Kitcat Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 One of my Bilsteins is oozing a bit of oil. Chris T at 7's and Elans says the useful life of a Bilstein on a Caterham is 20K miles (I have 24K). Anyone else have shock life issues on their car? If so, at what mileage/age? Also, I discovered my engine mount bolts were loosening on the carburetor side where they bolt to the frame: 1 was gone, 2 were loose. They were tightened less than a year ago so I am mentioning just so people know to keep an eye on this. We added a little Locktite this go-round. Last year I replaced the engine mounts: 1 was virtually gone, the other 1/2 collapsed. This was causing the engine to move and hit the frame causing huge noise and shoving the carburetors into the bonnet, resulting in an air leak at the carburetor and engine sputtering. BBall has a similar problem in his Cat. Just mentioning (again) so people know watch for this issue as well. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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