OEM or aftermarket engine/tranny mounts?
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OEM or aftermarket engine/tranny mounts?
Hi forum! New user, long-time Neon owner. My engine and (manual) transmission mounts are shot. Need to replace. Any advice on whether or not I should go for OEM or aftermarket parts? Saw the OEM prices online and the RockAuto prices for Anchor & DEA parts and the stuff at Autozone. Quite a considerable difference.
Just using for daily driving. No racing or anything crazy
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Just using for daily driving. No racing or anything crazy
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Last edited by calikw; 10-25-2012 at 06:54 PM.
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Don't psyche yourself out. It just takes patience and tools. Also if you put the jack in between the trans and engine like the shop manual calls I found that I couldn't jack the engine up high enough doing this, instead I put the jack under the front of the oil pan.. make sure wherever you jack it to use a block of wood so you don't damage things.
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The top and bottom mounts are fairly simple. All you need is a jack, torque wrench, and ruler with millimeters on it. It's really important that you do the torque strut alignment procedure in the manual.
The center mount isn't quite so easy. You have to remove the drive belts, p/s pump and engine mount bracket (big aluminum bracket with the belt tensioner on it). Then you can remove the 4 bolts and the mount. It doesn't sound bad, but it's really tight in there and you have to raise and lower the engine several times to get it out. Unfortunately the only way to really check it is to get to the point just before removing it then you can get a mirror in there to check for tearing and evidence of fluid leakage.
The center mount isn't quite so easy. You have to remove the drive belts, p/s pump and engine mount bracket (big aluminum bracket with the belt tensioner on it). Then you can remove the 4 bolts and the mount. It doesn't sound bad, but it's really tight in there and you have to raise and lower the engine several times to get it out. Unfortunately the only way to really check it is to get to the point just before removing it then you can get a mirror in there to check for tearing and evidence of fluid leakage.