Bad Engine Mount - Diagnose and Repair
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- Опубликовано: 22 ноя 2016
- Come along with Eric O. as he shows you the process of diagnosing and repairing a bad motor mount. In this video he shows the repair on a 2006 Buick Lucerne with the 3.8 engine.
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" Lifts go up, lifts go down" that''s a classic SMA line. Have a happy and safe thanks giving, and than you for all the videos.
Love your videos. I’m active duty stationed in Hawaii and bought a island beater to get around. I have several things that need to be done to it and this is one of them. Keep them coming.
Nice video. simple to the point and requires no pricey diagnostic equipment. This is the perfect DIY'ers repair. Good job Eric. -John
Come on I have more money wrapped up in my diagnostic brain than I do in a tool John! Haha jk'in Thanks man and have a happy Turkey day!
Nice video Eric. I even enjoyed your interruption from the office. Makes it more "life-like...real". Looking forward to more of you sharing your expertise. Thanks.
Dave denton
You seem like a really regular, easy going guy. Enjoyed the video especially the “reach around ratchet”!
Cool dog, nice real life interrupt by I’m assuming your wife.
Love your video, very understanding instructions. And love your personal life you include in your videos. Please dont stop. I learn a lot from you thanks George Rivera. Texas.
Short and sweet! I smash the like button before I even watch the videos! Seems like the most efficient thing to do.
Thank you Eric! Even though this was filmed in 2016, this is good solid information for 2021 ! Never knew this could happen to an engine bracket. Loved the close-ups and step by step...good video!
Hey Eric O. As usual awesome video. I'm a Certified GM technician and deal with these vehicle all the time almost 90 percent of the Lucernes that come through here have destroyed front mounts. I usually take the tripod and lift the engine high enough to clear the and time saved lol. I love all of your videos and keep up the excellent work bud. Oh a remember TORQUE IT TO SPEC
cvmiata super common on those the impalas with the 3900, buick lucernes..... Also a GM cert tech my self
so glad to be back , I've been having SMA withdraws . been on vacation down in the San Antonio visiting my family
Good to see videos again. I imagine you have been quite busy with people trying to get their cars ready for winter. I know I have been.
Another awesome video from eric, happy thanksgiving to you and to your family....
Excellent informative video, as are all of yours I've viewed. Your camera work and audio are always top notch. Thanks for your efforts to inform us shade tree mechanics.
another great video Eric and have a great thanksgiving to you and your family
I like the good ol" fashioned parts repairs videos now and again. Happy Thanksgiving!
wish you made more videos everyday....only thing I look forward too everytime!
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Thank you. This video has saved me $$$. Keep doing what your doing man. Subscribed.
I had all 4 mounts replaced in my van, like a mth ago , and all was good, then a week ago , I started getting that Clunk
when I put it in drive . Just like before, I have heard they can go bad real quick if they are cheap ones , or if they are not alighned right ,
I wish you were here in Illinois - need someone here to trust like you to work on my car.
I had a 68 Fairlane for two years in high school (84-85), and for nearly all the time I had it there was one broken motor mount. Every time I'd put it in gear and put my foot to the floor, the engine would twist and crimp the throttle linkage. As you can imagine, the car would have a mind of its own at that point and the only option to free the linkage was to shut off ignition. My friends got a real kick out of it. Incidentally, those were some tough motor mounts on the Fairlane considering how much abuse it took with a broken one.
Great job Eric O! Happy Thanksgiving!
Just had mine replaced yesterday. I replaced all the front suspension parts including the engine mounts on my S10. It looked so easy on this car,,, On my truck it was a job I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy.
chungaleta1234 Is your S10 4WD? They are a B___h!
Thank you sir for sharing your know-how to us. More power.
thanks for the info at the end i believe i am having the lean problem on my 2011 wk2 due to clunk noise as well i applied what u said about thr motor mount and ur right the motor mount was shot thanks again brother
You have my ratchet! I've owned it 16 years now. The thing broke right out of the gate, so it sat in my toolbox for almost 10 years before I finally remembered to bring it to work one day and have the Snap-On guy replace it. It's been used almost daily for the past 6 years, and never misses a beat. :)
I had a bad motor mount in my '72 El Camino for years. Every time I'd leave from a stop, about 1,000 feet up the road, I'd get a big THUD as the engine came back down on the mount (when I finally let up on the pedal, lol). It had completely separated from the engine. Probably put 40k miles on it like that, and only fixed it for the guy who bought it. :D
Oh, and HAPPY THANKSGIVING to you and the family! CHEERS
Lol cool story man! Happy thanksgiving to you too!
Eric, I just received my Astro Onyx 1822 Nano 1/2" impact a couple days ago and I just love that thing! I used it for the first job yesterday replacing the stock upper camber arms with new adjustable camber arms on a 93 300ZX Convertible and it was small enough to get in there and I did not have to use a manual ratchet at all. It made the job so easy. The IR 231c would never have fit in all those places to get all the nuts and bolts.
Your channel is awesome and I have learned a lot but the exposure to your great taste in tools is putting a strain on my tool budget as I am spending a lot more on tools now. Oh well, who ever dies with the most tools wins.
I am gonna pick up the Astro 1128 3/8 mini air ratchet next week.
Keep up the great work. I have watched all your videos twice.
Astro is a great company I have found out. If you have any problems just call them. great people right in CA
South Main Auto Repair My Astro 40SL light just started randomly flickering when I use it now. I hope they take care of it.
call them
Great video as always Eric! Hope you and your family have a great Thanksgiving! From Texas!
Nice job Eric!
I tested mounts on 07 impala. As soon as it was put in drive, the engine moved/torqued A LOT.
Did not even have to press the gas to see it was moving way too much. Symptom was vibration going down the road especially at certain speeds, 51 mph in this case. Already had tires rotated and balanced and did not fix. There are six mounts in a kit for impala. Some for motor, others for transmission. Thanks for posting.
wow such a great video. Love the angle!
VERY GOOD VEDIO. EXPLAINED PROCEDURE VERY WELL. THANK YOU.
I felt a force of energy pulling my thumb to click on "subscribe"!
Thank you so much for this video Eric!!!!.....it is so much usefull!!!....above all, how to do to be sure that motor mounts are bad???!!!!....and that ratched!!!...is magic!!! hahahaha....I´ll get one of those!!!, without it, that bolt would be a nightmare!!!!....imposible to get out!!! hahahahaa...Dont forget us Eric!!! (quite long without a video)...Greetings to all at SMA!!!!....Have a good Thanks Given Day everybody!!!!
Great job as always! Have a nice Thanksgiving!
Great video, well done. Thanks.
Beautiful, getting ready to do this now.
nice eric! we been missing ya.
Happy Thanksgiving Eric to you & your family
Thanks sir and happy thanksgiving to you and your too!
Thank you for posting this video.
Thanks for posting
Awesome being able to get it done with all the proper tools. A true mechanic.
another great one happy thanksgiving be safe god bless
As Vanessa says , "The People need to Know"
Have a good Thanks given, Eric and Family. I Know you will..
I Like How Vanessa looks out for us :), We The People Thank Her.
I will give her word and let her know that the people have spoke
Charles Miller Giday mate. Ok, I got in early for this years RCN. Booked into Daly River Pub Monday 27th Aug, Wauchope Pub Tuesday 28th. Still,gives me time for a quick dip at Mataranka. If your keen, still rooms available.
Charles Miller how to change passenger front engine mount Chevy Aveo
Mounts are a favorite of mine. Some can be a bit of a pain but since you can feel the difference when you’re done
great job diagnosis
very helpful, Thanks Brother
Good video ! Happy Thanksgiving to u and the family!!
Thanks for the video.
Great job mate.
I had a bad mount on my engine. It actually fell apart when i was removing it. Like the top mounting plate was in the engine still while i was holding the rubber in my hand
good work thanks nice to watch
That was a nicely separated engine mount! I think I still prefer the high-mounted mounts from the older GM V6s, though. Call me crazy if you like~
Have a great Thanksgiving, Eric! :D
Good video. Great info.
brings to mind a friends 59 catalina; if he accelerated to hard the throttle/pedal went to the floor until the trans shifted. a fun experience. with my 17 year old enthusiasm i decided to put my hand under the linkage so i could stop the throttle from "flooring".. well, i STILL remember that experience! and the PAIN across my 4 fingers!
thanks for this good information ...
Great Video, nice job, be nice to Mrs. O!
Great techniques, wasn't clear before I watched it
very useful !!! Thanks!!
Good morning Eric.
Happy Thanksgiving
Ahh memories.
Reminds me of my 97 & 98 dodge neons. Factory front motor mount was made of bubble gum. The fix was to swap out to the ACR unit. The rubber in them was hard as a rock. No vibration isolation at idle, BUT THEY DIDNT BREAK.
YAYYYY, Mrs. O!
Yeah favorite repair on a 87 eurosport sport sedan 2.5 liter had to change all 3 and the dogbone, same with the 92 pontiac lemans two door coup with a 2.2liter
One of the best channels on RUclips!! Do you done engine mount replacement on the Tacoma second generation???? Thanks
... Great video, Eric.. just showed me another place where i woulda made a 1/2 hour job last all day... waydago !!! ;)
I have one of that bent ratchet, husky made them, got mine from the Home. Depot years ago.
I have to agree with most, great video. I just wished that you had driven the car before so we could compare the clunky noise to our cars. Mine is a making a noise to, first shop I took my car to told me it was the lower arms, and the second guy at a different shop said it was my motor mounts, he did the same test that you showed on your video when you put it on drive, it did had some movement, all along I thought it was normal on most cars. Second I wish you could show the or compare the new motor mount next to the new motor mount for us to see the difference. All and all great video. Btw cool pencil like flash light. Thumbs up! Btw I own a Cadillac SRX 2011 Dallas Texas.
that classic reach around move works every time
Good job
You should have seen my 94 Taurus. You didn't have to guess. You could watch it clunk around in the engine compartment like a rock rolling around in there. Ford in their genius decided to give it a rubber mount filled with hydraulic fluid, which rotted away the rubber containing it. Was totally gone. When I saw it (while examining something else) I was like, so THAT'S why I have an exhaust leak. Engine was ripping the exhaust up!
David McClelland im having problems with my 2005 all tbe mounts are broken and all the hoses keep falling off because of it .. Never get a ex cop car
The engine mount bolts upfront on those ford Taurus are known to back out completely. Guess how I figured that out.
Happy Thanksgiving from Iraq! My 06 Grand Prix GXP had that same issue with the motor mount in the front (different engine but same issue). Mine had split in half and I found out it was bad as I was taking out the motor to repair a rear main seal and address some broken exhaust bolts in the back of the motor since they are hard to reach, figured why not just pull the motor out.
Happy turkey day Eric.
Always great videos very informative .You are a great teacher,and I like you saying if I can do it you can do .Thanks again Dale
very informative..
My son had a Neon. Don’t remember the year. Brought it in to the tire center to replace the motor mounts. They bought some cheap Chinese ones to put in and they both went bad. Had them replaced under their warranty. Car still made an odd noise. Looked up the appropriate video for the motor mounts and found there was a third mount under the battery box. I changed that one. Car still made an odd noise upon acceleration but otherwise ran fine.
An engine support bar be nice for this job if you don’t have a lift and it’s better then supporting it with the oil pan. What I used to change all my engine and transmission mounts.
good morning. Happy Turkey Day.
The Doc is back after a short vacation! :)
Yeah tough doing vids in the middle of deer season haha
South Main Auto Repair video is nicely done nice work
Good Morning Eric. Good work. Have you ever supported the engine. Then Support the front of the sub-frame remove the front sub frame bolts Lower the sub frame remove the mount. with out having to remove the bracket. I know your going to say. To much rust and the bolts will break off or strip. Right?
It's almost 1 am so I will test this out tomorrow on my 2004 Ford Expedition. My upper radiator hose keeps blowing off and I tried new thermostat , new upper hose, new coolant cap, flushed the radiator several times....But was wondering if my motor mounts are in need of replacement and that's why my upper hose keeps popping off.???
The first time it happened was when I really stepped into it in-order to get up to highway speed. Maybe that was when the mount or mounts failed enough for the first time.
The engine will run for weeks at proper temperature and then she'll pop again...
Never overheats either...just keeps blowing the upper hose...Hmmmm...
Great Video
so nice
THANK YOU! ! !
Ev1 keeps talking about not removing that bracket. I'm guessing that locator pin and more than that, the stud has to go thru that bracket also has changed the game , to make it necessary to remove it now. I've changed that front one on older buick before without having to do more than remove the nuts and support the engine but not on a lucerne. Aggravating the way those mounts don't hold up. Excellent repair video as always and Happy Thanksgiving to all the SMA crew !
thanks for the video. i had all 4 of the engine mounts replaced about 4 months ago, and now i notice that when starting up the engine kind of shakes more than when the engine mounts were brand new. and also when i put in drive or reverse, theres quite a movement of the engine either forward/backwards. but when new, the engine barely moved when put in d/r,.. is that how engine mounts are like after several months..or have they gone bad?
Eric O Mrs O is never an unwanted distraction. Is the index-able ratchet a SO? I've got a1/4" but nothing bigger. Looks handy.
Harbor freight has one with life time warranty
Big Help!!!!!
way is everyone so critical on the small all stuff,maybe they should make their own channel, I think your doing a great job,keep it up. peace
Excellent video Eric. I am trying to change mine (2007 Lucerne) I can't seem to get leverage on that top bolt using the swivel though. I am afraid I might strip it. Also, do I need that flex head ratchet for that top bracket bolt, or can I get by with a swivel and a short extension? It seemed like you broke that one loose easily. Please advise.
Thank you so much I was lost
Rear mont bad on these will cause it to vibrate like crazy at a stop light and I will cause the passenger axle to bind up up and go bad as well.
"Yeah baby!" Spoken like a true mechanic.
Well done. I do wish the sound had been recorded. Maybe for another video.
Nice one Dr. O. We won't mind if you put out videos you have already done before, ie changing brakes, cv shafts. Each model must have little variances to getting er done. Happy Thanksgiving!
had the rear motor mount on my mazda3 go. the symptom was not being able to shift gears, you would hit the gate instead of going into gear. was still under warranty at the time, and the dealership wanted to replace the transmission...
My wifes cruze had the centre bolt completely missing from the front mount causing a rattle that would occur only when idling in drive.
Took me ages to diagnose.
I really thought it was the transmission chain because it sounded like a chain rattle.
Very good video, I just have one question, in the case you don´t know the torque specs for a motor mount, what would you suggest to do? thanks for advance
You forgot to say click when you torqued it to spec Eric!
Or two ooooga-dooogas.
Good job Eric, thanks for posting, Is it a Florida car? not seeing any rust
Sometimes with bolts it’s just like “You can see it, but ya can’t touch it”
Happy Thanksgiving to the Eric family. Eat and be merry........NAP.....NAP and yes another ..NAP
ahhhh the naps!
I have the same car with the same problem.
I hope I can get this done by myself and save some money.
Do you think you can lift up the motor and replace the motor mount without removing the bracket?
Jug face at 3.10, did Mrs O give you a hand gesture as she closed the door lol, interesting vid as usual mr o