My significant other called me and said her car was sounding funny....
I checked under the hood, and sure enough, the Passenger Side motor mount had gone south.
The thing is, The bolts (studs) are still in the mount but the mount has pulled away from the motor.
...looks like the timing cover failed between the threaded mounting holes and some of the casting has gone away with the fasteners.
Is my guess correct? Does Mazda's 2.0 use the timing cover as a mounting point for the passenger side engine mount?
The bigger question, I think, is... can I replace the part in the backyard? (I have some reasonable skills and a bit of shelter)
Thanks to the community, for any help you folks can give.
I checked under the hood, and sure enough, the Passenger Side motor mount had gone south.
The thing is, The bolts (studs) are still in the mount but the mount has pulled away from the motor.
...looks like the timing cover failed between the threaded mounting holes and some of the casting has gone away with the fasteners.
Is my guess correct? Does Mazda's 2.0 use the timing cover as a mounting point for the passenger side engine mount?
The bigger question, I think, is... can I replace the part in the backyard? (I have some reasonable skills and a bit of shelter)
Thanks to the community, for any help you folks can give.