kbtr6

...aka the front motor mount, on some cars that is. This is my wifes car with 85k miles on it and I'm looking for tune up parts and suggestions for same, as well as info on the thread title.

I was out in her car last week as the passenger,(never drive it), and was hearing a loud tinny sound under certain loads like going slowly up a long grade. It was definitely a heat shield rattling and that's where I started looking and found nothing wrong under the car. I ended up finding the upper torque arm bushing torn away from the metal housing it sits in and the more I looked at it the more obvious it was that it was bad. I attributed the torn bushing to the vibrations I was hearing, those being transmitted elsewhere as a sympathetic vibration.

Has anyone else had any dealings with the bushing and if so where did you get a replacement part, is it strictly a dealer item>

For spark plugs, I was planning on using these...

...http://sparkplugs.com/more_info.asp?...87065&pid=2973

Does anyone have any other plug recommendation or are these acceptable for the car? Any other tune up suggestions for what I should be doing would be much appreciated.

Thanks again,
KB

JSM1284

Spark plug, Use NGK IFR6A11

The torque arm you are referring to, is it the dog bone upper engine mount your referring to?

kbtr6

I'll check out that plug thanks. The mount is in front and on the left of the spark plug cover as you look under the hood, could be the dog bone if that's the shape it has, I'd have to go look.

tomstep2

It is probably the dog bone, it costs about $25 - $30 dollars and takes about 15 minutes to replace. Mine was worn and making the same rattling noise under engine load. The new one took care of it. Good Luck!

kbtr6

Thanks tom...That's got to be the same one, it's the only one there. For my cars I've replaced the OEM bushing with an am polyurethane type but I need to stay OEM with this car.

How accessible is the throttle body on these cars for cleaning?

tomstep2

I never priced from the dealer. When I purchased mine, it was aftermarket and it was the entire dogbone. I am not sure how accessible the throttle body is.

kbtr6

ok thanks...