Front motor mount sensor?
#1
Front motor mount sensor?
I have a 95 Maxima and just replace the front motor mount. This mount has a sensor in it and was hoping someone could tell me what this sensor is supposed to do. I’m NOT a mechanic but I’ve never seen or heard of a sensor in a motor mount before. Thanks.
#2
The front mount is liquid filled. When the car is idling the mount expands (or contracts, I don't remember which) to smooth out the feel of the car. When you accelerate the mount deflates. I cannot tell one way or the other. You supposedly get a stiffer ride with the solid mount. A lot of orgers here just replace the mount with solid mounts when the time comes due. Manual trannies have the solid mounts.... I think.
#3
The front mount is liquid filled. When the car is idling the mount expands (or contracts, I don't remember which) to smooth out the feel of the car. When you accelerate the mount deflates. I cannot tell one way or the other. You supposedly get a stiffer ride with the solid mount. A lot of orgers here just replace the mount with solid mounts when the time comes due. Manual trannies have the solid mounts.... I think.
#4
It is electrically controlled to expand and contract a jell like fluid to smooth out engine vibrations (in automatics) while driving. As the cars get older, the rubber cracks, the fluid leaks out, and sometimes the electric part develops a short. The 5th gens have a problem with a shorted mount blowing out the ECU. I either use a front mount from a manual transmission without the electric dampner, or run with it unplugged. It doesn't throw codes if the mount is unplugged. I prefer a more direct feel anyway.
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