OMG, i think my engine mount were installed...wrong

[novalogic88]

1995 lexus es300

well, i recently bought a dogbone, and an engine mount which is below the radiator, that looks like a triangle, i bought them both coz i thought they should stop the engine from moving when changing gears/accelerating


after the install it still did the exact same thing, the bloody engine still moved, and yes its very noticeble, i chcked under the hood the parts are the ones i bought, but the mount which is under the oil filter MIGHT be installed incorrectly


when u look from top of the hood, is it suppose to look flat or.... coz im pretty sure the engine isnt suppose to move like that under acceleration, changing from P to R/D etc.

[cam2Xrunner]

There's supposed to still be slight movement, but you might have other mounts gone bad.

Does it jump more when you put it in reverse or drive?

[novalogic88]

when its in neutral or park, and i press the accelerator it says dead still.

when i put it in d or r, it starts to either rock foward or backward


i just tested it out, it goes up and foward when i press the accelerator whilst its in D

i did this wif the hood open, one foot on the brake one on the accelerator, and my friend watching the engine move, and i could also see it through the gap of the hood.

[terrastrife]

thats normal.

i have maybe... 5cm of up/down movement.

if it DIDNT move, you would be sitting on a vibrator.

[novalogic88]

holden apollo ey

fair dinkum

[xylium]

If it's moving a couple of inches, then I'd check the back mounts. If it moves more when you apply the brake and put it in reverse, it's the back engine or tranny mount, I beleive there is two back there.