Ordered Ford OEM engine mounts today

[Rust_Belt_Pete]

I spent about 300 dollars to replace my old busted and leaking oil engine mounts with new OEM FORD mounts. There were some aftermarket mounts available from anchor for literally 1/3rd the price (100 bucks). Looked at them had a good chuckle and paid triple the price for the OEM parts. I am not rolling on hot concrete and wrestling with collapsed engine mounts several months or a year later. If you do the math it is cheaper for me to pay triple the price instead of hurting my body and wasting my weekend.
Also I am terrified of having a collision shop or someone else doing an "insurance" job on my car and putting that dog poop in. Taking it to my guy and paying the difference for the oem stuff.

 

[benjamming]

What Ford part number?

 

[TheOilWizard]

I did an engine mount on a Focus a while back and that was my conclusion as well. The aftermarket options seemed to be hit or miss, but the general consensus was they didn't seem to last nearly as long as OEM. Especially for something difficult to replace, it makes sense to pay for the higher quality.

 

[Klutch9]

IME some aftermarket mounts also allow more NVH.

 

[Rust_Belt_Pete]

What Ford part number?

DG1Z-6038-E​	Mount​	$113.00​	1​	$113.00​
DG1Z-6038-F​	Upper Trans Mount​	$59.97​	1​	$59.97​
DG1Z-6068-A​	Torsion Arm​	$50.69​	1​	$50.69​

 

[Trav]

Smart move! Aftermarket mounts have a lot of issues and vibration. The price you paid for OE is a gift, check these prices out for a 2005 Honda odyssey. The problem is these cars are almost 20 years old and basically EOL and not worth that much so telling someone they need to spend almost 2K inc to do all the mounts plus labor is enough for some owners to send it to the bone yard.

http://honda.oempartsonline.com/v-2...3-5l-v6-gas/engine--engine-and-trans-mounting

 

[Rust_Belt_Pete]

Smart move! Aftermarket mounts have a lot of issues and vibration. The price you paid for OE is a gift, check these prices out for a 2005 Honda odyssey. The problem is these cars are almost 20 years old and basically EOL and not worth that much so telling someone they need to spend almost 2K inc to do all the mounts plus labor is enough for some owners to send it to the bone yard.

http://honda.oempartsonline.com/v-2...3-5l-v6-gas/engine--engine-and-trans-mounting

Oof, I mean I would be walking funny after paying this much for an engine mount but I would still pay it. Beats paying a note for a car payment at today's interest rates.
Issue for me is finding a good southern car as a dirty far northern Yankee

 

[Pew]

Smart move! Aftermarket mounts have a lot of issues and vibration. The price you paid for OE is a gift, check these prices out for a 2005 Honda odyssey. The problem is these cars are almost 20 years old and basically EOL and not worth that much so telling someone they need to spend almost 2K inc to do all the mounts plus labor is enough for some owners to send it to the bone yard.

http://honda.oempartsonline.com/v-2...3-5l-v6-gas/engine--engine-and-trans-mounting

Wow and I thought a $57 OEM wheel bearing was bad.....

 

[D60]

I realize a hydraulic mount is a different animal altogether, but here's what Anchor/Westar thinks of QC:
https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/t...st-parts-purchase.328433/page-34#post-6966789

Based on that making it to the market, I'd be leary of everything they sell. Although I still installed those -- I think they'll be sufficient (barely) for an old ZJ. I had them in-hand and didn't feel like investing more time chasing parts

 

[Rust_Belt_Pete]

Expensive weekend.

 

[finmile]

Mmmm… I just love new shiny parts

 

[Rust_Belt_Pete]

Mmmm… I just love new shiny parts

I wish I took pictures of the Anchor brand mounts, a horror show. I thought that they came out of one of the you tube videos with a dirt floor backyard in Pakistan with people working in flip flops.