Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Mount problems?

Hello. I have a 1999 lexus es300 with 83000 miles. I went to the dealer to get an oil change and also told him to check out my car because their is excessive vibration when I am idle with the gear on D. He said that I need to get the transmission mounts and motors mounts changed. I am not sure what and how many mounts it is. He gave me the part numbers and they describe the following:



1.Engine/transaxle-Engine and trans mounting-front mount-w/variable timing



2.Engine/transaxle-Engine and trans mounting-Torque rod



3.Engine/transaxle-Engine and trans mounting-Rear mount-w/ variable timing



4.Front suspension-Drive axles-Stub Shaft-Bearing Bearing Back



5. Engine/transaxle-Engine and trans mounting-Side mount-w/ variable timing



6.Emission system-Emission Components-vacuum valve 3



The are the parts needed to get my car fixed. I am a bit confused. I am not sure what is messed up with my car and what mounts need to be changed. Can you please help me in understanding this?Mount problems?
1,2,3, are types of motor mounts that hook to the motor

1. is from front of motor to frame like by radiator they should be sort of wishbone shaped

2,3, are in back of motor, go from motor to either firewall or transmission

4,5 these are your drive axles, they go from wheels to transmission

6 is just what it says a vacuum valve probably for smog



go to any auto zone, kragens etc and ask for prices, you would be better off buying your own parts and finding either private party or small garage to install them for youMount problems?
the mounts are rubber there are several different qualities of rubber air and the environment act like a corrosive on all of them some more than others if you replace one mount and something goes wrong they ll say you didn't replace them all. If you have the money replace all of them if not go to a independent shop and replace the ones that are broken and take it easy on the car. I could see the dealer wanting almost a $1000Mount problems?
IT IS STRANGE THAT THEY WANT YOU TO CHANGE ALL THESE MOUNTS !!!! IT IS NOT NORMANL THAT ALL MOUNTS GO BAD IN THE SAME TIME. HERE IS THE WAY TO FIND WHICH MOUNT IS BAD , LET SOMEBODY SET IN THE CAR WITH ENGINE RUNNING AND HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKES KEEP SHIFTING THE TRANSMISION BETWEEN P TO D AND YOU KEEP WATCHING THE ENGINE MOVING AND IF YOU LOOK CAREFULLY YOU WILL FIND THE BROKEN MOUNTMount problems?
Not sure what reggie is smoking but your mounts are 1, 3 and 5. If you need one, it's smart to change all three. Why?, because when one mount fails, the other two recieve excessive vibration and wear rapidly. They might not look bad at this time, but you will be changing them sooner than later. Easy as pie to do if you are somewhat mechchanically inclined. If you don't know the difference between a socket and a wrench, then get someone to do it for you.

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