Shop Time to Replace Engine Mount
How much shop time (hours) is reasonably involved in replacing the engine mount?
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Should be under 2 hours.
I swapped mine out in the garage at home on jackstands in less than that. |
With a lift, 2-2.5 hours max, less if they know what they are doing. It's not a difficult job.
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Thanks....I love to DIY, but just don't have the bandwidth these days....
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Yeah, it's not the most fun job to do on the jack stands. But definitely doable. Check around in your town and see if there are any DIY garages. We have one here that is fully equipped. Runs about 20.00 per hour for full access, lift etc. I just bring my specialty tools, if any, for the job. Having said all that, I did my mount in the garage because I needed to get it done for a track day and the DIY shop was booked. I am 100% with you on the dying desire to lie on my back on concrete, under a car...
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Yes I like her on top of me;) Motor mount job is getting up higher on my to-do list, 3,000 rpm vibration is getting more bothersome. Would it be easier to install UDP altogether? Already done water pump and thermostat in the last 12K miles. |
It also depends on if you're going with the whole replacement engine mount ($170) or just the center mount you press into your old aluminum bracket($36.25). I've always gone the cheap route and did it myself with the press in replacement mount. If I were paying a shop to do it at $60-200 an hour, then I would possibly go with the whole replacement engine mount.
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I just bought the entire engine mount. I found that I had a credit at ECS Tuning for $162 (they put my credit on account instead of back on the card I used to buy a defective product) for a return I did in December of 2016. Took them over a year to send me an email to let me know it was there. I feel like I got the motor mount for free!;)
If you do business with ECS, and you return something, make sure you check where the credit goes. Their policy is not to credit your card back after one year, which is conveniently when I got the email from them letting me know about the credit. Fortunately a motor mount replacement is on the agenda for the next service! |
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4lb sledge and a big socket got it done for me
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As far as shop time for installation, I just left it under may car with some tools and the next morning it was installed. In hindsight, I probably should have checked the torques.
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A couple of tips if you go in to do it. The water hoses make the removal seem impossible to get the mount out. If you remove their mount, you can just wedge the mount between them. Be careful, it is possible to tear them. Also pay attention to the angle you need to get it out, and the mounts orientation to the car, it’s helpful when you put it back in. Wayne’s guide is very helpful too. Patience and tenacity are required to get at the bolts and get that sucker out. |
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I don't think I'd ever pay to have a motor mount replaced--but I have an air activated jack & and a cordless impact driver. Those box end wrenches with the ratcheting action help a lot, too. I had a m/m insert pressed into my old aluminum mount--the insert wasn't expensive, and the shop is the most trusted one in town. Still, I took him a picture of the orientation so he could get it right. I think I have about $55 into the whole thing.:) |
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Nice work getting after that car. You sound like my dad, mid 70's and still wrenching away!:cheers: |
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I wouldn't even try to work on my Boxster without a set of ramps, 4 jackstands, and my air operated 12 bottle jack. You've gotta get the car quite high to comfortably work under their Probably everyone with an older Boxster should check/have checked their motor mount. Mine only had 75,000 miles on it and it was shredded! A good time to do the water pump and the serpentine belt, too. |
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130k+ miles, and an occasional "clunk" and a jerking motion when "unloading" the transaxle suddenly. (Like, 1st gear, accelerating quickly, someone pulls out in front so clutch in and braking just as quickly). Does that sound like my motor mount to y'all? Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk |
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Does the shift lever move when you get the jerks? That would confirm that is is the front motor mount. If not, it could be a transmission mount.
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+1 on checking transmission mounts for your clunking, but that doesn’t mean your engine mount isn’t toast too. While you’re down there.... :D |
Hmm.... thanks guys. Sounds Luke I better check them both!
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