Motor mount R&R 1990 300D 2.5 Turbo-138k

[2.5Turbo]

I finally got around to replacing my motor mounts today. Last fall I noticed a oily fluid that smelled like tire rubber dripping under the car. It took a while for me to probe around with a screwdriver and find the big crack that had formed in the side of the driver's side motor mount. I had been feeling more and more of the engine especially at shutdown, so two and two added to needing new mounts.

I finally got around to it today after getting higher priority items like the leaking DV seals, bad lifters, glow plugs, and a new style vacuum pump done first. I'm sure the leaking diesel contributed to it, but the driver's side mount was totally trashed (new one on the right for comparison)...



The passenger side mount hadn't leaked yet, but it was noticeably shorter than the new one. The top bolts were a little bit of a pain...a number of extensions and a U-joint were needed to get enough clearance for the breaker bar. Even needed to use a cheater pipe on the 18" bar to break 'em loose. They made quite a crack when they broke loose...for half a second I thought I broke the head off the first one. The bottom allen head bolts weren't nearly as bad, came off pretty easy with the 1/2" ratchet.

Now it's running as smoothly as it should...no more vibrating rear view mirror