I called up the dealer to ask what the cost would be to replace my motor mounts. I don't think they are bad, but a little worn. The engine moves a bit while testing in reverse.

The cost? $378 in labor! For 2 engine and 1 tranmission. Not including parts. LOL I was told that if I didn't do the transmission mount also, I wouldn't "feel happy." LOL.

I also inquired about my odd idle / stutter problem. They suggested I pay one hour of labor ($80) and have the techs do a full diagnostic on the car.

If anyone is intersted in the cost of having an old car ran through the CPO program the cost is roughly 2+ hours of labor. Around $250.

 

Wow!
I was quoted at $600 for parts and labor for all the mounts!
Lexus is $$$$ on their labor man.

 

Ouch!!! that's not cheap.

I wonder how difficult this task is? Some cars are fairly easy. Others are a royal pain. Since the dealer is charging over 4.5 hours of labor it must be a pain or the dealer is seeing fat profit margins. I wonder what the flat rate manual says for this proceedure. Some manufacturers claim a quicker install on there supercharger systems !!!

I did an engine swap on my old Turbocoupe and the mounts were $250 for the pair... they were liquid filled for smoothness. I would guess the Lexus parts to be more.

 

How do you know your mounts are bad? I stopped by at my dealership (Vista Lexus) and they told me mine were bad also and I should replace all of them. They actually quoted me $237 for all labor + whatever the parts are. I took the car for an oil change to my mechanic and he said they are fine
He basically put the car in drive and reverse gears while holding the brakes. The engine moved a tiny bit but not a lot. He said the mounts were fine and that the dealership was trying to make money off me
I do feel a slight jerk in the drivetrain when shifting out of park into D or reverse. I'm not sure if that's normal or not. Doesn't feel abnormal or anything.

Anton

 

I did an engine swap on my old Turbocoupe and the mounts were $250 for the pair... they were liquid filled for smoothness. I would guess the Lexus parts to be more. [/B][/QUOTE]

As far as I know all the Lexus engine mounts are liquid filled, so the price should be the same!

 

As far as I know all the Lexus engine mounts are liquid filled, so the price should be the same! [/B][/QUOTE]

I would be surprised if Lexus sold ANYTHING for less than Ford!!!

 

Oh, sorry! When you said turbo coupe, I thought you were talking about an SC300/400

 

I came away with a similar expereince. Not satisfied, I did some searching around the NET, came up with pricing on mounts AND Service Manuals (THE ONLY SOURCE I FOUND FOR MANUALS).
Good people....product priced right AND sent when promised.
LD Stricker
-----Original Message-----
From: Lexus Parts [mailto:LexusParts@1800thompson.com]
Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 11:18 AM
To: snow_ski@***.net
Subject: RE: QUOTE Request
LD
HERE ARE THE PRICE QUOTES YOU HAVE REQUESTED FOR YOUR 1995 SC400...
ENGINE MOUNTS 12360-50110---$67.36 EACH (THERE ARE 2)
TRANS MOUNT 12371-50030---$51.10 (THERE IS ONE)
REPAIR MANUAL (3 VOLUME SET) 00245-RM383-U---$297.23

TAKES ME ABOUT TWO WEEKS TO GET THE REPAIR MANUALS FROM LEXUS AND THEN SHIP TO YOU.
TO ORDER, PLEASE GO TO OUR LEXUS ORDER PAGE www.irontoad.com/l_ord.htm AND JUST FOLLOW THE PROMPTS TO ORDER.
THANKS
RYAN

 

i have never had a pleasant experience with vista lexus. and i hate how they take up so much space unloading their cars on ventura blvd. when you are checking your motor mounts, the engine is supposed to move some, but it should be moving at an angle(a tilt): forward when in drive, back when in reverse. if the engine moves straight up or lopsided, then you know your motor mounts are bad. i think i got that right.

 

I have a 1996 ES 300 with over 252K miles and still have the original motor mounts. It's time to change them. Longo Lexus quoted me $400 to replace both motor mounts. They also checked my shocks and struts and they said that I don't need to replace any of my shocks or stuts.

 

i can get these mounts changed at toyota for half the price of what the dealer charges if anybody is interested,

 

some but not all toyota dealers will service lexus vehicles on common platforms (ie LX, LS and ES). I used Toyota to do the 60K service on our old RX300 AWD and saved several hundred dollars. No loaner car but we had three cars so no biggie.

 

We paid $200 for the CPO check a month or so ago when we bought my parent's old 1997 LS400. At that time, they recommended we change all three mounts (motor and tranny) and the all in cost was about $600 for the mounts.

BTW - after they did that my car has had a strange lurch while shifting into drive from park (esp. while cold). I've got another thread in here on that weird experience but... take that for what its worth.

 

oops... i meant rx and i had ls on the brain.

 

I just bought a set of motor mounts, I just need to know if there are any short cuts, or need to know items before I get in there. With that said...could you please give me some advice.
Thank you.
Mark