my engine mounts are BUSTED! the engine probably moves 1-2 inches each way every time i rev it. its so bad that its moving the headers and exhaust under my car, causing them to tap into the underbody of the car and create a nasty grinding noise

so i gotta replace them. the dealers quoting damn near 400+ for this shit. they say they have to remove the engine, which i believe is BS

im taking it to local shops and would like to know what i could expect to pay.


how much are the parts?
how many hours of labor?

 

400 isnt bad at all if they are replacing more than 1 mount and that price is including the mounts. As for pulling the engine to do it no they dont have to do that.

 

im pretty sure i need the front engine mounts.....maybe 2?

how much is each one?

 

I got three done when I was getting my tranny swapped out for a little over $400.

I didn't look at the RO (too painful), not sure how much the parts cost. Close to a $100 a mount, IIRC.

 

There is
1. Front mount
1. Rear mount
1. Right side mount
2. Left side mounts

 

Look under engine mounts

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

 

this is what i was charged.

now i think my back one is bad too.

 

3 mount for the motor, 2 for the tranny ..

 

you need to replace all 3 at once, because they are all kinda bad, and you leave one, it will make the others fail quicker - at least not work properly

 

Last time I brought in my Acura for tranny replacement, the service advisor told me I need a new engine mount and it cost around 300-400 for part and labor. Since I have extended warranty, it was done under the extended warranty (I don't call it free since I paid for the warranty).

Cheers !!!!

 

everytime the acura dealer does a tranny fix, they always suggest engine mounts

 

Thats how they do it. Even if the mounts were new they want to make sure you have newer fresh ones. The tech wont make any money if they didn't find anything else.

 

what causes the mounts on this car to go so early? I have never heard of anyone else having to replace their mounts...

 

Who knows? bad design? they are a strange motor mount

 

You are making me feel good because when I got a new tranny the dealer replaced the motor mounts at no additional cost. What a deal!

 

They replaced mine fore free on my first tranny failure too.

 

hey fsttys....so you are recommending i change my 3 mounts? front, back, and, side? im pretty sure i dont need tranny mounts becuase i got a new transmission around 15k back

im at 106k so im not surprised the mounts are going out.

where should i buy these for cheap? i wanna buy them online and take em to the shop to install

 

Well id replace what ever mounts were bad. Which ones are bad????

Ive ordered alot now from them, great prices and pretty quick shipping
http://www.acuraautomotiveparts.org/...prddisplay.jsp

 

i know for a fact the front one is fucked, and im sure another one is....but like you said i might as well just do them all

 

im having a hard time using that website. if you go to the engine mount section theres like 50 parts. i see 3 engine mounts, #5, 34, and 6, however only 6 is listed on the buy section. id really feel dumb if i got the wrong parts when i bring the car in...or should i just let the shop handle the purchasing?

 

34-front ,6-rear ,7-Right side

 

so i just need those three parts and nothing else...no mounting hardware or any of that smaller stuff?

 

btw...whats part #5?

thanks for all the help fsttys

 

Well mine front mount was bad. The one that goes by the radiator. I bought it from Autozone for around $110 and took it to a mechanic. He replaced it for 50 bucks. They will jack up the engineand replace it. Its not a big deal at all. If i had that big jack, i would do mine myself...but well then u need the time.

Only the front mount is the most expensive one. It has some hydrolic stuff in it. The side mounts and the back one should run u approximately 40 bucks each from O'Reilly.

 

Really good site!

Bookmarked

 

??? But i ordered 34 and its the same as mine. No other stuff is needed, you reuse the nuts and bolts.


The reare is vacume assisted also. Oh and the front mount is 78 bucks on the site i posted.

 

alrite i ordered all 3 engine mounts...came out to around 230$ for the parts...im sure my shop can probably do an install for around 100

hopefully my engine can stop dancing around in the engine bay now

 

don't mean to dig up a month old thread, but I have a question. I have 127k on my 99 and when I am going slow in 4th gear and then step on it my car jerks pretty hard sometimes, not all the time, but most of the time. I was thinking it was my tranny, but it almost feels like my engine is rocking. How do you visually check for a bad motor mount? And where are the rear and right side mounts located?

 

320+ at Doral Auto tek in Florida (miami). 2 mounts parts and labor. 05-01-06

 

I am sorry I don't know all the abrev. What is a tranny?

 

I have 54K on my 2002 Acura TL. I went for my regular service and the dealer says that I have front and side engine mounts broken. Dealer is qouting me $460 for parts and labor.
Is there anyway I can get this checked outside (whether they are really broken) for free as I don't trust my dealer.

 

transmission

 

You'll need a friend to help.

Put car in drive
With foot on break, step on accelerator. Watch to see if engine rocks from front to back. If it does, one or more engine mounts are broken. You can also look for the tell-tale brown stain on the driveway or around the mounts.

Rear is in the back of the engine, straight in line with the front one.
Side mount is just to the left of the power steering pulley/belt. The side looks different than the front and rear which pretty much look the same.