Replaced motor mounts-two issues

[Russell]

Last weekend I replaced my rubber motor mounts as I assumed they were old enough to cause some vibration. The process went as everyone said except for two minor problems. When I used a floor Jack/block of wood under the oil pan to lift the engine I had the first problem.

Driver’s side replacement seemed to have gone without incident. However, the passenger side of the engine would not lift enough for the rubber mount to separate from the metal engine bracket. My solution was to place a jack stand under the passenger side engine mount bracket and lower the car just enough to separate the bracket and mount. It seemed to work fine.

Second issue was my fault. I forgot to take the bolts out of the radiator shroud. The fan moved up just enough to crack the plastic on the top bolt hole on the driver’s side. Fixed with washer and nut. Just be aware of the issue.

End result-the car seems a bit smoother and actually seems to sound a bit different. Now to replace the four trany mounts.

[632 Regal]

make sure you inspect the fan for cracks, old brittle fan blades make conversation pieces of hoods.

[winfred]

yea there seems to be a rash of **** fans running around, i am getting a ton of cars and people needing 91 and up fans and repare from sploded fans

make sure you inspect the fan for cracks, old brittle fan blades make conversation pieces of hoods.

[Russell]

Thanks- will do

[mattyb]

hey there russell, me thinx ill have to be doing the same real soon cause of vibration and no dosh to get it done by any one else. given the untimely loss of info on the site do you have a copy of it to post, and could you give me your thoughts on how it went and your level of experience in tackling a job like this.eg how long did it take? was it harder than u thought? what kind of mileage did u have when u changed them .

many thanx
mattyb p.s. what engine are we talking about i have a 540 93

[Russell]

Try the following link. It explains the process. Keep in mind that mine is a 1995 525i 6 and yours is a 1993 V8 which is more expensive/time consuming. Read and follow my initial post and you will see mention of the minor problems I had. They may not be applicable to the V8. Also search the archives as there may be additional information. BTW, I had about 111,000 miles on the car when I changed them.

http://www.bmwe34.net/e34main/mainte...ine/Mounts.htm

hey there russell, me thinx ill have to be doing the same real soon cause of vibration and no dosh to get it done by any one else. given the untimely loss of info on the site do you have a copy of it to post, and could you give me your thoughts on how it went and your level of experience in tackling a job like this.eg how long did it take? was it harder than u thought? what kind of mileage did u have when u changed them .

many thanx
mattyb p.s. what engine are we talking about i have a 540 93

[mattyb]

many thanx

[uscharalph]

Wow! Bruno's page makes this job look easy. Makes me want to go out & chek the condition of my mounts.

[winfred]

the rubber mounts on a 6 cylinder are easyer to tell when bad, if it's cracked up and or chunks of rubber are falling out it's crap, the hydraullic mounts are a little harder to tell at a glance, usually the motor just keeps getting lower and lower as the mounts collapse till it's metal to metal

Wow! Bruno's page makes this job look easy. Makes me want to go out & chek the condition of my mounts.

[Russell]

Did not find any fan cracks- thanks for the reminder