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Hydraulic motor mount leak

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Old 04-10-2012 | 06:20 PM
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Had mine replaced last March...and I think that one is going too. Just ordered a new mount and will install it myself in the next few days. I am getting a slight leak that seems to be from the mount but not directly under the main part of it.

Got to love the "mystery oil" coming from nowhere.
 
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Old 04-27-2012 | 05:21 PM
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Just discovered my Motor Mount is leaking. Understand it is a common problem. It seems everyone replaced the mounts with an OEM unit (I did not read all of the posts) - probably due to warranties. I have 69,000 on mine and heading to the dealer tomorrow to see if I am still covered under warranty. The question I have is - "did anyone replace with the TSW mount and if so, what are the pros and cons of this replacement?? I appreciate the info. Thanks.
 
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Old 04-27-2012 | 06:44 PM
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The factory mount is junk....I went through one in literally 5k miles.

If you replace it with another OEM, expect it to go again.

I recently replaced it with a vibratechnics mount...company from the UK. Not cheap, but its beautifully made, and is not fluid filled, so it will never leak. Vibration in cabin is a little bit more prevalent, but I also have poly bushings on my tranny mount and lower engine mount, so that might be a lot of it.

Here's a pic:
 
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Old 04-27-2012 | 08:20 PM
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Wow that is pretty thumper.

+1 dont replace the OEM mount with another fluid filled mount it will just leak again.
 
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Old 04-27-2012 | 08:54 PM
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I replaced the OEM the first time with an OEM because the TSW was not yet available. I later replaced the second OEM mount with a TSW mount. The TSW mount does add a little vibration at idle but that is the only time I notice the extra vibration. However, the TSW mount will never leak again. I do not want to clean up the black goo mess again. It took me a lot longer to clean up the goo than it did to replace the mount.
 
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Old 09-12-2012 | 12:32 PM
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My car is having one of these replaced right now at the dealer (2006 R50 5spd with 35k miles) for a grand total of $230. I thought about replacing the broken mount with an aftermarket mount, but decided to go OEM at the dealer since it is covered by a 2 year unlimited mile warranty. Since the mount will probably go in the next 2 years, I will be able to get it fixed again under warranty.
 
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