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Rodriguez
11-01-2010, 08:41 PM
Ok, When im sitting at idle my stock 4g64 rattles and shakes the whole dash all the way to the side mirrors. I tend to think its a bad motor mount but im not really sure. As soon as i give a tiny bit of throttle its stops. Any thoughts?
keith6110
11-01-2010, 08:47 PM
Do you have poly mounts? If not your guess with bad mounts is probably true. Check out the side mounts. On the I4 the side mounts seem to cause the most vibration.
Rodriguez
11-01-2010, 09:08 PM
ok thanks, what kind of job am I looking at if it needs to be replaced?
keith6110
11-01-2010, 09:13 PM
ok thanks, what kind of job am I looking at if it needs to be replaced?

Its not hard at all as long as you do one mount at the time.
Rodriguez
11-01-2010, 09:14 PM
thanks, ill check it out in the morning
imawhinney91
11-01-2010, 09:50 PM
The same thing was happening to me a couple of months ago. It ended up being ignition coils. Thats on the extreme side but its an option. And the symptoms fit what you are talking about.
Rodriguez
11-02-2010, 06:30 PM
hmm ignition coils. Where are those on the car?
Rodriguez
11-02-2010, 06:33 PM
Ok i checked the mount closest to the front of the car. The best way for me to describe it is, it sort of looks like its sagging towards the bottom. Also, there's a lot more space on the top hole of the rubber bushing than on the bottom
Joshua42007
11-02-2010, 06:47 PM
Ok i checked the mount closest to the front of the car. The best way for me to describe it is, it sort of looks like its sagging towards the bottom. Also, there's a lot more space on the top hole of the rubber bushing than on the bottom

That sounds likea bad mount, if you had pictures i could give you a better idea
Rodriguez
11-02-2010, 06:57 PM
This is what i could get just now with my cheap camera without jacking the car up.

http://s93.photobucket.com/albums/l52/Mendoza1243/?action=view&current=IMG_0287.jpg
jubeiaire
11-02-2010, 07:14 PM
you need a new insert for that mount or replace the whole thing mount/insert if you dont have the tools/knowledge to replace the insert. allso check your mount thats on the passenger side and the one under the battery tray
Rodriguez
11-02-2010, 07:27 PM
Im assuming the insert is just the rubber part? And where exactly is the one on the passenger side?