Motor mount failure mode?

car_driver · 09-12-2019, 02:59 PM

I think mine are going bad

Wgosma · 09-12-2019, 03:59 PM

Could be; do a visual exam- mounts are fluid-filled rubber- if they show signs of exterior cracking and/or fluid leakage they are definitely aging.

Pop the hood, get another person to fire up the motor and give a few quick revs, see if you notice significant movement of the motor, it should not move much at all.

Wgosma · 09-13-2019, 08:03 AM

These fluid filled rubber mounts are pretty robust- I owned a couple E39's and the mounts were solid to 200K miles.
Good luck!

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Wgosma Lieutenant Colonel 806 Rep 1,905 Posts Drives: 2012 F25 X3 28i (N52) Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Northern Nevada iTrader: (0)	Could be; do a visual exam- mounts are fluid-filled rubber- if they show signs of exterior cracking and/or fluid leakage they are definitely aging. Pop the hood, get another person to fire up the motor and give a few quick revs, see if you notice significant movement of the motor, it should not move much at all.
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Wgosma Lieutenant Colonel 806 Rep 1,905 Posts Drives: 2012 F25 X3 28i (N52) Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Northern Nevada iTrader: (0)	These fluid filled rubber mounts are pretty robust- I owned a couple E39's and the mounts were solid to 200K miles. Good luck!
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