AFN engine mount seems loose??

Hi everyone,

My engine seems to be 'wandering' a bit in the engine bay. I've experienced this before with my Golf 2. I was wondering how much movement is considered normal? I can see it quite clearly when I accelerate sharply in first gear without the hood on, or when I start the car using the handbrake. These are likely to be about 4-8 cm, and the motor moves upwards and backwards.

Can I adjust the front engine mount? I only found a description for G4 and A3 models in the help section. Perhaps someone can tell me if this is also possible with the G3.

Thank you in advance for your help.
arne

I recently replaced the front one (G3 AFN). It's a solid rubber bushing with a lot of rubber material. There's nothing to adjust. It costs 50€. The replacement is easy. Use a hydraulic jack to lift the car. Loosen two screws. Replace the bushing, and lower the car. The bracket does not need to be unscrewed.

Okay, I understand. I'm going to give it a try .

Thank you.
Arne.

Hello,

How many kilometers have your Golfs done?

Regards,
Thomas.

120,000 km. But it wasn't the front one. I only changed it because I had a problem with the front one on my other car (a TD), and I thought it might be the same issue on this TDI. Unfortunately, my problem hadn't disappeared because of that.

Since my TD is experiencing a lot of stuttering, I wanted to ask how the problems manifested themselves in your TD. I suspect it hasn't been changed even once in all those 215,000 kilometers. Is it time to replace it?

I only heard about it from an acquaintance. And as far as I know, in the TD engine, the front bearing is also a hydrostatic bearing, while in the TDI engine, it's a rubber bearing. I myself have a TDI.

The car has 145,000 kilometers on the odometer, and the engine has 95,000 kilometers.

My tires will soon have over 100,000 kilometers (approximately 62,000 miles) on them.
Okay, here's a question:
A Golf II TD with 70 horsepower is much quieter than my AAZ (1.9 75 horsepower) in my Golf III.
Is it a problem with my diesel engine, or is it related to the sound insulation, or could it be the engine mounts, which would make the engine quieter if I replaced them?
At 160 km/h, I can almost only hear the engine. A second-generation Golf only produces wind noise.