/tight ,its torqued up but the bar can be moved an inch backwards or forwards in the rubber bushes......worst case scenario is new mountings ,car has done 99,000 miles,and just replaced the top engine mount and transmission mount .

 

That's normal

 

thanks for reply,iv ordered some new ones they werent expensive ,they look as though they are the originals what are on,which probably wont last much longer

 

To be honest, I have only seen one go bad and it was a car a co-worker was working on. Between the two of us, it was the first one we had ever seen go bad.

 

The new ones arrived this morning only £29.00 for the pair ,changed in 10 minutes.you were right the old ones wernt bad,but peace of mind for me,and the engine bay looks nicer with nice new shiney parts ...lol