Shop Time to Replace Engine Mount

[Boxstard]

Originally Posted by Gilles

I do lay on my back on concrete (w/card box) underneath my car quite often, and actually I enjoy it very much..

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.

[itsnotanova]

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.

[Geof3]

Originally Posted by itsnotanova

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.

One slight bonus of doing the whole mount is the 997 mount is slightly different. My concern when I did mine was no pressing the bushing in perfectly and preloading the mount a bit. I don’t have the proper tools to press something that big. I thought about having a shop press it, but by the time I paid for that, etc I just decided to go for the whole thing. Then I sold the old mount...

[itsnotanova]

Originally Posted by Geof3

I don’t have the proper tools to press something that big. I thought about having a shop press it, but by the time I paid for that, etc I just decided to go for the whole thing. Then I sold the old mount...

Proper tools?!? What's that? Heck I just used a bench vice for my wife's boxster and my boxster. My friend and I used some blocks of wood, a floor jack and the weight from his travel trailer to push his in.

[78F350]

Originally Posted by itsnotanova

Proper tools?!? What's that? Heck I just used a bench vice for my wife's boxster and my boxster. My friend and I used some blocks of wood, a floor jack and the weight from his travel trailer to push his in.

About a year ago, I was doing two engine mounts. I tried the first one with a block of wood and BFH. It went just a little crooked and got ugly fast. Next I took them both to a local shop on a slow day and he did them both for $25. Next time, I'm going straight to the shop.

[Geof3]

Originally Posted by Boxstard

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.

The UDP has nothing to do with the motor mount or vibration. I have a UDP, but the only reason I installed it is to keep my power steering pump from ejecting fluid at the track. It is pretty straight forward to install, but requires some minor surgery to the engine and requires some very significant torque. The motor mount, and possibly tranny mounts, are your vibration issue. It is probable your mount is floating around in free space in the bracket, mine was... and it is not uncommon.

[Boxstard]

Originally Posted by Geof3

The UDP has nothing to do with the motor mount or vibration. I have a UDP, but the only reason I installed it is to keep my power steering pump from ejecting fluid at the track. It is pretty straight forward to install, but requires some minor surgery to the engine and requires some very significant torque. The motor mount, and possibly tranny mounts, are your vibration issue. It is probable your mount is floating around in free space in the bracket, mine was... and it is not uncommon.

I was not saying that the pulley is the source of vibration.... but was just wondering if it may be easier to install UDP while I’m there replacing the mount with more open space below, etc.

[Geof3]

Originally Posted by Boxstard

I was not saying that the pulley is the source of vibration.... but was just wondering if it may be easier to install UDP while I’m there replacing the mount with more open space below, etc.

Not really, having the mount out doesn’t make any substantial difference regarding access to the pulley, short of having the rear panel removed already. But, if you are there...

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.