2 Questions, motor mount shimming and oil level sensor

[Wh33lhop]

1) Those who shimmed their motor mounts, what did you do about the tranny mounts? I shimmed the motor mounts to clear the E32 booster and, as expected, now I can feel my guibo trying to rip itself apart whenever I get on it. Longer tranny mounts maybe? The studs on the tranny mounts aren't really long enough to shim those too.

2) Should there be a paper gasket around the oil level sensor or something? I took mine out because I thought it was shorting with something, then reinstalled at the "pretty damn tight" torque spec (used a little force but didn't want to shear anything) and left it, there was no gasket installed or anything. Now there appears to be a leak from the oil level sensor.

Thanks in advance. :)

[herlsy]

Don't have an answer for 1, but on 2 there is a rubber ring type seal for the oil level sensor, part number is 12611277129

[10Toes]

How much did you shim you engine and what mounts do you have? Which tranny mounts?

[JGood]

My motor is all kinds of crooked. I have it shimmed on both sides of the motor and one side of the trans. I didn't do any measuring or aligning, I just made it so that everyhting cleared (booster, headers, etc...). It's been fine for over a year and 30k miles. I do have a slight vibration in 1st til about 5-10 mph if I try to accelerate hard from a stop, but that could be anything from my old CSB to bad bushings.

My driveshaft is even visibly crooked. There is a thread in here about it - you can see it in pictures even, it's probably 10 degrees off. I have no idea how or why, but at this point I don't really care.

So if you are chewing up drivetrain parts because you put some washers under your motor mount, I'd be surprised.

[Wh33lhop]

Don't have an answer for 1, but on 2 there is a rubber ring type seal for the oil level sensor, part number is 12611277129

Awesome. Don't know why I didn't just realoem it. Thanks man. :up:

How much did you shim you engine and what mounts do you have? Which tranny mounts?

I've got M5 (E28) motor mounts, shimmed whatever 10 3/8" washers is, probably about 3/4". Stock G260 tranny mounts, tranny brace made by Mike (White325is) that seems like it lowers the tranny mounting points a bit, that would probably be fine but now that I've gone and further altered the drivetrain angle I think it's become a bit of a problem.

My motor is all kinds of crooked. I have it shimmed on both sides of the motor and one side of the trans. I didn't do any measuring or aligning, I just made it so that everyhting cleared (booster, headers, etc...). It's been fine for over a year and 30k miles. I do have a slight vibration in 1st til about 5-10 mph if I try to accelerate hard from a stop, but that could be anything from my old CSB to bad bushings.

My driveshaft is even visibly crooked. There is a thread in here about it - you can see it in pictures even, it's probably 10 degrees off. I have no idea how or why, but at this point I don't really care.

So if you are chewing up drivetrain parts because you put some washers under your motor mount, I'd be surprised.

I don't think I'm chewing it up, but it feels like a bad guibo--vibration when I get on it hard from 5-40mph or so. The guibo is in perfect condition, it didn't do this before the swap. I just want the damn thing to accelerate smoothly when I goose it. One of the things I've always loved about this car is how smooth it is.

[Wh33lhop]

Nothing? What do people use for longer tranny mounts? I've got an order with Pelican Parts that's set to go except it's awaiting tranny mounts.

[MattM]

i shimed my engine 1/4" and mounted the transmission normally(zf320) works fine :)

3/4" shim is quite a bit difference? why so far?

[416stroker]

I have only 1/4 of shims on the passenger side so my sway doesnt hit the exhaust. I have the e21 trasmission mount shimmed the same amount.