Labor time for Transmission and Motor Mounts
Reading the Pelican technical article on both, it seems like it should be a pretty quick and dirty job. I was quoted 4.5 hours by a shop. Unless I'm not seeing or understanding the complexity of the job, the Pelican article makes me think it could be done in under 2 hours.
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My indie charged me 1.5 hours for the motor mount. I don't see how the trans mount can be another 3 hours.
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I would say 4.5 hours is a little high, but not unreasonable. The motor mount is 1-1.5 hours if you know what you are doing, I don't have experience with the transmission mounts.
FYI, for the transmission mounts you can buy a 993 part without the bracket for a lot less (and reuse the existing brackets). The Pelican article mentions it. |
Here is the Pelican article with the reference to the 993 mounts and part number:
Porsche Boxster Transmission Mount Replacement - 986 / 987 (1997-08) - Pelican Parts Technical Article If you google that part number there are other options that are identified also. |
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Is there a reason why you're replacing the trans mounts? Usually they don't need replacement unless they are leaking. |
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There are three in total and if you replace them one at the time you should be done in a couple of hours. |
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I'm new to Boxster's and Tip's, but have a long history with 911's/Carrera's from the 70's and 80's, so at the moment, I'm relying on input from folks until I familiarize myself with the car. The car only has 36K miles on it, so I don't know if the mounts deteriorate more from wear or age (I'm sure it's a combination of both). I walked around under the car while in the shop, and it's clean, and dry as a bone. I wonder if I should start with the engine mount? |
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Anyone know for sure? |
I would start with the engine mount as this is a known cause of these vibrations and the just really fall apart.
I think the trans mounts for a pro are in the 2 hour range to do. There is a bit of stuff to pull to get to them and then wiggle them out. There are only 4 bolts that hold them in! Here's a pic of the mounts: http://986forum.com/forums/469908-post15.html |
If the vibration is only around the 3000 RPM range you may only need to do the engine mount.
Also, the last two digits in Porsche part numbers are version numbers. The part numbers you mentioned are the same, the part number has just been updated since the Pelican article was written. |
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