As usual, you have provided an excellent description. Also, you have unknowingly helped me out a bit.
I would never willingly try to change that part on my car but at least I now know what it is.
I was recently driving in a particularly rough part of East London. I was going incredibly slowly over some savage speed bumps and one particular speed bump hit something under the car making a nasty metallic scraping noise. On inspection the front of the car was completely untouched but the mount in your pictures was scuffed. So now I know what it is!
With my limited mechanical knowledge, I am presuming everything is fine because the engine has not fallen out
I would never willingly try to change that part on my car but at least I now know what it is.
I was recently driving in a particularly rough part of East London. I was going incredibly slowly over some savage speed bumps and one particular speed bump hit something under the car making a nasty metallic scraping noise. On inspection the front of the car was completely untouched but the mount in your pictures was scuffed. So now I know what it is!
With my limited mechanical knowledge, I am presuming everything is fine because the engine has not fallen out
. Even if it broke, or became detached, the car would still work but you might get a knocking sound when you accelerated.