new motor=new motor mounts?
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new motor=new motor mounts?
im getting a new engine dropped in my car so should i go ahead and get some new motor mounts to replace the stock ones? i don't want them breaking on me. thanks.
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From: sofla-this isnt naxxramas
well.....the mechanic that is putting a new engine into my car said that i should, why chance it with old parts when u can get good working ones (stupid oil cooler lines<SS oil cooler lines :-D)
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From: Ames, IA
The old mounts have been in there for years, and a lot of abuse.
The cost of a new set of motor mounts is, reasonably speaking, trivial compared to the cost of a rebuilt motor.
Installing new motor mounts when putting the motor in is TRIVIAL. Installing them when the motor is in the car is a lot more difficult.
Unless you have very low mileage motor mounts (as in, you blew your motor 5k miles after you replaced them last), it's a no-brainer to replace them.
-=Russ=-
The cost of a new set of motor mounts is, reasonably speaking, trivial compared to the cost of a rebuilt motor.
Installing new motor mounts when putting the motor in is TRIVIAL. Installing them when the motor is in the car is a lot more difficult.
Unless you have very low mileage motor mounts (as in, you blew your motor 5k miles after you replaced them last), it's a no-brainer to replace them.
-=Russ=-
It is obvioulsy easier to change them with the motor out. If it's in, then you just hook up a engine hoist and lift the motor about 2 inches and swap them out without disconnecting anything. Mounts are only $45 so you might as well do it now.