How to find bad motor mounts easily

Car vibrating??

In this video I tell you
How to find a bad engine mount
how to find a bad transmission mount
how to find a vibration with the engine
with a few simple steps.

If you car is vibrating in gear or in park you may have a bad engine or transmission mount. In this video I show you how to determine which is bad with a simple trick.

[rnolloth]

And don’t forget those aftermarket front axles on the W204. We just went through that on one;) Vibration due to the aftermarket right front axle. Same exact sensation as the worn engine mounts.

[realkliment]

Short and concise! Great explanation. I've never seen any of my car technicians do this.

[normandfogarty]

Well described. I replaced all four mounts about 3 months ago and now vibrating again. I will try your method to pinpoint the bad mount.👍

[landom.]

Merry christmas boss! 2014 c250 owner here from the app, ur amazing helped me fixed an ongoing problem of 2 years

[Dragonsbrath]

Excellent information. I suspect i have one that is bad but wasn't sure which one. This is very helpful. Great video thanks.

[mueckenhoeffer]

Great tip.

Since these mounts are essentially "wear items", I wonder why they don't show on the maintenance schedule for vehicles? I suppose their failure time doesn't necessarily correlate with mileage, does it? Most will have a schedule to replace the timing chain or belt (and ought to say have the garage replace the water pump while they have it torn all apart). I do think engine and transmission mounts are annual inspection points in my state, so they should be getting checked.

My local garage will do a $100 used car evaluation, and these, u-joints/CV joints, struts, and some other gotchas people never think of are on their list. They include a quote to mediate any found issues. They will also give you a deal on a baseline maintenance package so you're aware of exactly when the last time everything was done.

[dakukar]

thank you sir !!!
you are a life & peggy bank savior 🎉😂

I was about to get scammed and your short, well explained video saved me from that.

I can't thank you enough bro. 😊

[breakingthemasks]

Dude..
super useful content. Instant subscription. Short, to the point, clear... Love it.

Cheers

[MarkDaviesThailand]

Seasons greetings Lou. Great diagnosis tip and one I could have definitely used in the past to remove doubt. Thanks Lou. 🙏

[roadmonitoroz]

On mine, it was easy to diagnose.
Open the bonnet / hood
Start car
Put it in drive
Accelerate
Watch to see engine lifting up and hear BANG noise.
Both the front and rear on 1 side was broken with lots of movement (fixed now).
No more banging noises when driving.

[radualexe]

spot on, very concise and eloquent! Thanks for this useful info!

[Boeing-gpmw]

Wow thank you so much for this video. I was able to diagnose the engine vibration on my Prius. As soon as I lifted the engine, the vibration and noise went away. Thank God it wasn't a bent piston rod, out of balance harmonic balancer or bad ignition coils. Woohoo!

[martinhuusfelt]

Good video however - cars with Automatic transmissions are super easy to diagnose engine Mount's just open the hood stått the engine, placed it in D hold the brake while throttle the engine and watch the engine if it is moving, do the same in reverse again watch the engine.

Cars with manual tranny thia video is a real goodie thanks a lot man

[dfjljlk]

Iv just started checkin them this way, much easier
Thanx 4 sharing that tip

[Innova_]

Thanks for another "Good Tips" video!

[Jeezuzisreal]

I have a 2002 Odyssey and it pounds terribly going into 3rd or 4th gear.
It also clunks going into 2nd and 3rd gear.
So I drive it very softly and let up on the gas when it's shifting actually manually shifting is sometimes better especially when I'm in heavy in town driving.

[nickayivor]

Merry Christmas 🎄 🎅 🌲 Master Tech lou
My teacher Master Tech lou
Thanks👍
From Nick Ayivor from London England UK 🇬🇧

[justindaniels]

My 2004 Grand Cherokee 4.7 does that on the passenger side when you jack it up the middle part moves all the way up its basically a Bluetooth mount I think that explains why the engines sounds louder(not ticking or knocking and not squealing) it has a rumble sound especially when you're inside the cabin especially when accelerating

[Crazwolf]

Thanks bro u just helped me confirm what's wrong wit r car

[ermirplotsi]

hi i replace on my w204 diesel 2013 c class engine mount aftermarket one and vibration gone but when i brake i have a clunking noise on the left side it migt be the mount or somethinge else ? before the car wa fine no noisy at all thank for your time and effort