keep breaking motor mount

[hretter]

I replaced the top motor mount, the one over the timing belt, about a year ago. It's broken again. Is there another mount that I should check that would cause this? Thanks.

 

[007jimmy]

rule of thumb is if that motor mount looks beat then they are all probably beat. check out the avid mounts. made a huge difference in the driving characteristics of my car.

 

[FIBA M - EC17PSE]

I replaced the top motor mount, the one over the timing belt, about a year ago. It's broken again. Is there another mount that I should check that would cause this? Thanks.

did you replace it with an oem unit or was it a copy part as that could be why, copys are never, as above go with avid or just use the prothane kit

 

[hretter]

did you replace it with an oem unit or was it a copy part as that could be why, copys are never, as above go with avid or just use the prothane kit

Autozone, comes with lifetime warranty.

 

[kasumax]

I don't know what exactly causes them to break, but i have gone through 2 sets of poor knock-off's in the last two years. Engine is lurching around again, so i got some oems with inserts from the classifieds here on tuners. I used to like auto zone but even with a life time warranty, i'ed rather grab something stronger for equal or less.

 

[Diamond Star Werks]

poor knock-off's

probably why they keep breaking. Price over quality.

 

[H@xtGSX]

$10 tube of window weld, a day to cure without the engine weight on it, and you won't have to worry about it for a long time. Just pull the mounts on the sides one day, fill them, let them cure as much as you can before re-installing them, and repeat the process for the front and back mounts on another day. Window weld is hard enough to withstand the engine weight and movement, but not so hard it transmits a ton of vibration to the chassis. It's a good, cheap mod that works very well. The mounts in my car are all filled with it and it definitely is an improvement worth the time.

 

[PieEyedPiper]

$10 tube of window weld, a day to cure without the engine weight on it, and you won't have to worry about it for a long time. Just pull the mounts on the sides one day, fill them, let them cure as much as you can before re-installing them, and repeat the process for the front and back mounts on another day. Window weld is hard enough to withstand the engine weight and movement, but not so hard it transmits a ton of vibration to the chassis. It's a good, cheap mod that works very well. The mounts in my car are all filled with it and it definitely is an improvement worth the time.

+1 I'm a big fan of 3M WindoWeld. I also did my mounts using a similar procedure. One thing I've noticed though is that your results are directly related to how much effort you put into doing it. If you have a shitty dispenser (even a brand new one at $6 is a lame duck) it could take a fair bit of squeezing to get an even application of the goop. I took the most time and care doing my front roll stop and it's still looking bulletproof after 5+ years. The passenger mount, however, was done in a rather hurried fashion and you can tell.

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But then again, solid mounts would be cat's meow.

 

[Diamond Star Werks]

$10 tube of window weld, a day to cure without the engine weight on it, and you won't have to worry about it for a long time. Just pull the mounts on the sides one day, fill them, let them cure as much as you can before re-installing them, and repeat the process for the front and back mounts on another day. Window weld is hard enough to withstand the engine weight and movement, but not so hard it transmits a ton of vibration to the chassis. It's a good, cheap mod that works very well. The mounts in my car are all filled with it and it definitely is an improvement worth the time.

Are you talking about the black windshield shit that you could hang your own weight on ?,

 

[Diamond Star Werks]

+1 I'm a big fan of 3M WindoWeld. I also did my mounts using a similar procedure. One thing I've noticed though is that your results are directly related to how much effort you put into doing it. If you have a shitty dispenser (even a brand new one at $6 is a lame duck) it could take a fair bit of squeezing to get an even application of the goop. I took the most time and care doing my front roll stop and it's still looking bulletproof after 5+ years. The passenger mount, however, was done in a rather hurried fashion and you can tell.

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But then again, solid mounts would be cat's meow.

Nice! Looks like I found my fix for my mounts . Glad I seen this

 

[crash89]

Window weld works great, I know a couple people who did that.. Id recommend that for the cheap.

However I bought these about 4 years ago and they're still in good shape. Prothane Motor Mount Inserts (DSM) - Modern Automotive Performance