looks like my next project will be sooner than hoped

[emac]

soooo, had to go on a 400km road trip today as usual my 2011 3.6l 5 speed performed beautifull

however i decided to back it out of the garage a couple of hours after returning to clean the bugs off the windscreen and grille/bumper

and what the heck ,what's this rusty brown watery puddle.

knowing the engine mt test procedure i stuck it in drive handbrake on, foot on brake and reved the motor
absolutely no engine movement at all

so i drove it up to my back shed but it on car ramps and got under it and had a look for the "leak" turns out its coming from a flexible soft rubber circular membrane "for want of a better explanation" under the engine mt and on top of the engine mt bracket ,when i poked it with my finger all this slightly oily rusty looking fluid came out, maybe half a cup , I can clean the mess with water so water soluable

had a look on the other side, same story but much less

just recently i had to drive through probably 150mm of standing water i was doing about 50kmph and there was a LOT of spray

please tell me its NOT engine mounts and just captive water please, please

thanks for reading

actually in googling this it seems its engine mounts grrr
if anyone wants to disagree ill be VERY happy to listen

[drover]

Id be guessing silicon mounts and water filling the spot the silicon once lived, just the first thought that I came to in your first description.......... hope its better on the petrol than the diesel to replace................

Not sure the old test way works on these things, silicon has leaked out but support is still there ??.......... haven't played with these ones yet, in no bluddy rush either.

Then again could be incorrect.

[Grippy]

If it's like many of the pita engine mounts to get to, you can usually jack the engine slightly (phone book of choice) squirt some silastic or window weld intos the suckers, let it cure and be done with it.

[emac]

i love your style Grippy.

i wondered about that option as well

gonna have to give that some thought.

its not the cost of the parts its the cost of labour i resent,

looking down the barrel of 70 im not that keen any more to bust knuckles anymore

[Grippy]

Originally Posted by emac

i love your style Grippy.

i wondered about that option as well

gonna have to give that some thought.

its not the cost of the parts its the cost of labour i resent,

looking down the barrel of 70 im not that keen any more to bust knuckles anymore

Haha, have done it on a few cars, most recent was my 4.7 L WJ Grand Cherokee a few years back which were apparently a ball ache to replace. Cleaned em up, sprayed some brake cleaner on them, covered one side with tape and squirted some window weld in, good as new.
Not sure how well that'd work with the fluid filled jobs but it's worth a crack.
Saves stuffing around changing them, the window weld stuff stays fairly pliable and soft

[OLMATE]

This is a good short vid' might be good to watch, apparently petrol and diesel share the same mounts

How To Replace The Passenger Side Engine Mount On a WK2 Jeep Grand Cherokee - YouTube

[drover]

I like that thought Grippy, can you even get at the buggas to do that sort of thing without a hoist............... I'm lookin down the same blurry barrel as emac .