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[mininflorence]

My engine is trying to jump out of my car!!! i need to re do all the engine bushes and i also need an engine stabiliser, ive been looking on the minispares site but i cant seem to find this stuff, i have a 1997 standard MPI.
Thank you all for the help!!

[geo]

I replaced mine recently, orded them from unipart if thats any help.

Geo

[mininflorence]

Hi, do you have the site name?
Thanx

[pikey7]

"all the engine bushes" doesn't narrow it down very much, but here's a selection!.....

Engine mounts

Original engine stabiliser bush

Updated poly engine stab. bush

And a question. do you have a LHD car? the additional stabilisers for LHD are different than RHD. You're best off calling them for help if you do.

[THedooBZ]

you can fit a engine steady on an mpi, you have to modify the fuel rail by cutting a bit off and making a longer hose to suit (well i found i fit better anyway)
this is it here
http://www.minispeed...&id=mssk1300inj

but the bolts it uses are on the bulkhead and on my mpi they were rusted tight and they are throughbolts and u cant get at the otherside
but they are sat on a plate of metal, i prised this up enough to get spanner under and then removed one at a time pulling it back more each time.
make sure u give em a good soak first though itll make it a whole lot easier.

[Dan]

but the bolts it uses are on the bulkhead and on my mpi they were rusted tight and they are throughbolts and u cant get at the otherside

Yes you can. The bolts tun through the crossmember and can be accessed through the unused pedal box hole on the bulkhead. Look under the dash, it's there tucked up under the parcel shelf. You might need to peel back the top edge of the bulkhead carpet to see it.

If you use the Superflex brand of polybush in the original steady bar then you won't need an additional stabiliser. I've been using just this for several years now and got rid of my Ultimate Engine Steady some time ago. You'll need a vice or G cramp to fit the bushes to the bar. Check that all the components are in place a tthe engine end of the bar (there's been a rash of cars on here with the outer plate and other parts missing which stops the thing working) and that the holes in the plate and bulkhead bracket that the bulkhead end fits to aren't elongated so that they hold it tight.

You probably won't need new engine mounts, just steady rod bushes. If the mounts aren't torn or perished than they are fine.

Edited by Dan, 31 December 2005 - 10:39 AM.