My guess is based on your statement that the noise "goes away" during
the winter months which might indicate lubrication being supplied by wet
roads etc. Other than that, I would look to slop in the tranny...

JT



Guangzhou wrote:
>
> Hi JT
>
> I've already looked at the motor mounts the best I could... The front
> one is easy to see and reach... It appears to be ok. The back one is
> a large "complex looking" unit almost impossible to get at easily for a
> good inspection.
>
> Using a line-of-sight viewing and a mirror on a stick, I don't see any
> damage to the rear mount.
>
> I guess I could tape a microphone to it, run the mike cable to a
> headset inside the car, then listen to see if it seems to be the source
> of the noise. That technique might not be a bad thing to do with the
> control arms, etc. either. The noise should be much louder (in theory)
> once I mike the "culprit" component.
>
> Thanks for your input,
>
> RJ
>
> Grumpy AuContraire wrote:
> > Bob wrote:
> > >
> > > On 25 Nov 2006 16:05:25 -0800, "Guangzhou" <rjtrede@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >The car has "only" 140k miles on it and is otherwise in above average
> > > >condition.
> > > >
> > > >Many thanks!
> > > >
> > > > --- RJ
> > > Motor mounts?
> > > There are 4 if I remember correctly...
> >
> >
> >
> > Yep, that's where I would look first...
> >
> > JT