Your car needs its engine in order to run properly, and with that said it needs to be placed in your vehicle in the exact right position. All kinds of parts/components are...
Engine mounts, also called motor mounts, are crucial to your vehicle’s proper functioning; providing a strong grip upon the engine is part of what makes the vehicle function as the damage that...
The first thing to do is to compare the motor mounts on old and new motor to make sure they are the same on each motor and swap them if they are not the same.
Hello, thank you for writing in. The engine will have several mounts. You need to determine if you have to replace all of them, or if you are just replacing one. Most of the time if one is going out,...
Sometimes the way they are labeled is confusing. In a car like yours, where the engine is mounted front to rear, there are three mounts. The two in the front on either side usually look similar to each other, but...
You're probably right about the cooling system. There may be a slow leak that evaporates as it leaks, so you don't see any puddles. You need to have the cooling system pressure tested to locate the leak. The shaking is...
If the engine mounts are faulty, the drive axles will operate at the wrong angle eventually causing premature wear-out of the axles so it is important to get the mounts replaced. If you would please refer to YourMechanic's motor mount...
Vibration at idle is due to either failed motor/transmission mounts or an engine operating condition that causes a rough idle. If you are getting vibration through the steering wheel at speed, the most common cause is a wheel/tire imbalance although...
I suggest you verify with the mechanic since they may be referencing the motor mounts front and rear but they are also called transaxle mounts when parts are looked up. The engine has one main mount in front of motor...
You need to check your motor and transmission mounts to see if one or more are broken allowing the engine to move and cause the boot to come off. Once the mounts are fixed the boot can be reinstalled with...
It doesn't sound like there is any reason for you to replace the transmission. The motor mounts and transmission mounts are flexible rubber supports that keep the engine and transmission in place while preventing their vibration from getting to the...
Without knowing the type of fluid leak I will speculate it is the water pump is leaking and binding up. You may need to get the water pump and timing belt replaced along with the broken motor mounts.
The book time to replace both engine mounts is 8.8 hours. The cost will depend on local labor rate per hour. The left side is 4.5 hours and right side is 6.5 by themselves but 8.8 together.
This vehicle is very common to have bad tensioners for the serpentine belt and will vibrate and rattle at lower engine speeds. You would need to have the tensioner checked to see if it is jumping a lot at lower...
At the age of your car, it's not unlikely that they all need changing. With the dog, bone mount, it's easy to diagnose it because it's up there where you can see it any any changes are visible. But to...
If you still have one motor mount it will not cause you to have brake or shifting problems. I would recommend having these checked before going on a trip. The part is called an isolator for the engine. This vehicle...
The engine may have a vibration after engine mounts are replaced due to the mounts are in a bind. You will need to loosen the motor mounts and rock the engine back and forth and then tighten the mounts back...
Most likely your vehicle had broken motor and transmission mounts that allowed the engine and transmission move too much causing the shifter to move in excess. This can cause linkage to not align correctly and as engine shifts will move...
Has anyone suggested that the car could be misfiring? If it is the check engine light should be on. Try turning the key on without starting the engine and see if the Check engine light comes on. This is a...
You may have more than one problem with the car. The vibration in the gas pedal may be from engine mounts and the steering problem may be from the steering rack and pinion mount bushings are bad. I recommend having...
