My Question to anyone with a 1.9DCi is:
open the bonnet and have a look down the gap between the engine and body on the expansion tank side, you can clearly see the top mount without removing anything, what I want to know is?
have you got a gap? so when you look at the top mount is there a gap between the top part of the mount where it bolts to the engine and the lower rubber ring section of the mount, I am guessing there should be as if this top half touches the bottom rubber section then there is no way it wont transfere sound, as the engine is no longer fully insulated from the car body.
The supplier says! this is not a solid mount but fluid filled there is a "flat" on the bottom of the top section for it to "rest" on the lower rubber ring when it needs to! (what when it gets a bit tired!)
I think there should be a small gap between the two red lines in the image below when the mount is on the car, mine rests fully on that lower red line, does yours? bear in mind it may only be a small gap but I tihnk it should be there otherwise what is the point of a "fluid" mount when it rests on the lower part on the mount anyway. The silver square you can see is the section that bolts the engine.
