Engine Mount Replacement

[X5only]

Originally Posted by Fifty150hs

New engine mounts are my Presidents day project along with replacing the front guibo, new poly sway bar bushings and oil level sensor. Started with the need to replace the sensor. Figured since I was going to have to drop the stiffening plate and I have the bad vibration at idle I'd take care of a bunch of items while the plate was off. The sway bar bushings have never been replaced in 245,000 miles. Even when I did the suspension refresh.

I purchased class 12 bolts and nuts for about $20. At that price replacing the stiffening plate nuts and bolts is a no brainer.

I'm going to rent an engine hoist for $40 since the Harbor Freight engine support isn't big enough.

It still works as is but it is under stress. I've used it on my E39, E92 and X5 successfully with no issue. On my E92 it hoisted the engine for nearly 3 months as I was doing a turbo and engine overhaul. Yeah, I'll take mine to a welder to extend it a little bit and add a 'lil bit of reinforcement.

[Auto Parts Guy]

Anyone replacing the engine mount and subframe bolts when you do the mounts and drop the FAC?

Fifty150hs, you mention stiffening plate, but do you actually mean the Front Axle Carrier? Or are you talking about the stiffening plate that has to be removed anyway? My question is really regarding FAC and engine mount bolts replacement.

This will be one of the first jobs I do when i finish getting my lift installed

[EODguy]

Originally Posted by Auto Parts Guy

This will be one of the first jobs I do when i finish getting my lift installed

WTH? Someone else with a lift?

I am jealous!

I feel like Andrew Dice Clay in "Ford Fairlane" while at the concert wondering if he's the only one who paid full price...

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[Auto Parts Guy]

To be fair, I've done plenty of work on the dirt and without a shop so last month I had a simple 30x48x12 installed on a 6" slab. I still have to run all the electrical and finish the interior. But we just bolted the lift in last weekend!! A few last steps before it's operational. But i can't wait!
I bought a certified 10k lb lift made by Rotary (sold by Derek Weaver).

Now who really replaces those FAC & mount bolts?

[Fifty150hs]

Originally Posted by Auto Parts Guy

Anyone replacing the engine mount and subframe bolts when you do the mounts and drop the FAC?

Fifty150hs, you mention stiffening plate, but do you actually mean the Front Axle Carrier? Or are you talking about the stiffening plate that has to be removed anyway? My question is really regarding FAC and engine mount bolts replacement.

This will be one of the first jobs I do when i finish getting my lift installed

The stiffening plate. I have to pull it to get to the oil level sensor to replace it. Since I have to do that and I have the bad vibration at idle, I figured I'd go ahead and change the engine mounts and front guibo "while I'm in there".

Since the manual only calls for torquing the engine mount bolts to a specified torques, I'll reuse them. They'll get lock tight. The stiffening plate will get new bolts since I found I can get the bolts and nuts for $20 from Belmetrics rather than $150 for OE. No reason not to replace those like the manual says.

[Fifty150hs]

Originally Posted by Auto Parts Guy

To be fair, I've done plenty of work on the dirt and without a shop so last month I had a simple 30x48x12 installed on a 6" slab. I still have to run all the electrical and finish the interior. But we just bolted the lift in last weekend!! A few last steps before it's operational. But i can't wait!
I bought a certified 10k lb lift made by Rotary (sold by Derek Weaver).

Now who really replaces those FAC & mount bolts?

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I am sooooooo jealous!

[Overboost]

Made it home today and my mounts are here. I'm not sure if I will have the energy to jump on it tomorrow as I am still recovering from a week at Daytona. We raced the BMW Endurance Challenge yesterday finished with the win in the TCR class in our Audi RS3.

[Fifty150hs]

Originally Posted by Overboost

Made it home today and my mounts are here. I'm not sure if I will have the energy to jump on it tomorrow as I am still recovering from a week at Daytona. We raced the BMW Endurance Challenge yesterday finished with the win in the TCR class in our Audi RS3.

[Auto Parts Guy]

Very nice!
Congrats on the win.

[EODguy]

Originally Posted by Overboost

Made it home today and my mounts are here. I'm not sure if I will have the energy to jump on it tomorrow as I am still recovering from a week at Daytona. We raced the BMW Endurance Challenge yesterday finished with the win in the TCR class in our Audi RS3.

Congratulations!

But a real race would be Bahrain to Riyadh with a bottle of Jack and a spiral cut ham on the dash.... just saying

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