diesel engine mount

[siii8873]

what is the correct orientation of the diesel engine mounts? Where is the steel piece orientated?

[TeriAnn]

what is the correct orientation of the diesel engine mounts? Where is the steel piece orientated?

I don't know about correct but I have always placed them so the metal sides are facing front to back on the assumption that front to back is the direction of the strongest forces acting upon the mounts.

[siii8873]

Teri,
thanks, that was my inclination also. How about top to bottom? Top??

[jac04]

I don't think I've ever seen a diesel engine mount. How do they differ from petrol mounts?
Either way, the strongest forces acting on the mounts would be from torque, which would try to twist the engine about the crank centerline. Front/back forces would be very minimal.

[siii8873]

see pictures of two mounts.

[Sputnicker]

I installed my diesel mounts with the "U" on the bottom and oriented to prevent the engine from sliding forward into the radiator (under braking or extreme off-road conditions) if the mount had failed/debonded.