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Originally Posted by rick3000
A few questions:
Where you noticing any symptoms of a deteriorating mount before you replaced yours?
Any tips for someone about to do the exact same replacements?
Did you replace the entire motor mount, or just the insert?
If you replaced the insert, how did you press it in/out?
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Not highjacked at all....
I didn't have any symptoms of the motor mount going bad at all. I am not sure how much longer until I would have.
The above link is a good one. There is a ton of posting out there. What made it much easier for me was my brothers help. He has a tad (a lot) more mechanical ability than me. But, it really is pretty straight forward. The removal of the motor mount and thermostat housing made getting to the water pump a lot easier.
Also, I removed the passenger seat just to make access easier. This probably wasn't necessary but it took little effort to do so. If you do remove the seat don't turn the ignition on or you'll trigger the air bag light.
One mistake I made is I forgot to put the heater on high so my heater core didn't get flushed. I drained and added 14 liters of coolant. The manual states there is 22 liters in the system so I definitely missed some. I even dropped the rear to get the radiators fluid out.
I replaced the entire motor mount with the 987 one. It was $138.62 from Sunset Porsche.
I also bought a Airlift 550000 which helped refilling coolant into the car. I am not sure where you are on the West Coast, but if your in the Los Angeles area you can borrow it for your project.