porschefied

Hello all,

My mechanic will soon be dropping my engine to address the leaking rear main seal. He'll also adjust the valves and handle other leaks (oil return tube/s).

Here's my question: How many new motor mounts will I need? Two for engine and two for transmission? Though my mechanic said I might not need new ones, I really assume I WOULD need them on a high-miles car with engine of unknown background.

Any reason why I shouldn't go with the "sport mounts"? (These are not the solid ones.)

Thanks for any input and opinions,

-Shelley

rbcsaver

I replaced the ones on my 84 with the OEM Sport mounts as well. MMs (not the solid ones for "racing" are rubber based and wear/dry out. Replacing mine cut down on a lot of motor vibration.
I vote, do it with the sports.
regards

porschefied

Steve,

Thanks for the recommendation!

-Shelley

Bill Gregory

Shelley,

I replaced the engine mounts on my 81SC with the 'sports' version, and certainly felt better about having them, but to be honest, I don't remember actually noticing a difference. Maybe what I replaced was already too hard

r911

yes - 2 each

check the Pelican site for some new ones introduced recently by I think, Wevo

Kurt V

I did the same as the others: 4 sport mounts.

porschefied

Bill, Randy, Kurt V --

Thank you for the real world reports -- and I now understand I will indeed need 4 motor mounts. Also, I hadn't realized that my compressed OEM mounts may in fact be in "sport mode" already!

Take care all,

-Shelley