I hit a bump in my 94 grand voyager, since then my engines raddles a lot.?

Question

some one was telling me its probably my motor mounts, i was wondering where they are located and what do they look like.also, if you happen to know any other things that would make the engine shake please tell me that too.

Answer 1

yup most likely motor mounts. they are located under the engine. connecting the engine to the frame. they are most likely made of rubber and a metal housing i think. some of them are different

Answer 2

A broken engine mount or mounts wouldn't make a rattling noise, it would make a clunking noise when pulling away or coming to a stop as the whole engine shifts forwards/backwards.

As mentioned, sounds to me to be more like a loose exhaust or loose exhaust heat shield.  Crawl underneath and grab the exhaust (when it's cold!) and shake it around, it shouldn't make any nolise at all.

Answer 3

Sounds like you have a broken motor mount or broken transmission mount. You want to check your exhaust also.  Something may be loose or cracked there. Sounds like a broken motor mount though.

Answer 4

check the exhaust system,loose heat shield, broken hanger

Answer 5

who ever told you it was your motor mount(s) is probably correct.  it should be easy enough to check - and it probably is the bottom mount - there is one on the front upper part of the engine - one on the passenger side upper mounts and one underneath by the transmission.  have someone (with foot on brake) shift from park to reverse then to drive and watch and see if the motor rocks back and forth - this is causing your engine to get out of time causing the engine to shake because it is putting it out of time.  good luck

Answer 6

I'm not an mechanic but this happen to me before my engine mounts or (brackets) the bolts were loose on it. That might be your problem.