Engine movement
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Engine movement
When I’m sitting at a red light, I can feel the car rockin’ back and forth. When I raise the hood, I see the beltt spinning and the engine rockin’ back and forth. Is this normal? I have a ‘97 automatic. I know it”s a big engine. It’s not a huge rockin’ motion but noticeable.
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When I’m sitting at a red light, I can feel the car rockin’ back and forth. When I raise the hood, I see the beltt spinning and the engine rockin’ back and forth. Is this normal? I have a ‘97 automatic. I know it”s a big engine. It’s not a huge rockin’ motion but noticeable.
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yes it's very common... the stock mounts don't do a very good job of keeping the engine stable which also contributes to wheelhop... put in a good set of aftermarket mounts and that will keep the engine solid
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I replaced mine with Hinson engine (and transmission) mounts and now very steady.
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When I’m sitting at a red light, I can feel the car rockin’ back and forth. When I raise the hood, I see the beltt spinning and the engine rockin’ back and forth. Is this normal? I have a ‘97 automatic. I know it”s a big engine. It’s not a huge rockin’ motion but noticeable.
Thanks
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Considering that your car is now 20+ years old. It may be time for a new set of mounts.
I would just stick with stock mounts. Aftermarket mounts tend to be much stiffer and will transmit more vibration to the cab and to you.
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my pfadt engine mounts didn't make any more noise than stock and are still doing their job after the past 7 years or so... I ran pfadt's diff mount as well and had the same results, I only removed it because I swapped in a c6 drivetrain and it wouldn't work anymore