GoPro.

 

That's pretty cool. Alternatives to mounting a camera in the engine bay and driving around?

 

You'll know it when you feel it, so long as you've felt it before.

(Or find someone who has)

 

use to hold foot on brake in both forward, check them, then reverse and check the movement. But front wheel drive is different reaction than rear wheel drive, so, you look for worn rubber, cracks, sagging, compression. If the car is either abused or old, then they are worn, but the degree of wear is different. They would probably be needed to look and inspect on a lift. PLus Tranny mount.

 

Put a 2x4 under the oil pan and jack the engine up. Not too much but it will show you if the mounts are bad

 

That's easy enough to do. What exactly am I looking for? Visual inspection of the mounts or some kind of slop or play that jacking engine up will reveal?

Found a video where the guy replaces all 4 mounts. Around the 57sec mark, you can see the driver's side mount. Without removing the mount, what should I look for?

use to hold foot on brake in both forward, check them, then reverse and check the movement. But front wheel drive is different reaction than rear wheel drive, so, you look for worn rubber, cracks, sagging, compression. If the car is either abused or old, then they are worn, but the degree of wear is different. They would probably be needed to look and inspect on a lift. PLus Tranny mount.

Yeah, I tried shifting gears, and also revving engine a little in Drive w/ brake held down. All I saw from that was the forward and rearward pivoting movement of the engine, which indicated the torque strut mount is bad, and it was easy to visually confirm the mount's internal rubber was cracked. But this didn't reveal any up/down play, which is what I imagine you'd get if the 3 lower mounts are bad.

Tried pressing down near the front of the car to get the frame to move up/down; didn't notice any movement of the engine independent of the frame.

 

I put my Camry on a lift and turn the engine on multiple times via remote start and look at each motor mount for any movement.