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90 cutlass 3.1 auto motor mount problem


rommel1940

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Hello everybody I have a 90 cutlass thats been making noise in the front end,it happens when i stop and go, shift to reverse ect,its a clunking sound,First i notced the dog bones were wasted,I replace those,then i noticed the recall on my engine cradle mounts,those were wasted too ,so i too fixed those,the shop said it was my trans mount making the noise so i replaced that ,but that was fine,So what do you guys think is it my passinger side engine mount? when i was under the car i could'nt even see it,and how hard is it to change?Is there any other point that could be making the loud clunking sound,thanks Tom

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passenger side is usually a hydraulic mount. is the engine sitting level within the engine compartment? if it were saggin to the passenger side, it would indiacte a bad engine lower mount...

 

 

but... it could be several thing.

balljoints, cv joints, tierods, or somthing large that is loose. inspect those.

 

 

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Yeah, check the passenger side mount, usually they leak when they go bad, so look for lots of "goo" all over the place. And, if that is the problem, you can buy a solid rubber replacement if you are so linclined. I think you can only get it from NAPA.

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thanks for the replies guy,my engine looks to be level,my front end needs lots of work,it has 113,000 miles and runs great,suck too have these problems ,wouls the ball joints make that big of a clunk when you stop and go?

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  • 1 month later...

Well instead of creating a new thread I have to say this could be my problem.

 

My 93' LQ1 bumps when I change directions and slightly on shifts which to me, indicated a mount issue. I replaced the 2 easy mounts out of the four but when replacing the dogbone I DID notice the engine was a little 'off' as if leaning to the passenger side. So 2 mounts down 2 to go. Are hydraulic mounts standard in 88'-93' Cutlass Supremes?

 

I may have to take it somewhere with a lift because I dont have a top mount to carry the wieght off the bottom mounts. I just did an oil change last month too, the front mount requires that I pull the oil filter off =\.

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Hydraulic mounts were standard on all W's. The only mount that was solid rubber was the tranny mount. ( unless you wanna count the soft rubber bushings on the dogbones as solid rubber )

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I would think that if all the other mounts are bad so is the hydraulic mount.

 

 

Hydraulic mounts were standard on all W's. The only mount that was solid rubber was the tranny mount. ( unless you wanna count the soft rubber bushings on the dogbones as solid rubber )

 

3.4's have a mount back by the alt. that is solid rubber.

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