I have had some pretty noticeable vibrations coming through the floor board and pedals for the past few months. They have been driving me crazy, so I decided to look at my motor mounts to see if they were the issue.

I didn't find any leaking fluid or obvious tearing, but after the fact I noticed a line around the top of the mount (see pictures). Do OEM mounts have this, or are my mounts toast?

 

looks like there is a gap! Are you missing some bolts?

 

I found mine were damaged only after i removed them. You will see the part with the studs in them will come off just like a cap. The rubber had completely ripped all the way around and I could see the fluid inside.

 

Here is what mine looked like when I took them off...



Yours looks like that separation line is a little higher up on the mount than where mine tore apart. But there does seem to be a pretty large gap between the top of the mount and the underside of the metal bracket. Can you see that the large nut is still screwed in on the top side of the metal bracket that attaches to the block? Its like nothing is holding the mount to that bracket...

May be worth the time to remove the mounts to check them out and make sure all the hardware is there and that they aren't, in fact, starting to separate.

 

yeah something doesnt look right...look at the gap there...I think it should attached there...

 

I took the top nut off of the mount and jacked the engine up ~1/2 an inch to see if I could get a better picture.

I tried moving the top of the mount around but it seemed like it wasn't falling apart. I didn't have time to really mess with it or take it out of the car, so I took the pictures and put everything back together.

What did everyone notice when their mounts failed (more vibrations? If so where?)

 

they could just be getting a bit lazy. double check your spark plugs and valve adjustment

 

With mine the engine was sagging down into the bay, literally sitting lower than it should have been. Also my shifter wobbled like crazy all the time. It should be stationary with maybe a fine vibration, but no shaking/wobbling.