skim

jus found out my front and side motor mounts are broken. dealer said it would cost $320 for front and $205 for the sides. is this even reasonable? how hard is it to replace them? i have a few mechanic friends. anyone kno the product#'s to these? im on acuraautomotiveparts.org and cant find them.

RaviNJCLs

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Not too sure exactly what's busted, but this should help with part numbers.

http://www.acuraoemparts.com/delray/...All&vinsrch=no

skim

http://www.acuraautomotiveparts.org/...prddisplay.jsp

in the pic here. is#6 and 34 the front and side motor mounts? any help is appreciated. thx

RaviNJCLs

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http://www.acuraoemparts.com/delray/...All&vinsrch=no

Sorry, I checked the CL, not TL. Seems reasonable if it includes labor. How many miles do you have on your car? I have an 01 CL and they warrantied mine when they were busted.

dgracer

I paid $230 for the front mount (installed at the dealer) so your quote seems quite high for the same part.

skim

yea ive got almost 60K miles on it so its out of warranty. im wonderin if its easy enough for a regular mechanic to fix. i have a few mechanic friends who can do the labor.. all i would need to do is buy the parts. anyone tried i DIY before??

typeR

ive just installed and repaired mine... the side mount i filled with window weld...it is a hydro mount just not vacuum acctuated..it it were me id do the same to your front mount,and or rear if they are both damaged...it'be about 30 or less worth of material...they are not too bad to get out...you'll wanna remove the black bracket above the side mount for access to it and lossening at minum is required to get either the front or rear out...both come out from the top...one last you'll wanna remove the two huge blocks of rubber next to the rear mount to get it out....i did not reinstall these...no noticeable vibration as these are vibration dampers and weigh almost 10 lbs

NSXNEXT

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typeR,

Window weld as in the stuff they secure windshield glass with?

Can you explain more about how you fixed your mounts?

typeR

fill the voids with window weld

RandyMax

I had my front motor mount replaced by a local mechanic. $150 parts and labor. OEM part too.

clswhite

Did you think to call Acura Customer Service? Honda covered the cost of all my motor and trans mounts. I was out of warranty over 60k miles, and the Acura dealer quoted me an astronomical price to repair. I suggest a phone call before you spend the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. My

evilone

dam its something in the air just had mine relaced to. but i think mine was the front motor mount

skim

hey clswhite, whats the number to Acura Customer Service? also what did you say to them? thx

typeR

i agree ...this is a common failure that shouldnt be...i think you'll find they will do this for you atleast once out of warranty...

clswhite

I started here: Acura Owners Link. Also asked my local Atlanta Acura Dealer to make a call to the Honda Regional Rep. Going in two directions at once did the trick.

What did I say to Acura Customer Service when the dealer quoted me the price for the repair: "This sucks, first the trans went north; then the motor mounts. My '01 CL-S is clean and no accidents. I think the trans contributed to the broken mounts. Please cover the repair."

All I know is one of the calls did the trick, because the repair bill was nada, zero, no mullah, no denaros, nothing.

Please keep in mind that I never take "No" for an answer. I will elevate to the highest person until the answer is This cost less than forking out unnecessary repair $$$$$$$$$$$$$. Go for it!

skim

[QUOTE=clswhite]I started here: Acura Owners Link. Also asked my local Atlanta Acura Dealer to make a call to the Honda Regional Rep. Going in two directions at once did the trick. QUOTE]

Nice! ill try and give a call to customer service. my tranny is fine tho, so i dont kno if i can use that excuse. anyways which atlanta acura dealer did you go to. im in atl and go to ed voyles usually.