Katoom
Registered User
So, I had my motor mounts replaced on Saturday. I decided to ditch the stock fluid filled mounts and go with solids from Car Quest.
The oil filter and pan were close to the crossmember, and we had destroyed one power steering line to date, it rubbed through on the oil pan, luckily the oil pan is okay.
I expected the old mounts to come out in two pieces but they didn't. The passenger side was leaking fluid and had collapsed. This did not become visible until it was removed from the car. This side was easy to replace. We removed the exhaust, starter, and removed the knock sensor, but left the insert in the block to avoid losing coolant. Once that was done, we just bent the shield up and out of the way.
The drivers side was in one piece, and although there were no rips, or signs of fluid leakage, it was collapsed as well.
We had more difficulty with this side.
Now that the job is done, the engine sits 2.5 inches higher in the chassis than before. I can actually fit my hand in between the oil pan and crossmember now!
Here's the scary part. I thought that the only positive effect I would notice would be a smoother running engine...WRONG!
The car handles much better, because the center of gravity is back to where it's supposed to be.
The car accelerates better and braking is better too. The only explanation I have for this is that maybe the driveshaft is now running at a much more efficient angle compared to where it was before.
There was a whole lot of clunking in the front end when the car travelled over bumps. I know that the struts are starting to leak oil, and the lower control arm bushing is bad on the drivers side, so I assumed it was that. Changing the motor mounts got rid of 90% of the front end clunking I thought was worn front suspension parts. Now there is only one little click, coming from the strut. You can hear it now. Before it was clunking everywhere.
The car runs smoother, quiter and it feels like brand new now. The AOD even shifts better.
Once again, I would like to mention that my mounts both came out in one piece, but both were faulty.
The oil filter and pan were close to the crossmember, and we had destroyed one power steering line to date, it rubbed through on the oil pan, luckily the oil pan is okay.
I expected the old mounts to come out in two pieces but they didn't. The passenger side was leaking fluid and had collapsed. This did not become visible until it was removed from the car. This side was easy to replace. We removed the exhaust, starter, and removed the knock sensor, but left the insert in the block to avoid losing coolant. Once that was done, we just bent the shield up and out of the way.
The drivers side was in one piece, and although there were no rips, or signs of fluid leakage, it was collapsed as well.
We had more difficulty with this side.
Now that the job is done, the engine sits 2.5 inches higher in the chassis than before. I can actually fit my hand in between the oil pan and crossmember now!
Here's the scary part. I thought that the only positive effect I would notice would be a smoother running engine...WRONG!
The car handles much better, because the center of gravity is back to where it's supposed to be.
The car accelerates better and braking is better too. The only explanation I have for this is that maybe the driveshaft is now running at a much more efficient angle compared to where it was before.
There was a whole lot of clunking in the front end when the car travelled over bumps. I know that the struts are starting to leak oil, and the lower control arm bushing is bad on the drivers side, so I assumed it was that. Changing the motor mounts got rid of 90% of the front end clunking I thought was worn front suspension parts. Now there is only one little click, coming from the strut. You can hear it now. Before it was clunking everywhere.
The car runs smoother, quiter and it feels like brand new now. The AOD even shifts better.
Once again, I would like to mention that my mounts both came out in one piece, but both were faulty.
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