This is real time, mechanic struggle/grind. Ive watch plenty of mechanic/how-to videos and they typically fast forward or skip the full demonstration of the most difficult part. Appreciate this in-depth video. 😊

I replaced my engine/trans mounts on my 2005 Camry at 100,000 miles/17 years. The result was no more steering wheel vibration at 60 mph+ highway driving. I went OEM on all mounts.

15:00-15:16: "Don't give up though..." -- I don't know who needs to hear this but this is the best advice you could get at a basic level. I can't tell you how many times I wanted to give up working on cars with rusted parts, rounded bolt heads and stuck brake drums. I forced myself to continue and I'm a better mechanic because of it. If you're new to turning a wrench (and I still consider myself very new) it's important to persevere. Be smart but intentional about troubleshooting difficult problems. Too many KZfaq videos out there mislead people into thinking everything just comes apart and back together without struggle. In my experience, there is ALWAYS struggle. Even outside the rust belt. I love this channel!

This is why engineers should be required to service and fix their own creation once or twice a year, then they will learn what a “masterpiece” they have created.

This channel is a gold mine. Simple, straightforward information.

AMAZING: My 2008 Camry had a weird vibration and TCCN replaced ALL with OEM mounts. Drives beautifully, purrs. I called this job "Cracker Jack" since there apparently were suprises inside. ADM is a superior perfectionist, drills down to find the root cause & resolve. It was an honor for TCCN to do this job, can't wait till he inspects my 2007 Highlander !!! BRAVO, how does the world clone your morality & ethics !!!

I’m sure a number of people have already mentioned it but there is no substitute for OEM engine mounts. I changed the front engine mount and torque strut on my 2010 Camry using aftermarket mounts and was back to square one a year later. Yeah, the Toyota mounts cost more but they are still going strong 100,000miles later.

I have a 33 year old Toyota Land Cruiser, 200'000 miles, maybe I should change mine! To be honest I have only owned it for 12 years so they may have been done before. I have done the transmission mount. 100% agree with the quality of Toyota mounts, really well made. The quality of rubber has huge variations.

I just booked an appointment with the Car Care Nut on December 21 to fix my back windshield shade on my Toyota Avalon. I’m excited and hope I don’t get star struck. 😂

I sell thousands of aftermarket motor mounts every month. I’ve been doing it for 7 years. I use them in my car too. Here’s what I’ve learned: ALL VEHICLES ARE DIFFERENT, but the general lifespan is about 6 years. Some people get 2, others get 10. A few get much more out of the less important mounts. My 97 Honda Civic still has the original rear engine mount and transmission mount, and they are still in good shape. The others need replacement after approximately 5 years. OEM is *almost* always the best you can get, but depending on the vehicle brand, you could pay dearly for them. For many DIYers, OEM may not be worth the cost IF the job is easy. If you take your car to the mechanic and pay for labor, the only way I’d recommend aftermarket is if the shop buys the mount on their account and guarantees the work. Let the mechanic deal with the warranty. Their suppliers can get the parts faster, and labor is covered. Sometimes aftermarket is the better deal, but make sure to factor in labor costs! OEM lasts longer than aftermarket. Nothing wrong with aftermarket , but it depends on how much you’re willing to spend and how easy or hard the job is because you probably will change it sooner. In Mitsubishi’s case, we’ve had people with 2 year old vehicles with ALL broken OEM mounts already and it became a normal occurrence. In that case, just buy aftermarket 😂. OEM Toyota/Lexus mounts are good quality. We rarely have complaints about excessive vibration from any engine bigger than a 4 cylinder. V6 and V8 engines are just naturally smoother. You can get away with replacing 1 mount, as long as you didn’t drive your car for years (which most people do anyways) with the bad mount. This ruins the other mounts. Almost every car will wear out the main engine mount first, which is closest to the timing cover. For Toyota/Lexus and Honda/Acura, the front mount. The mount in this location usually bears most of the weight and torque, hence why it wears faster. Your driving style MATTERS. Flooring it from a stoplight (obviously) puts a lot of stress on your mounts. If oil is leaking directly onto your mounts, they absolutely will not last very long at all. Fix the leak. If you are tightening a bolt that is embedded into the rubber, don’t drive it down with damn impact! If you stretch or twist the rubber while tightening the bolt, the mount will stiffen up and cause vibration issues. If you drive a luxury car, I would also think twice about aftermarket mounts. If you are picky/particular about your ride, just spend the money and get OEM. Electric cars have drive unit (motor) mounts too. Not sure of how often they need to be replaced(don’t have much experience with them yet), but they do fail.

Work in cars with bottoms full of corrosion is a real pita. Hats off to you.

Your standard of repair and advice for us consumers are top shelf! Well done sir.

I absolutely appreciate your channel. Only suggestion I have is that you wear safety glasses. Those safety squints are a little less effective.

I really really appreciate this video not making it look super easy, your frustrations even as an experienced technician make it so relatable.

I appreciate you putting in full effort to attach the dust covers correctly even though they came in wrong.

This guy is the best as well as having patience from God. I do enjoy his videos

I had to disconnect those exact motor mounts to replace a bent lower control arm. They were rusty after 14 years but still intact. Thanks for showing how to replace all of them. So appreciated!

2023 TACOMA Engine Mount - Hi there. My first ever Toyota! I purchased a brand new ‘23 Tacoma last February and with less than 3,500 miles I had to replace the driver side engine mount after hunting down an increasingly loud squeak/creak. After replacement the truck was back to new! However, I should’ve had the dealership replace them as a set because less than 2 ,500 miles later the passenger side became a squeaking/creaking issue. The dealership agreed that the issue was the already worn and cracked passenger side engine mount. Again, the replaced mount totally stopped the issue. I asked the service writer if there was any sort of service bulletin or an updated part number for the replacement mount. “No” on both questions. On the paperwork from the dealership I noticed that the tech replaced the passenger side mount but noted a noisy driver’s side mount and now that the passenger side has been quieter down I DEFINITELY hear the beginning of the same increasingly loud squeak/creak from the driver’s side. What’s going on with the Toyota engine mounts?!

The only mount that goes bad and develop cracks when it gets old is the "dog bone". The other 3 hardly ever go bad.

I have a 91 vzn130 4runner with 467,000 k's and still runs like a dream. It also has the original engine mounts which are still fine. I can still balance a 50 cent coin on edge on the motor while it's idling. Love my Toyotas. Regular service is the key.

Now I am not afraid of replacing Motor /Engine Mounts. Thanks for the video. (always).

Your shop is so clean it could be used as an operating room. Great content as usual.

An absolute masterpiece!!! I loved the care, In particularly the nuances, down to the cleaning!!!

Instead of plugging hoses with a bolt to prevent dripping, try a golf tee. The taper allows you to give a little push and usually holds without any clamp.

AMD, I can't believe you got another LS 430. 🤣I think the car you are fixing is my favourite colour for the ES 350 . Stay Classy Lexus!!🤩🤩

hate zip ties so happy you like to fix things properly!

I guess I'm just weird. As you were removing the covers on that lexus, with each cover that came off, the better I liked it. I took the cover off of my Avalon as soon as I bought it, that was 15 years ago. I like the look of the engine, and I like to hear the engine sounds. Especially when I'm leaning on the gas pedal. That engine sound is like angels singing to me.

As of today, 12.6.2023, I replaced my mother’s 2009 Highlander all struts and everything else(OEM parts )except the springs. I was very surprised that some of the parts were still good after 15 years in the car.

I had a 12 ft ladder to do stuff needed at the top. And used some of the harder ear plugs to squish in the lines and hoses to stop the smaller flow.

still have OEM mounts and waterpump on my 2012 Highlander 3.5L with 162K on it. Still runs smooth as silk.

Thank you for being so humble while doing such professional job to teach all of us. 🙏

Master mechanic at work is amazing to see and appreciate.

I replaced all the mounts in my lexus rx400h because it had 200k miles. My after-market mounts are garbage compared to my old lexus mounts with 200k. So don't do my mistake.

Great video, I am so glad you made an actual repair video,

I am so happy I found this channel. It is a great pleasure to watch, I don't even know how many videos I have already binge-watched :) Thanks for all the great informative content and a pleasant presentation. I wish you all the best.

One question, why you don't use torque wrench?

Having to rebuild the front end on my 14 Sienna with 190k miles. Since I am replacing the lower control arms, I am debating replacing motor mounts while I am already in there. Great video.

Hi AMD, i bought aftermarket made in Japan motor mounts for my 1997 corolla (car is too old so aftermarket makes sense) for 105 dollars. its been 6 months so far and its doing great.

Love the M12 pro-tip. That’s awesome, thanks for that.

Nice to see the honest struggles and trics / mentality explained through the job! Thanks! I'm just starting to learn and did small fixes like rotors and water pump + pipes on my LR4. It's very educative to see you work even if I don't hown a Toyota. Keep it up and Cheers!

Your skill and attention to detail and care is very admirable..

I've owned 6 Toyotas so far, never had to replace engine mounts. All were over 200K miles when I sold them.

awesome video and you take pride in what you do 👍🏽

I just replaced my motor mounts on my 1999 V6 Camry at 304k miles. It does have a rear mount which is a royal pain to replace. Cutting the rear bracket on the rear mount in two was essential. Now car drives like new and pulls like a mule!

Yeah, the motor mounts I paid $70 for set of 5 or 6 on my 2002 Honda Odyssey were not as good as OEM, more vibration, but better than the worn out OEM and lasted over 100,000 miles. But now my engine is jumping again like it did with OEM. Considering I have cam noise, rusty body, leaking cooling system, surging idle, worn tires, death airbags (don't trust it the hour drive to dealer), 285,000 miles on it with original driveline, I just bought another $70 set to get me by, but I'd go OEM with a good car.

The final cleaning was the icing on the cake!

Mr. AMD You are blessed with work.

the timing of this video is amazing for me. I ordered all my mounts for my 2011 Avalon a few weeks ago and havent had time to replace them. changed the dogbone this last weekend

"You can tell it is the end of the day....Starting to throw stuff." My friend, I have to tell you that I have whole weeks like that hehe.

Which way is out, so many cars. Glad that I watched this video. You made everything look easy.

As always very informative video. I liked the tour of the shop with various problems of different cars. You mentioned making new brake lines. Perhaps that's a good future video you can make on making new brake lines.

Another gem about mechanics at it's finest

We finally replaced ours on our 2008 RX400h at 175k. After replacing it, made us realize we could have done it a few thousand miles earlier :)

Thank you sir for sharing your knowledge with us. I was about to change the motor mounts on ES350 when this video popped up,it helped me tremendously!

"in the mechanic world, this is called, "you gotta pay your dues."" not a mechanic, but that saying perfectly explains WHY i have nothing but problems when i try to work on my car.

what you just described about the motor mounts on a corolla, is EXACTLY what i am going through... once i have money in the bank, im having the shop replace all of them, i had just the two replaced a year or so ago, and been struggling with vibrations since

you are amazing! what expertise i wish i could bring my 2004 camry to you

Great video , very informative , i have two of these ES 350s , one is same color Matador Red and another one is Black . Thank you for sharing your experience .

You’re certainly have earned your Toyota strips as a master mechanic. As someone who works on his own 1998 Toyota Camry V6 with a manual E153 transmission purchased brand new, I’m looking for the lowest on-line cost provider with Toyota OEM parts, may I ask what’s your domestic Toyota parts source? I would love to set up a wholesale account with them. TJM Palm Beach Gardens FL

I have the engine mounts ready to install in my 2013 Scion XB. wish you did that style mounts, but i am glad you talked about it. my car shakes soo bad at 123,000 miles.

As always excellent work 👏

I love this guy. I found my 2008 solara had all these mounts go bad. Even if I dont do the job myself now i know about it and I can ask the right questions. Will replace and update on how my car drives.

Tremendous video. I appreciate the cautions thqt you stress, including using OEM parts despite that I may have to win the lottery to afford them when our RAV 4 will need them replaced. Thank you.

Another LS430 this one is golden color 👏👏🙌🙌👍👍❤

I am amazed by your honesty, professionalism and caring about your fellow man. Most mechanics I know would have charged the full book time for the total procedure while still doing the more efficient method.

God bless you! Do it right the first time and all is well. I remember those days when I would argue with the car. Thank you!

Thank you very much for this video.

Bravo! Great job!

The best video I've ever seen in youtube. Thanks sir. and I am really enjoy your show. /Sincerely

As always……I very good job, and well explained. …….and a excellent video. Thanks for the great content. Stay safe.

Another excellent instructional video. Thank you AMD! I especially appreciate your demonstration comparing the old worn-out mounts to the new ones. My old Sienna needs this repair. I need to slide underneath and study the situation to judge if this is a DIY. If it's comparable to what I've just seen, it's above my pay grade. But being a '99, it might be somewhat easier with my car...we'll see.

Yet another great informative video 👍 many thx for posting it👍

very excited to see another LS 430!👌👌👍👍

I've got a 98 2 door rav4 cabrio and im excited to learn if the excess vibration is due to those mounts. Thank you as always 🙏

hi AMD, This is one of the best videos you have produced, patience is your virtue.

Mr. AMD is the Mr. Roger’s of mechanics.

See how you go the extra mile to put the covers back on properly? Most mechanics would put a screw, a zip tie, or whatever will hold it? That’s why you’re an amazing mechanic AMD👍

I love the fact that you fixed his clips. Most mechanics lose the clips and don't replace them. Do you know the part number for the clips in the engine bay on a 2015 gs350. I need some because their missing.

So I just finished this job on a 2003 Highlander Limited V6. The 2003 Highlander Limited does have a rear mount that needs to also be unbolted in order to get enough engine lift to replace the passenger side mount. Thanks Amd for this video.

Why am I watching him remove the front mount and I'm cursing up a storm in my head 😠 😡 😆 🤣 and he is so calm

Thank you for sharing!

The issue is, as cars get older, it doesn't make much financial sense for manufacturers to keep making original parts. So, it gets harder to find OEM stuff, right? This means you're kinda stuck looking for aftermarket parts or maybe swapping in some refurbished ones. Though, it's funny, some collector's parts are way easier to find than others. By the way, your show is very informative and I love your channel. Please keep doing what you do!!!!!

super helpful. thanks!

That customer will really appreciate the job u did. It'll feel like a new car! Now, dumb question: Where do u u buy your clips from? Toyota? How many different sizes? Can we buy bags of them? I see they do on Amazon but never coŕrect. Thanks!👍

A great job. Thanks

An hour video on engine mounts? Yep!

Wow that shop has quite a variety of cars. Can't wait to see the video on that mk4 supra

Thankyou for posting. I recently replaced the clutch in my 1.3 Echo and wondered if I should be replacing the engine mounts too at 190,000km. I think they have some life left in them but its quite a job to get to them, particularly the rear, which requires removal of the front suspension sub assembly.

I had the transmission and motor mounts replaced with original mounts. With the transmission mount, I could see it was cracked. With the Toyota being old and living where the cities had aggressively installed speed bumps (4 in block and 3 in another block near my home), I knew it would a matter of time before they would fail. Comment on the wisdom of speed bumps. The local fire department told the city council that at 15 mph the frames on its trucks would break.

Yeah the only aftermarket parts I use on Toyota is I like the Akebono brake pads. I don't even use aftermarket windshield wiper blades.

I do love this long ratchet wrenches,,, you have power of a lever and at the same time comfort of a ratchet.

Really like your videos, turned a bolt or two in my younger days. I'm in the market for a car myself, and what you do is a real help. There is one thing that puzzles me, why are there so many 4-door cars? I've been looking at the Toyota Celicas and Solaras and it's hard to find one with the manual stickshift, the best auto theft deterrent for the age we live in now. Have a good one dude.

I unfortunately definitely agree with using OEM mounts. The same applies to Honda and Hyundai, from my experience. The aftermarket mounts are just not quite manufactured to spec and cause problems more often than not. You may be able to get away with using one or two aftermarket, but especially any hydraulically controlled ones for vibration dampening during idle, they need to be OEM.

Watching KZfaq videos about cars can sometimes save you lots of money. I saw several about changing motor mounts on mercedes E320, v6s. Most said you need this special handy-dandy tool they happened to be selling for 99.99 in order to change the left mount from the front. I happened to see one video where the guy unhooked the exhaust pipe from the manifold, and it gave easy access to the top bolt with a regular wrench from the backside. When I had to have mine done, I told the mechanic about that, and he had it done in just a few minutes. You saved that customer a lot of money not doing this by the book even though it was a little difficult getting that mount out your way. I don't have a car right now, but when I am in a position to buy another one, I will try to get a Lexus even though I really liked my Mercedes. To bad I'm so far away from you.😢 I'm in Vegas. 😊😊😊 I forgot to ask. Are those oil filled mounts or solid rubber? 🤔

Thank you AMD u r amazing Iam learning alot from you I wish you remake Viedo from your home garage now quality is much better just how to do stuff I know there’s a lot people who are advanced but I bet there’s more new guys here so plz try to redo those Viedo on how to change transmission fluid for example for how to probably service and change fluids and all that now your Viedo quality is top I appreciate your hard work thank you

I have all the tools to accomplish this, but the floor lift and transmission jack stand-no problem!

Good job 👏

Lots to do for lucky owners. Always good stuff.

Thank you AMD another great video. What happened to Jose recording you, seems you were tripoding the majority of the video till the end, lol. Fantastic info and great detailed.

Awesome video as always.. thank you for this info. Questiob do you have a video when to replace wheel bearing on toyota 4runner 5th gen? Thank you so much!