Hi folks,

Went and said hi to Sergio today and his Blaze 6. Went about trying to find the elusive knock/s he has been talking about.

So we got it up on the axle stands and had the wheels off. Checked the droplinks/TRE's/Balljoint bolts to see if they were all torqued up. No problems there.

Bottom engine mount fine.

Then spotted this P-bush on the drivers side -



Am i right thinking thats shagged?
Will a broken pbush be that noticeable in driving?

Also noticed the top engine mount looked like this -



Is that a big issue?
Mine looks like this by comparison -



His driveshafts seemed fine and no play in gearknob when driving. Bearings no problem.....
Checked the caliper bolts where all tight and generally most of the obvious bolts checked

My ideas lie with the following possibilities:

-pbushs
-top engine mount
-top mounts
-possibly ovalled hub (although rare?)

Anyway despite her issues, sweet sounding engine. And with that cone filter down behind the fog light sounds awesome on induction

Kinda makes me want one on mine

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''Oh, it does handle like a golf!'' Why drive a Golf....when you can drive a GTi-6?

The P-Bush looks shot, the top engine mount also looks suspect.

I would try and strip down that top mount and make sure that the cradle hasn't broken as it looks at a very weird angle does that.

If you manage to remove the mount and the cradle is fine, you will probably find the mount itself is in need of replacement.
Either one of those two issues could cause the knock described.

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"Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"
Peugeot 306 GTi-6
2000 (X), Moonstone

That 'bridge' is to stop upward movement of the mount during running.

That is why on top of the mount there is a large hexagonal rubber piece to contact with the underside of the bridge and prohibit the movement. Those buffers either side of the mount look heavily worn though in the pic.

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"Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"
Peugeot 306 GTi-6
2000 (X), Moonstone

I agree, although those buffers definitely look in need of replacement and the mount should be investigated for cradle damage etc...

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"Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"
Peugeot 306 GTi-6
2000 (X), Moonstone

I'm not sure the buffers were in bad nick to be honest, they seemed pretty solid to the touch. I'd say its worth investigating the cradle though

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''Oh, it does handle like a golf!'' Why drive a Golf....when you can drive a GTi-6?

True, the issue that is being reported IMO is going to be caused by a broken/cracked top mount or that knackered P-Bush or both.

The mount is more likely IMO, the bush will just cause poor handling.

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"Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"
Peugeot 306 GTi-6
2000 (X), Moonstone

Just wanna say a massive thanks to Chris for coming down to see the 6 today, helped a bunch and fixed my bloody door card! haha (Ive fixed the radiator too)

So looks like the p bush could do with replacing, will i need to take that mount apart to be able to tell by the sounds of it

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Phase 1 silver track car
335i daily

No worries Sergio, always good to meet another 6 owner, sorry if I pointed out more issues than you expected

Although your 6 does have a few issues, none of them are major things so if you did decide to sort them you could do it on a budget

Shout if you need a hand fixing the drivers window, which reminds me - I'll check if I have any clips at home tonight

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''Oh, it does handle like a golf!'' Why drive a Golf....when you can drive a GTi-6?