Front Motor Mount Sagging

[slavrenz]

Hey all,

I've been trying to diagnose a bad vibration in my engine at idle. Tonight I was underneath my car, looking around, and I noticed that my front motor mount is sagging quite a bit almost to the point where the middle rubber piece is almost touching the bottom of the mount. I have attached a picture for reference.

I cannot see any tears in the mount, and all four mounts were replaced about 1 year ago. Is this sagging in the mount normal? Or should the rubber piece be located right in the middle of the mount under load? I'm just trying to figure out if this mount is bad, and needs to be re-replaced.

 

[RABID_MP5]

man that's disappointing. Replace ALL the OEM mounts and only get a year before they start to go. Was the mount like that after pulling it out or just sitting there loaded? That's the easy one to pull, so I'd see how it looks removed. Your vibration sure is suspect.

To me this all creates a question. Can we somehow do a Windoweld type fix, but just to basically OEM levels (or somehow buy the rubber inserts only) rather than having to buy the whole mounts? AWR are fine for some, but the vibration was just too much for me to take.

 

[slavrenz]

man that's disappointing. Replace ALL the OEM mounts and only get a year before they start to go. Was the mount like that after pulling it out or just sitting there loaded? That's the easy one to pull, so I'd see how it looks removed. Your vibration sure is suspect.

To me this all creates a question. Can we somehow do a Windoweld type fix, but just to basically OEM levels (or somehow buy the rubber inserts only) rather than having to buy the whole mounts? AWR are fine for some, but the vibration was just too much for me to take.

That is how the mount looks on the car (loaded). Maybe I'll just pull it out and see what it looks like.

 

[Dermen]

To me this all creates a question. Can we somehow do a Windoweld type fix, but just to basically OEM levels (or somehow buy the rubber inserts only) rather than having to buy the whole mounts? AWR are fine for some, but the vibration was just too much for me to take.

RR-Racing makes front/rear inserts, AWR makes inserts for both sides. I had the front and side inserts and the car was amazing and there were no vibrations. I took them out because I thought it made the engine noise carry through the car more and I was planning on selling the car. I ended up not selling it and wish I would have kept the inserts.

 

[i12drivemyMP5]

Get the RR inserts. Have had them for years without issue or vibes. Corksport made them too but seemed a bit higher durometer. I have a set but have not used them so not sure how they compare in the car. Bought them for backups for the RRs but have not needed them yet.