New mounts (and solved stink engine smell)
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New mounts (and solved stink engine smell)
So I finally put the car in the shop this week and had the engine and transmission mounts replaced. I also had the transmission fluid and filter replaced and the rear differential. In total about $2,400 of work - thanks in large part to Mercedes Benz of Tysons Corner completely messing up my transmission pan by snapping one of the bolts and missing screws from a previous visit. Hate that place, but different topic..
anyway - man what a difference the mounts have made! Totally tightened up driving experience. Gone is the sloppiness and lumpiness of acceleration and de acceleration. What I thought were my brakes again, turned out to be the engine shifting in its seats. The car is smooooth as silk now.. My mechanic said the old mounts were about a ½ inch compressed when compared to the new ones.
mine is a 2014 with 50k miles.
the stink smell after driving from the engine? Oil on the front of the engine from sloppy oil change work. Oil is basically getting cooked. Just need to clean it off. Again - dealership caused...
never will I use a dealership for my services and repairs.
anyway - man what a difference the mounts have made! Totally tightened up driving experience. Gone is the sloppiness and lumpiness of acceleration and de acceleration. What I thought were my brakes again, turned out to be the engine shifting in its seats. The car is smooooth as silk now.. My mechanic said the old mounts were about a ½ inch compressed when compared to the new ones.
mine is a 2014 with 50k miles.
the stink smell after driving from the engine? Oil on the front of the engine from sloppy oil change work. Oil is basically getting cooked. Just need to clean it off. Again - dealership caused...
never will I use a dealership for my services and repairs.
Last edited by nc211; Mar 14, 2020 at 08:50 AM.
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Thanks for posting this.
It's interesting that the mounts were compressed and made such a difference after 50K miles ...
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my boss has a previous generation E with like 260k miles on it. He’s had to replace the mounts 3 times, said each time is like a new car again.
