Excessive engine movement

[Ryze268]

Hey guys,

I have a serious problem.

Whenever I launched my car or dump the clutch, the engine bangs against the firewall.

I'm now afraid that I may break something. My friends told me changing the rear engine mount to a solid mount would solve the issue. Another option would be an engine damper however I can't find any for my car.

What do you guys think?

[KTS]

Your friends have the right idea. It sounds like the mount(s) are busted.
You can purchase a universal tq damper or one from another vehicle and fabricate custom brackets. U can use a piece of pvc piping or paper towel roll to determine where you want to mount the damper and what length damper to purchase. I believe there are 2 different length dampers available.

[Ryze268]

Sounds like a plan, I'll see what we can do

[Bluevitz-rs]

micro image sells the TRD transmission mount. Might be worth it if your hard on the drivetrain. An engine damper only slows the movement of the engine.

[Ryze268]

Originally Posted by Bluevitz-rs

micro image sells the TRD transmission mount. Might be worth it if your hard on the drivetrain. An engine damper only slows the movement of the engine.

Thanks much, could you post a link to it plz?

[CrankyOldMan]

Originally Posted by Ryze268

Thanks much, could you post a link to it plz?

http://shop.microimageonline.com/TRD...RIS-trd-mm.htm

There should be a link to the lower trans mount at the bottom of that page.

[Ryze268]

Thanks much, Looks like I need to do some saving.

[KTS]

I have an idea that will be a lot cheaper.....don't launch the car or dump the clutch

[bronsin]

Originally Posted by KTS

I have an idea that will be a lot cheaper.....don't launch the car or dump the clutch

Quite. Especially after replacing broken parts!

[fnkngrv]

Might be mistaken, but I think that I got the last dogbone TRD trans mount that Garm had. He still has the 2 engine mounts. rather than fabricating mounts why not look to get used ones if you don't wanna buy new? Have you checked ToyotaPartsZone.com for OEM?

P.S. Yup, I am still alive and kickin, haha

[mario98c]

I filled my engine mounts with 3m urethane lol The engine moves but not a lot like when it have the oem mounts. Also there is a little vibration when the car is at idle. For 30 bucks I think is the best you can do. lol

[KTS]

yup the 3m urethane works good and the vibration is not bad at all. almost no one but me notices the vibration

[RagnaCaT]

I'm going with the 3M this weekend if it doesn"t work engine damper My luanches at the track are bad and burnout also... to much torque

[Ryze268]

Originally Posted by mario98c

I filled my engine mounts with 3m urethane lol The engine moves but not a lot like when it have the oem mounts. Also there is a little vibration when the car is at idle. For 30 bucks I think is the best you can do. lol

Did you fill all the mounts or just the one at the back?

[mario98c]

Originally Posted by Ryze268

Did you fill all the mounts or just the one at the back?

I fill the transmission mount and the back mount also. I have some pictures of the entire process. I post them later.

[RagnaCaT]

Great!!! Love to see pics also


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[mario98c]

Sorry for the delay.
This is the urethane that I used.


To remove the transmission mount you need to remove the battery and the battery bracket. It's easy to remove. You need to put a jack stand to hold the engine and then remove the mount. To remove the back engine mount you don't need a jack stand.





Before


After


I don't have pictures of the back engine mount but it's much easier to remove that the transmission one. Also you need to let the urethane cure 24 hours.

[Ryze268]

Really appreciate the posts mario