Motor Mount plus CEL and more.

Hey everyone its been a while since I've posted and a lot of you probably dont even know who I am. :lol: But anyways I have some new problems with my baby. (1987 Olds Ninety-Eight) 6 cyl I am not at the car right now but I want to say the mileage is about 125k. I may be way off.

1) Just had the starter replaced a few weeks ago and everything was fine but now when I accelerate I hear a squealing sound coming from the starter area I'm guessing the starter is just loose and I'm going to go down there and see if its torqued to specs, does anyone know what the torque specs are for these bolts?

2) My engine now shakes like a feather caught in a breeze I'm guessing its a motor mount. Also when I take off from a stop with a little force my engine makes a clunking sound. I have no idea where our motor mounts are and to telll the truth I've never changed one but I'm going to give it a shot if anyone can tell me how to tell if they are bad.

3) When I sit at idle for about 3 minutes my CEL comes on. I'm going to scan it tomorrow but I was wondering if anyone could tell me what they think it may be. It happens in every gear and when this happens I usually just drive about a block and it goes off.

4) Final question my hazards only work if my headlights are off and I am not stepping on the brakes if I am doing one or the other it just acts as if I never engaged them even though the hazard light is lite up on the panel.

All help is appreciated.
thank you
~Drew~

P.S. I just did a full tune-up about 3 months ago.

Alright fixed the starter issue. It was loose like I suspected and when I was down there I noticed the power wire was a little frayed so that has also been replaced. Now start-ups are smoother and quiet.

I still do not know which motor mount is bad if this helps it shakes front to back as in like from the bumper to the firewall.
EDIT: I just checked autozones website to price up motor mounts and they only have Front Passenger Side Hydraulic Mount. I thought cars had more than one motor mount I guess I will try changing this one first since now I know where it is.
Whats the difference between a full motor mount, an anchor mount, and an insert?

I tried checking the codes and according to the answer I got from google I got a MAF code I cleaned that up plus the throttle body and everything is fine. Also changed the PCV valve just because.

I still have no idea about the hazard lights but I did notice I had a blinker out today. Wondering if that could cause the problem? Changing it tomorrow.

P.S. is anyone else having trouble using the search function? Every time I try searching for something I get an error:
Warning: mysql_query(): Unable to save result set in includes/class_core.php on line 405
I dont know if its my computer or the website but I've been getting if for a while now.

:biggrin: There is only " 1 " motor mount and it is on the right front.

There are however " 3 " tranny mounts:
1 at the left front of tranny
1 at the left rear of tranny
" And the confuser is" 1 at the right rear where the axel comes out
of the tranny on right side. It is almost straight back from the
front motor mount which eliminates the need for a rear motor mount.

:biggrin: There is only " 1 " motor mount and it is on the right front.

There are however " 3 " tranny mounts:
1 at the left front of tranny
1 at the left rear of tranny
" And the confuser is" 1 at the right rear where the axel comes out
of the tranny on right side. It is almost straight back from the
front motor mount which eliminates the need for a rear motor mount.


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