So I just got my mount done and the engine realigned and there is more vibration then ever before. Apparently at some point I hit something to warp the radiator support and that is causing the engine to be pushed out of whack. Now I need to take it to a body shop and have them asses the issue.
I'd like to know if this is something I could do myself or if this is better left to a professional? I once jacked the car up for a minute on the radiator support,maybe that did something? I feel like I got jipped paying $130 for something I could have done myself.
Mount issues
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HazmatJeff
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did you replace the torque struts or the motor mount? they're actually 2 different things and maybe the one you replaced wasnt the one that failed.
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Re: Mount issues
Just lifting it alone on the core support will bend it. It is not a matter of how long it was supporting the weight of the vehicle. It was bending from the moment the jack contacted it. But I doubt it bent the strut tower, let alone moved the engine. Possibly moved the radiator, definitely.HazmatJeff wrote: I once jacked the car up for a minute on the radiator support,maybe that did something?
I would measure the distance per the Dante sticky, and see if they had a clue about what they were doing.
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Re: Mount issues
This. I stupidly jacked under there "quickly" and then heard a breaking noise and let the car down to find the radiator support bent. I paid for that by means of replacing a radiator... Wasn't sure if I cracked it or not but being that it was an automatic I wasn't about to risk it. Turns out I did crack it...occasional demons wrote: Just lifting it alone on the core support will bend it. It is not a matter of how long it was supporting the weight of the vehicle. It was bending from the moment the jack contacted it. But I doubt it bent the strut tower, let alone moved the engine. Possibly moved the radiator, definitely.
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So they straightened out my radiator support, but it still vibrates like crazy. When I push ever so slightly on the top torque strut the vibration goes away. Though I tighten it with a breaker var and it still does not go away. The lower torque strut is way to tight for me to get off and I have no access to a lift or air tools.