# Motor mount **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [July 19, 2011, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/motor-mount/66385 "2011-07-19T16:54:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Soldad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9adbd/32.png) [@Soldad](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Soldad)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2011, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/motor-mount/66385/1 "2011-07-19T16:54:36Z")
I have a 2001 Ford Focus, about 2 years ago a motor mount was leaking and I had it repaired/replaced. Now there is a leak in the same place. Do motor mounts leak? How much approximately to cost to fix it? ---
**Author:** ![Dugitsbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Dugitsbane](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dugitsbane)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 1:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/motor-mount/66385/2 "2011-07-20T13:48:25Z")
I had a motor mount replaced on my 1994 Saturn SL2 yesterday, it cost just under $200. My engine was shaking a bit at idle [for the past 2 years!]. I never looked at the motor mount myself [no car lift], I just experienced the symptoms. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 3:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/motor-mount/66385/3 "2011-07-20T15:30:35Z")
Never heard of a motor mount leaking…They are made of metal and some rubber/poly compound. If there’s a leak…it’s coming from someplace else…Might be a valve cover gasket. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/motor-mount/66385/4 "2011-07-20T15:31:05Z")
PS…don’t take it back to that first mechanic… ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 3:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/motor-mount/66385/5 "2011-07-20T15:59:17Z")
Actually, there are some motor mounts that are “liquid-filled”. Whether a 2001 Focus has that type of motor mount, I can’t say. However, there are definitely some car models where it is possible to have fluid seeping from a motor mount. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/motor-mount/66385/6 "2011-07-20T17:02:46Z")
I was wondering if there were mounts that are oil filled…I’ve oil filled mounting systems for specialized sensitive equipment before…but NEVER for a motor mount. Seems like a waste to me. ---
**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 8:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/motor-mount/66385/7 "2011-07-20T20:55:54Z")
I have seen motors with hydraulic vibration dampers on them. They look like a tiny shock absorber, but I would not refer to one as a motor mount. ---
**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 11:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/motor-mount/66385/8 "2011-07-20T23:20:51Z")
Several motor mounts have a large liquid filled sphere to soak up the shock. Some Hondas had a vacuum diaphram in them that softened the mount at idle and stiffened when accelerating. Other manufacturers may have similar designs. When the oil leaks out they fail. ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 11:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/motor-mount/66385/9 "2011-07-20T23:52:41Z")
I looked up OE replacement motor mounts for your car and guess what…They ARE hydraulic! Go figure. Yes, they would have fluid in them, exactly as Rod has described. They look like solid rubber, but they’re not. ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2011, 5:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/motor-mount/66385/10 "2011-07-21T05:30:07Z")
Hydroelastic engine mounts have been in use for more than 20 years. Sometimes they leak a green antifreeze like fluid. Unless your seeking a perfect idle quality from your Focus I would ignore the leak.