89 celica motor mounts

[xXMrWoodyard23]

hey i bought an 89 celica gt back in december of last 2010. and my motor mounts recently went out on me and i was wonder how difficult it would be and exactly how many motor mounts does my car have? im fairly new to car repair and deffinantly need all the help i can get. thanks

[RobMilkshakes]

With it being an S series engine, it will have four mounts. One of the timing cover side of the engine by the strut tower, one in the front of the engine between the engine and core support, just look straight down between the radiator and engine, its right there. On that same cross member on the back side of the engine, between it and the firewall, is another. Finally there is a fourth mount on top on the transmission on the passenger side of the car.

It isn't too difficult, but can be time consuming and may require some heavy duty tools. For example, to drop the subframe cross members I had to torch the nuts and drive them off with an impact wrench or a very large breaker bar. To replace the rear mount you will likely need to drop the two cross members in the subframe. To replace the two higher mounts(by timing cover and above the transmission) it requires you to remove some small things top side, but is rather obvious what you have to remove once you take a look at it.

[xXMrWoodyard23]

ok thanks is there anything that i should watch for while im changing the motor mounts?

[RobMilkshakes]

When you replace the lower ones on the crossmember, be sure to still have both upper mounts attached. Only do the upper mounts one at a time with the lowers still connected. You may need another jack to lift the engine up a bit to shift things into place. If you do, use a block of wood between the jack and oil pan to spread out the weight. Also the bolts on the crossmember are large and could very well use either a powerful impact, a large breaker bar or a torch to break loose.