Hi,

My 2000 XJR is at the dealership having the throttle body replaced. Now that they have that sorted, the service advisor called me to let me know that all 5 mounts are not in good order and need to be replaced. I have been searching the web tonight and only coming up with 2 motor mounts and 1 transmission mount so a little lost on the 5 mounts. Are there front and rear engine mounts on the X308? Also, has anyone had good luck with aftermarket mounts or the wise approach is just to go OEM? Aftermarket engine mounts like Uro are around $70 and the OEM part is around $165.

I am planning on either doing this swap myself or taking it to a mechanic who can install my parts. If someone has the JTIS procedure or DIY documented please do share that as it will help me immensely to get this sorted.

Thanks in advance for you help.

 

There are only two engine mounts and one transmission mounts like you stated. However, if I were you, I'd just get the aftermarket ones and have someone else replace them.

 

The 5 mounts will be the trans mount, the 2 engine mounts and the engine V mounts (these connect the front part of the subframe to the body). These can be tricky to do, it, involves lowering the front part of front subframe to get them out. I would recommend getting them done preforably by someone who has done them before. The trans and engine mounts are pretty straight forward.

 

I would get another opinion before you buy anything. All 5 mounts bad is very unliklely

 

I agree. One way to check the engine mounts are bad, open the hood, start the vehicle, put into drive, put handbrake on, keep one foot on brake, use other foot on accelerator, don't need to give it much gas, if you see the engine rise up on one side, then you have a bad engine mount. The vee mounts, you can usually hear a clunk noise when going over bumps, but also gives that feeling that some thing in the front is about to fall out. Do you have a way of checking some of these things yourself?