Upon cranking the 190D over tonite after installing the motor mounts, I honestly thought the engine stalled, but I did hear a faint running sound in the background, and a glance at the tach confirmed the engine was running! The diesel is now smooth as a gasser at idle!!!! I cannot believe the difference new motor mounts made.

And no more violent "clunk" when shutting the engine down!

At first I thought I had the wrong replacement mounts, since the new ones were about 3/4" taller than the old ones, but the part numbers were the same; looks like the old ones were flattened. It was very hard to determine the mounts were bad via a pry bar, as the engine appears to move just as much as it did with the old ones, but "floats" on the new mounts.

Big thanks to DieselBone for suggesting new mounts!

It’s like driving an entirely different vehicle now.
-John

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1986 190D, 2.5L, 5-speed swap, 180,000 Miles (60K by me).
Jeep CJ-7 with Cummins 4BT/NV4500/AtlastII 4.3.
Grand Wagoneer 4BT project in progress!

engine mounts on my current car i didnt think they were needed quite yet. when i rebuilt the front end i was freakin out because when i turned left it made a thud. well i went home and started lookin around under the hood and found the engine to be about 2in lower and almost cutting the oil cooler line. new mounts made it much better

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did you install the motor mounts yourself? if not, how much did it cost you?

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Grey '91 350SDL 214k Dad's car
Beige '81 240D 4 Speed 254k SOLD
Blue '82 300D 225k SOLD
White '95 E300D 46k SOLD
Blue '87 190D 2.5 Turbo 315k SOLD
Brown '80 240D 4 Speed 716k SOLD
Beige '80 300D N/A 119k SOLD
Blue '85 300D Model 186k T-Boned

yup did them myself. they are really easy, they key to doing them is to have a high quality set of allen wrenches(craftsman and up) and to clean the heads out really well before trying to remove the allen bolts.

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And a floor jack

Yes, big difference for my SDL too. I posted pics of my dead one I pulled off, motr was sitting on the frame!

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I'm not a doctor, but I'll have a look.

'85 300SD 245k
'87 300SDL 251k
'90 300SEL 326k

Six others from BMW, GM, and Ford.

Liberty will not descend to a people; a people must raise themselves to liberty.[/IMG]

thank you brandon, yes and a good floor jack

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lol i guess one day ill have to change my mounts since when i shut my 300D down it shakes like a big rig

looks like this

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I have a 83 300 SD and need to replace the mounts. Were do u place the jack and the wood on the engine? Thanks

Bottom of the oil pan...slightly favoring the front

Its a lot thicker than you think...

I just ordered a new set of motor mounts for my 96 E300D-108k. They should be in next week. The car vibrates in reverse and idle a lot and I think this should fix it.
Steve