Just like their name explains, engine mounts have the role of keeping the power plant in place inside the engine bay. They are usually a component that has rubber and metal, and they are screwed into ...

No matter how quiet and smooth a car appears to drive, it still relies on an internal combustion engine to produce tons of raw explosive power every minute. That engine sits in a compartment ...

Most cars have two to four motor mounts. A bad motor mount will cause vibration or knocking from the engine. You can test for a bad motor mount visually or by rocking it by hand. Replacing motor ...

If your car has over 100,000 miles on it and you’ve never touched the engine or transmission mounts, you should seriously consider changing them. These unique pieces of hardware live hard lives and ...

Motor mounts hold your 4x4's engine in place in the chassis. In fact, we're not really sure why they are called motor mounts because a motor is an electric motor, and a gas- or diesel-driven engine is ...

Whether it’s a hatchback, sedan, crossover, or truck, all vehicles have comprehensive service schedules and intervals that include a variety of tasks, from rotating tires to changing air filters.

The engines that power our cars — even the smallest ones — are extremely heavy. While smaller engines like four-cylinders and V6s can weigh between 200 and 450 pounds, larger motors like heavy-duty ...

Motor mounts are about as unglamorous a piece of hardware as you can find on a vehicle, seldom listed as a maintenance item in owner’s manuals and never mentioned in new-car showrooms as a reason to ...

Engine mounts fail gradually causing sluggish shifts and $800+ repair bills when ignored-spot early warning signs to prevent ...

During the installation of TTI headers on our '06 5.7L Hemi Police Pursuit Charger ("Go With the Flow," July '17), we discovered that the motor (engine) mounts were torn beyond the point of reuse.

In boat terminology 101, the transom is the part where the sides of the hull join. It’s part of the stern—the rear end of the boat—and includes the vertical area. The area is ideal for mounting an ...