Alright, I am replacing my engine mounts. Where is the write up?
07-14-2005, 07:41 AM
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Alright, I am replacing my engine mounts. Where is the write up?
Both mounts have dried purple goo all over the bottom of them 
APR snub looks ok though. . . I see a write up for the 1.8t. Where's the 12v or 30v write up? And yes I STFA.
APR snub looks ok though. . . I see a write up for the 1.8t. Where's the 12v or 30v write up? And yes I STFA.
07-20-2005, 10:33 PM
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They are fairly straight forward to replace....
I used an engine crane to lift the motor. Then unbolted the mounts with the brackets. If you have an early 30v, you might need to remove the starter to do the passenger side mount. Its a bit of arm twisting, but they go in there. Have an odd array of swivels, extensions handy, it helps to get at the allen bolts on the engine block.
07-27-2005, 05:08 PM
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I did them. You're right, very intuitive. And I got the pass side out no problem.
I just bent a 13mm closed end wrench till it could fit up there well enough to break the nut free. Thanks for the help 
Also changed tranny mounts to allroad mounts and put in new tranny fluid. Car feels much smoother and "tighter" now when driving.
Also changed tranny mounts to allroad mounts and put in new tranny fluid. Car feels much smoother and "tighter" now when driving.
07-29-2005, 07:50 AM
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Craftsman?
I was watching American Hot Rod (Coddington) on Discovery, and this guy had to bend a wrench to fix something. He brings it back to Sears, and says, " I was using it, and it got bent." and they gave him a new one!
08-04-2005, 04:50 AM
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Aside from see the Purple "goo", how do you know your mounts are bad?
I have almost 80K on my Y2K 2.8 and don't know if I need to look at this or not.
Had the timing belt done appx 22K miles ago and replaced the snub mount but not the others
Had the timing belt done appx 22K miles ago and replaced the snub mount but not the others
08-04-2005, 09:33 PM
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Re: Aside from see the Purple "goo", how do you know your mounts are bad?
The has a fair amount of vibrations at idle, noises in the interior. Worth replacing, it saves cracking in the header pipes/exhaust system and makes the car feel new again.
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08-09-2005, 07:44 AM
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No it's a husky set (not a fat kid). And I can do that if I wanted to. But since I have a bunch of
wrenches that size I might as well keep it for tight spaces. Plus bending it back will only weaken it further.
I bent it by wrapping it in a rag and hitting it with a sledgehammer. A few shots did the trick nicely.
I bent it by wrapping it in a rag and hitting it with a sledgehammer. A few shots did the trick nicely.
08-09-2005, 07:46 AM
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I also had a lot of engine movement and drivetrain slop when shifting at WOT. Now there isn't
anywhere near as much. Of course with my car being S/C'ed it probably terminated the mounts a little quicker. Plus I have sh!tty roads here in Chicago, that probably didn't help either.
08-09-2005, 08:40 AM
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Re: I also had a lot of engine movement and drivetrain slop when shifting at WOT. Now there isn't
You might want to change out the trans mounts while your there as well($19 a piece). Why? It leaves the trans unsupported at a different level then was engineered and can pre-maturely wear out the trans imput seal.
As far as motor mounts, it probably does not help that the ones for these cars are not terribly robust to begin with.
As far as motor mounts, it probably does not help that the ones for these cars are not terribly robust to begin with.