DIY: Motor Mounts installation tips
08-12-2009, 01:49 PM
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went to a mechanic today to get some exhaust repairs done and they told me that i have bad motor mounts. they noticed it right away cause they said my idle vibrates too much. all this time i thought it was normal...u guys think its worth replacing it right away?
08-12-2009, 01:52 PM
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being that there was an official TSB for this problem, I would say yea, go ahead and change them.... the exhaust on the right side heats up th rubber too much and destroys them faster than normal. New version has better materials and a heat shield.
10-20-2009, 03:47 PM
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i was able to get both of my motor mounts for 80 with shipping from ebay. Im going to tackle this task this weekend. Im going to be using the jack stand + piece of wood to raise the engine up.
12-06-2009, 12:37 AM
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I know i will probably get **** for this but I have been looking on ebay and other online sites for this mounts and the cheapest I've gotten is 130 each. How did u guys get both for 80? can anyone shoot me a link? I've looked for days guys.
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02-12-2010, 08:38 PM
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Can someone explain in further detail about this method of lifting engine? Anybody have any pictures of the process ? Need to replace my mounts and don't have engine lift. Thanks.
04-29-2010, 11:33 PM
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Engine Mount replacement
Just did mine today. It took about 1 hour and 15 minutes using simple hand tools, jackstands, and a hydraulic jack with wooden blocks. I even torqued down all nuts, bolts, and lug nuts. The TSB states labor for replacement is an hour but dealers charge 2.5 hours and they have all the lifts and power tools to make life a heck of a lot easier. They don't even have to take off the wheels because they do the work from underneath the car. What a rip off!!!
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06-14-2010, 12:02 PM
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just going to use jack/peice of wood method... any suggestions or tips?
07-16-2010, 09:13 PM
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I was attempting this today. I got all three bolts/nuts off the drivers side mount, but the pass side, i can't get off the nut toward the front. top bolt and rear came of like a breeze. I'm damn near stripping it trying to get the socket to stay on. Any tips? other than tapping a small on, I've tried. and I PB'd the hell out if. Thanks in advance.
07-16-2010, 09:34 PM
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I was attempting this today. I got all three bolts/nuts off the drivers side mount, but the pass side, i can't get off the nut toward the front. top bolt and rear came of like a breeze. I'm damn near stripping it trying to get the socket to stay on. Any tips? other than tapping a small on, I've tried. and I PB'd the hell out if. Thanks in advance.
07-16-2010, 10:12 PM
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cant get the breaker bar in there. I tried doing it from above, I have a long extension, and I easily got to the nut by running the ext. between the wiper fluid res. and the air pump. Downside is the ext is only 3/8 inch, so i almost broke it. I'm gonna try to pick up a 1/2 incher tomarrow, I soaked it in PB, hoping that overnight might help a little. My biggest concern, is why all of the driver's side came off without any real effort (obviously some muscle, but thats it), but just this one nut is so torqued on. I'm beginning to wonder if it twisted. Can't really tell the condition of the mount yet, but I'm thinking if it did crack, would it torque enough to give me this problem? Maybe I'm just overthinking it, and it just needs a good breaking-free. Such is my life with this car...shame I love it so much, or I'd stop caring. lol
