I would definitely have a good look at the rear gearbox mount as well as the engine mounts. My mates one looked good but came straight apart when we levered the gearbox up a little at the back I will, in fact I've been offered a genuine 30,000km gearbox which I'd like to fit, so a good time to do t...

Could be an engine mount, because of the captive design it's often hard to tell if they have failed until you remove them to check. I spent ages checking tbox, gearbox mounts and other things for the cause of a similar sounding vibration the first time I broke a standard engine mount :lol: man that...

Hi guys, Here's a problem I've been trying to fix for a while. It's a shuddering vibration that manifests itself when I have the vehicle under load, like with 4 people in the car, or I'm towing or accelerating up a hill. It happens in all gears, the higher the load, the more the vibes. It's hardly n...

ektoz wrote:welcome to the forum Wotnodrive, yes samurai's are the best 4x4 to have on a island!

You're right there Ektoz, and I love your island! I've been there twice, you must have good fun up in the Troodos Mountains which are a bit higher than our highest mountain of just 474m!

Martin86 wrote:Welcome to the forum! Ive been to Portinatx in Ibiza a few years ago.

Thank you for the welcome Martin. Yes Portinatx I know well, there's a good public boat ramp there! I also do some hike guiding on the island and the Portinatx area has some wonderful coastal walks as you may be aware.

Hi, I'm Simon, new here and glad to find a nice, friendly forum. A year ago I bought a Spanish 1987 very unloved and neglected Santana Samurai. To say what was right with it would be far quicker than what was wrong. It has become a restoration project and for what I paid for it, (very high prices in...