My mechanic show me yesterday that the front engine mount is cracked. I want to change it myself. I know some thing about cars and I been maintain my car for half year( change oil, tire, battery,spark plug, exhaust manifold gasket, brake pad, clean throttle body). I have tools and I wonder if how hard the work could be to change the engine mount. What is the major steps I need to do? Do I need to jack up the engine or transmission? where should I jack under the engine? thx.
Shown in the image: part 8 is cracked and part2 may also need to change.
http://www.thehondapartsstore.com/herson/jsp/catimgs/13sv40_b4703.gifNeed advice changing engine mount (97honda accord LX 4cyl)?Technically ur supposed to separate the transmission from the engine and then jack up the engine.
because you wouldnt be able to get the clearance if u kept the two together.
you dont want to jack under the oil pan, because the weight would crush the oil pan.
and dont jack under the transmission oil pan if it has a pan.Need advice changing engine mount (97honda accord LX 4cyl)?Its pretty simple/straightforward.Need advice changing engine mount (97honda accord LX 4cyl)?On that age of a vehicle you probably have problems with not just the engine mounts , I'd be checking the transmission mounts too by the way.Plus if you get a service manual for that car it should have the steps in it explaining how to change them.
Hope that helps and best of luck.By the way if the mounts are too expensive for you to buy new you can probably get a set of them used from a auto wreckers fairly cheap too.
