Front Engine Mount
Caution: Broken or deteriorated mounts can cause misalignment and destruction of certain drive train components. When a single mount breaks, the remaining mounts are subjected to abnormally high stresses.
- Install a pole jack underneath the oil pan.
- Insert a block of wood between the engine oil pan and the pole jack.
- Raise the jack until the wooden block contacts the engine oil pan.
- Raise the engine in order to place a slight tension on the rubber cushion. Observe both mounts while raising the engine.
- Replace the mounts if any of the following conditions exist:
| • | Hard rubber surface covered with heat check cracks |
| • | The rubber cushion separated from the metal plate of the mount |
| • | The rubber cushion is split through the center |
- If there is movement between a metal plate of the mount and its attaching points, lower the engine and tighten the bolts or nuts attaching the mount to the engine, the frame or the bracket.
