Exhaust and motor mount question

[Danscomp]

Hey, so through my own stupidity, I forgot to crank down/tack in the second o2 sensor plug and it fell off on the highway. Now I have a great sounding exhaust leak. My main issue is where to obtain a plug like that one. I checked the pitch of the smaller plug and its 1.5 on the metric scale, and the opening of the larger o2 sensor hole is ~20.8mm (random). Anyone have any input on what to do?

Also this is the header i bought. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Stainless-St...ht_3400wt_1344



Part two. I picked up motor mounts from sharpe_corners and have yet to put em in. I only have a few hours after work (home at 6:30pm up at 6:35am) and am unsure if I can do the whole swap in one evening by myself. I'd do it on the weekend but I have to go see my girlfriend this weekend as she came down the last few weekends. The point of this ramble is; Is it ok to install the motor mounts and tranny mount seperately?


Thanks a lot guys, appreciate any input.

[nismoracingsx]

sure, install em seperate. its whatevs.

o2 plug on this page, scroll down (http://www.jgsturbo.com/ka24et.html)

man up, tell your girlfriend you got shits ta do.

[Danscomp]

Hahaha shes so tired of my car. I make her work on it every time she comes to visit (she lives 2 hours away, we met in university but we both graduated now). I've also cut my last 4 visits short at her house cause I wanted to come home early to work on the car.

Its kinda addicting especially since its my first car....


Thanks for the quick reply :)

[Chaluska]

My main issue is where to obtain a plug like that one.

Is it ok to install the motor mounts and tranny mount seperately?


google "O2 sensor bung"

second, if you have a jack, you can replace the motor mounts... i believe its 2 x 14mm nuts, you will need a deep socket and a 3" or 6" extension to get the bottom ones off, the top nut can be broken with a 14mm wrench, and fingered off (typically) . Have a prybar handy to save you the headache of not being able to lift the engine high enough to remove and install the new motor mounts.

tranny mount is a couple 12mm bolts, and a couple 17mm bolts.

MIGHT take one hour to do if its your first time ever working on a car..

if you have changed your sparkplugs before, you can change the motor mounts

[Danscomp]

I have the original plug for the sensor bung thats currently occupied by my o2 sensor, but the lower one is larger in diameter. Im not too worried about doing the mounts in one day, in the sense of it being a complicated task, more-so along the lines hitting snags such as heavy rust. I've been spraying penetrating fluid on the nuts the last couple days.

[nismoracingsx]

hm, mine didn't give me any trouble. pics of the mounts?

[Iron_Zenki]

Do it ! Change them nothing like time to create pressure

[Danscomp]

Well thats shitty. I couldnt undo the bottom bolts on either motor mount. Tranny mount is changed. Any tips on undoing those?


Also I guess the polyurethane fill hasnt solidified as much I'd like cause it got a bit gooey when I squished the tranny mount. I filled em on sunday, I figured it'd be mostly solid by now.

[hOngsterr]

the steps to taking off motor mounts

http://zilvia.net/f/tech-talk/317539-product-review-drift-freaqs-engine-mouts.html

[n8RPS13]

Bd blaster is your friend! Once you get the motor mounts loose put a jack with a wooden plank between it and the oil pan and jack it up. Should take you about 45 to an hour. You can get BD blaster at any part store. Make sure its the red and yellow cannot the yellow and black. The yellow and black is for lubrication kinda like wd40.

[Chaluska]

Bd blaster (PB blaster....)blah blah blah ......put a jack with a wooden plank between it and the oil pan and jack it up..... blah blah blah


worst decision in the world..

NEVER JACK UP BY THE OIL PAN EVER

jack up either by the bottom front of the transmission, or by the a/c compressor. 2 items that will not come CLOSE to bending.

lift up by the oil pan, and get ready to replace it.

[nismoracingsx]

+1, I lift on the ac bracket, and the alternator bracket :)