neit_jnf

iTrader: (17)

Can't explain why but my polyurethane puck style engine mounts imploded!

My car has been in storage for a little over a year with short drives every 2 or 3 months. Today I decided to install a starter booster relay and when I looked under the car one of the engine mount bolts was missing and the other is sticking out about an inch at a weird angle. Upon inspection, i found bits and pieces of the engine mounts inside the subframe.

I didn't have any vibrations or weird sounds or anything to make me think something was wrong. From the top the engine looks ok, I don't know what's holding it in place...

So now to replace them! Any idea what caused this?

Sgtblue

iTrader: (16)

Surprised no one has chimed in on this. But AFAIK, that isn't common. Had Noltecs for a number of years. I think they may have settled a mm or so, but nothing even remotely looking like that. Who made them?

7-sins

+ heat maybe? My exhaust side mount didn't look too happy recently (wish I had a pic). Same color, did you use McMaster Poly? Mine was more of the melted look. I guess heat could cause stress & vibration cause it to chip apart

Marf

Wow, thats not good!

ptrhahn

iTrader: (9)

Not all upgrades are an upgrade.

the_saint

Hmmmm, I crawled under the car last night to take a look after seeing this thread.

Everything looks the same as the day I installed them 4 years ago.

Who made those mounts?

neit_jnf

iTrader: (17)

can oil + heat cause this? my car has a minor oil leak right by the mounts so everything back there has a dirty layer of oil on it.

I bought them from a forum member, I think he custom made them from mcmaster polyurethane. They've been in the car since summer 2009.

I'm going to be using IRP mounts now.

XLR8

iTrader: (52)

My IR Performance mounts look the exact same as the day I installed them. Good catch, and glad you caught it early. A hard pull and you could have bent the PPF with mounts in that condition.

GoRacer

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I had a set from a group buy years ago. I sent in my 94 set with heat sheild and got back a 93 without a heat sheild. They crumbled in to peices when I removed engine. Only a few thousand miles on them. The missing heat sheild could be just as much of a factor as the material they used.

neit_jnf

iTrader: (17)

pass side on left, drivers on right.

that's all that was left.

I realized the engine was lower and the ac pulley was rubbing on the ac line under it. An I had driven it nearly 300 miles like this!!

nycgps

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Holy ****, thats bad, i guess stock mounts aint that bad ...