"clonk" sound when lift off throttle cold

[Antti O]

Okay, my 197 has little clonk when i lift off throttle when engine is cold.
What is your suggestion i first have to look about?

 

[shubz197]

Possibly engine mounts?

 

[Antti O]

Possibly engine mounts?

Upper left near oil fill cap or lower near gearbox?
I found this from forum:

A hollow knock from the front right at low temperatures is the upper engine mount (also called 'stabilization bar' or something similar).
This is normal, most 197s & 200s have this noise, in most cases it goes away when the engine is warmed up.
If the noise is always there, then replacing said mount will cure the problem.
However, the problem described in this thread is completely different..

Okay, just what i have.
Is that fixed by changing that upper mount?

 

[ryan197]

it could be either top stabliser or the bottom gearbox, or it could be lower arm link. with out physically looking at it underneath it could many things

 

[Antti O]

I have both horizontal and vertical stabilizer bars new.

vertical


horizontal:

 

[ryan197]

next place is to look at engine mounts then

 

[robby71]

Mine does it as well - saw this thread yesterday - http://www.clio197.net/forum/showthread.php?t=17828

 

[Rogue]

Upper left near oil fill cap or lower near gearbox?
I found this from forum:

A hollow knock from the front right at low temperatures is the upper engine mount (also called 'stabilization bar' or something similar).
This is normal, most 197s & 200s have this noise, in most cases it goes away when the engine is warmed up.
If the noise is always there, then replacing said mount will cure the problem.
However, the problem described in this thread is completely different..

Okay, just what i have.
Is that fixed by changing that upper mount?

Can you move it by hand?

 

[Antti O]

I will test it tomorrow or next week because hood is frozen.. have to open it really carefully so dont break anything.

 

[Antti O]

http://youtu.be/Qw9RrQV_m3c

 

[robby71]

http://youtu.be/Qw9RrQV_m3c

Mine moves like this - doesn't seem to move back > forth though

 

[Antti O]

Mine moves like this - doesn't seem to move back > forth though

So that motion is normal? I have to look it more..

 

[Rogue]

I'll let you know when I replace mine. I'm pretty sure it shouldn't have that much play in it.

 

[robby71]

So that motion is normal? I have to look it more..

Not sure how much movement there should be - i have a knock from the o/s/f area which could be the stabiliser at fault?

 

[robby71]

Any updates on this?