bad motor mounts???

[Axel Grungy]

how can you tell if the motor mounts are shot?? what are some of the symtoms?? mine doesnt rattle or shake excessively when running. but i notice when it car is off, i can move/shift the motor very slightly.... should i be able to do this?? or should it not move at all??

[IvoryJ30t]

no. it should be in there pretty solid. open the hood, start the car, put it in gear and try to move a little while holding the brakes/e-brake. if the motor moves back and forth the mounts are shot.

just from what you said, the mounts are probably cracked

[S13240]

If the motor mounts are shot you should see this black liquid leaking from your mounts or the easy way is to open the hood and kick your motor to see if it moves any hehe...

[Axel Grungy]

im guessing the black liquid would be some sort of grease??

[NISTECH]

fluid filled mounts to help dampen vibration. it looks like oil when they leak. you will be able to move the engine very slightly even with good mounts. the tall tale sign is when you are taking off from a stop or when your trans shifts it feels like someone bumped into your car. its like a thump.

[Axel Grungy]

mine still seems to be shifting fine, no thumps or what not. what all is involved in replacing them? raising up motor? unhooking driveshaft?? thanks

[Structure240sx]

un bolt the top and bottom bolt on the motor mount and jack up the engine fromt he bellhousing is the easiest way i think. i have a set of good stock mounts off my car i upgraded to nismos

[Axel Grungy]

would i be able to replace all mounts this way? by that i mean could i reach all of them??

[ride4lame]

There are only 2 motor mounts, one on each side of the cradle. and one transmission mount. You should be able to get to both of them wth that techniqe. Its not gonna be a real fun job though

[TachyonS14]

It's not too bad. I put a piece of wood on my floor jack and jacked the engine up a couple cranks under the oil pan. Be sure to use wood or something, don't want to dent the oil pan do ya? and I replaced both mounts In about 45 min.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Hey structure... do you feel like letting those mounts go to a good home? cos i know the perfect cantidate for them (me). find it in your christmas spirit to mail them on over :thinker

[Structure240sx]

be gald to send them off to a good home. email me [email protected] so we can work out a deal

[astron]

if he doesnt buy em, i'll probably do it....(need to check mine out, but i'm fairly sure they're shot)ast

[Structure240sx]

u can email me too then

[flyfishz]

I just wanna know how TachyonS14 swaped the mounts in 45 minutes... took me 4 hours and an air chisle

not fun but the NISMO mounts are in

[Structure240sx]

un bolt the top and bottom bolt on the motor mount and jack up the engine fromt he bellhousing is the easiest way i think. i have a set of good stock mounts off my car i upgraded to nismos

thats how u do it in 45 minutes