DangerousDan

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The front mount is easy. For this one you need a 17mm socket and a 14mm socket. Remove the bolt that attached the mount to the engine with the 14mm socket first. After that, remove the crossmember with the 17mm. There are two plastic trim clips that you need to remove from the crossmember, they are at the front attaching the splash guard to the crossmember.

The mount is attached to the crossmember by some 14mm bolts, have at it.

Install is the reverse, but don't reinstall if you are doing the rear, you want as much room as you can get back there.

The rear mount is not easy, you have to really take your time and explore all options to get at all the bolts.

Start by removing the tube from your intake between the manifold and you filter box. You need a screwdriver or a 10mm socket for this. This makes it so you can access half of the bolts you can't get at from underneath the car.

At this point it is a good idea to at least put a jack with a block of wood under the oil pan and get it touching, but not lifting, the oil pan. It will be best if the engine doesn't move at all, but if it does you can slide the bolt back in while someone controls the jack.

Remove all bolts holding the rear mount to the chassis. I used a very long extension and a u-joint or two at times to get one or two of the bolts, most are accessible from under the car with an open ended wrench.

There is a removable bracket attaching the mount to the engine, this will have to be removed to get the mount out. You must loosen the mount completely from the chassis in order to loosen the bottom bolt on this bracket. This bolt does not need to come out of the bracket at all and must be placed there before the mount is put into it, or it will not fit.

Once you have removed the bracket the mount should be able to be worked out the bottom of the engine bay. It takes some twisting to get it in and out of there.

Install:
Place the mount in it's position on the chassis and, with the bolt mentioned already in the hole, place the bracket over it. Tighten the bracket first, then put the bolts holding the mount on.

If you can't get the bolt attaching the engine to the mount in, reposition the engine either by pushing it with your hand or adjusting the jack until you can slide it through. With three mounts attached and the engine suspended by these mounts you should be able attach the crossmember and its mount easily. If not you can reposition the engine to slide this bolt through as well.

Here is a pic of the torque specs.

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