Engine Mounts

[gargantula99]

How do you know when they need to be replaced?  I'm getting this vibration sometimes when I'm pulling out in 1st gear.  I suspect that this might be the issue. But then again, I don't know much.

[CrackerTeg]

Excessive movement, tears, leaking oil from the dampeners, etc. From the symptoms I described, the only way to know is to visually inspect them. Vibrations when accelerating from first is a pretty good indicator something is amiss.

[gargantula99]

I think I'm fucked. Great! God knows how much this is gonna run me now.

[CrackerTeg]

Ask Mike. He had to replace a couple mounts he didn't even know were bad. I think Arie just did too. Shop around for prices on parts and do that shit yoself son!

[gargantula99]

I sent Arie a text earlier. I'm pretty sure he did too. He's probably buried in his books, studying.

[CrackerTeg]

Is that what he's calling it? I gotta catch up on the slang.

[Mike]

Talk to NVA-AV6 he can refill them for you, and they will be good as new. He might even have a set he can send you, and you can send yours back his way (sort of like a core) It will preform as well or better than new, and be boat loads less. I had two mounts gone and didn't have an idea...

[Mike]

I had one of my bad mounts replaced $287, and NVA fixed one, and I think it was $60 just to give you an idea. Please don't take that $60 as a fact though because he may charge more, and I don't remember what was what because I had him do other work at the time.

[gargantula99]

Thanks Mike. As good as Paul is, I don't think I'm going to be driving to VA for this.  Maybe for something, but I don't know if I will for this. I appreciate the suggestion though and I'll PM him.  I'll also ask my local shop how much they'll charge. 

[Mike]

Have them install the ones you get from Paul and you will still save money. Which one is broken? One or two of them are very easy to change

[gargantula99]

I'm not sure. I'll check tomorrow.  I'm assuming that's what it is since practically everything shakes in the front end of the car, dashboard, steering wheel.

[Mike]

I dont know generally broken mounts would make you feel less vibration

[CrackerTeg]

Not in a FWD during acceleration. His mounts may be so far gone that whenever the engine rocks, he feels it.

[Mike]

From personal experience when mine were fixed I felt 1,000,000 times more vibration. Mine were broken completely in half so it was like the engine was sort of just floating around.

[CrackerTeg]

Its possible you got used to the floating engine rather than what your car was supposed to feel like?