Jay. said:
Top strut mount has a large rubber bush in it , it will start to debond over time .. seperate from the metal basically .. we have limited vision of this but can see on a lock to lock turn when its starting to seperate ..
Normal is just an advise .. front shock top mounts starting to debond .
The bump stops .. is a kinda dense foam item .. it does get the worse of the elements thrown at it and starts to fall appart as it gets a bit old .. not really due to damage i feel .. i think its more age related .. but thats just my thoughts .
Im afraid you have to bear in mind .. i inspect a car and report what i see .. its normally an amber .. in other words im letting you know but its not something i consider worth doing atm .. if i do it will either be a red item or i will make a note saying to do it soon and the reason .
Ie .. exhaust flange studs heavily corroded .. that would be an amber as they are not leaking atm .. my advise would be .. you have 3 monthes to get it done as thats what i think .
So some ambers are a " get it done now " .. most are a .. lets see next service .... 2 years away .
OPC and i refer back to link above .. the service advisors there SELL amber items reguardless .. always see the mechanics comments .
replace " I " with any garage as this is basically what i assume we all do .
