DIY - Motor Mount Installation

[immajackuup]

will this work on m42?

[e30F]

It's pretty straight forward. If you don't feel comfortable lifting the engine on the oil pan, you can use the AC bracket.

[AsharC]

damn, I need pictures.

Great write up though

[Vicarious]

for some reason the pics arent showing up for me. theres just little blue squares with question marks (?) in them.

[RobertK]

Someone, PLEASE take pics and add them to this...PLEASE!

Sorry, pics are gone forever. I may take more then next time I replace a set.

[dgdavidson]

I used a engine hoist... makes changing the pan a breeze too..

Or a come-along from the ceiling joists.

[Fanzotti]

Someone, PLEASE take pics and add them to this...PLEASE!

[backtrail69]

I used a engine hoist... makes changing the pan a breeze too..

[RobertK]

Sorry guys.. the pictures maybe lost forever. The old hosting service I used went under and my back ups were deleted so I cannot restore them.

If I happen to have them on my Landisk back up I'll try to get them back up.

[ACHTUNG]

crap all the pics are gone.

[ddongbap]

i had chuck norris hold up my motor with his pinky toe while i changed out the mounts...worked like a charm.

I had Jack Bauer threaten the engine up. The engine just went straight for the sky.

[ddongbap]

Dang, you did that shit exactly like I did. Right down to the wood on the oil pan. The pass. side mount was too tall to fit with the engine sagging all the way down.

BTW. I did everything under the car. The exaust didn't get too much in the way.

BTW2, if you're jacking up the engine by the oil pan, with your tranny and exaust in place, be careful. If you jack it tooooo high, you're gonna pinch one of the coolant lines near the back of the tranny. I had bent one open. I think it was the line for the cabin heater radiator thingy. That, wasn't exactly easy to replace.

[golde30]

i had chuck norris hold up my motor with his pinky toe while i changed out the mounts...worked like a charm.

[arsevader]

Just by the oil pan or did you construct a Rube Goldberg looking thing like Ritalin Kid here?

It was a while ago but I think I used a piece of wood and jacked up one side at a time.

[RobertK]

There should be a disclaimer - he did it with the exhaust off the car - it gets in the way a TON on the pass. side. No way you'll get the impact wrench in like he shows that easily.

YMMV

True.. but damn it's been almost a year since I made this post.

If your transmission is hooked up you should be able to get by with just jacking the car up by the oil pan. I did mine in the middle of a 5 speed swap thus the balancing act.

As for the exhaust getting in the way.. like Axxe said.. Swivel ratching open end wrenches are golden when doing your own car repair.