B5 B5.5 Passat Motor and transmission mount diagnosis, removal, and replacement 1999-2004 

Brian Levine man you said it! We had a blast wrenching on these things!

No problem! I’m glad I could help.

Thanks for watching Jihed!

Thank you!

Jacob Rhodes thank you, there is always more to learn!

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Ivan Quinones thanks for watching!

juan paso thanks for watching!

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Yes, I did the replacement today and the the 2 nubs that are on the motor mounts fit into notches on the upper part of the bracket that holds the mount

Thanks for watching Cory!

I would replace the snub mount first and see if there is any improvement, unless your shop wants to make a good deal to do them all. Thanks for watching again!

Thanks for watching Adam, I hope this fixes your issue. Good luck with the repair!

UPDATE: The repair went great! I even got the snub mount in, though that part was the hardest. Like you said here in your video, WOW! What a huge difference, as my mounts were so bad after 180k miles.

@@adamkorekach9936 fantastic! I’m glad you got it squared away.

I am not certain on that.

These are harder, due to the top bolts being harder to get to. I would commit a whole day to that repair. Thanks for watching!

Transmission mounts yes, but engine mounts are a very different procedure. There is much less room to work

No, 2.8 es diferente, lo siento

chris ahumada make sure the mounts aren’t binding and the snub mount cup is centered on the mount.

Hard to say, because these did not have a washer at all. It is probably not an issue. I do not remember them having washers at all.

I would check the inner cv axles for looseness

I have not seen that before.

@@AutoScholarwithMrB i ask because i just got another one and every time take off and motor shifts, the trans start to slip but if the motor does not rock back n forth, than it'll take off just fine... But when it does slip I here grinding almost like its coming from driver side axle...

@@etiquetteofarsc4720 If it's a manual the transmission isn't slipping, the clutch is. The reason it could only happen if you hit the gas hard enough the engine moves is because that would also be when the clutch is under the most stress, not because of the movement itself, it is the torque from the engine, that torque is also what causes the movement. Sounds like it might need a new clutch & new engine mounts if moves a lot.

You can try loosening all bolts on the bottom, and retorquing. Sometimes the bind a little on installation if you torque them one at a time.

Let me know if that works for you, and thanks so much for watching!

Thanks for your response! It is getting better. Some VW expert told me that after 5000 km it will much more better.

Hi sir , I also put after market Bilstein Oem replacement ,liquid filled engine mounts on my Passat and have experienced a similar vibration as you describe.It did improve with some mileage ,but not significantly so. The vibration is worse in cold weather and improves as heat from engine warms them. I could put up no longer with the vibration and on advice of a mechanic friend I purchased the original VW mounting from my local VW dealer. Having now fitted them the improvement is amazing ,all that extra vibration and harshness has gone. The car now drives and feels excellent,vibration in that 2000rpm area no longer exists. My experience has been that the original VW mounting is the best option. I hope this information is useful to you.

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Amazon sells the rubber ones that work well, and ECS sells a solid mount for these. I put a rubber one on mine and it works well.

The front mount is better replaced while the front end is in “service mode.” I have a video on putting a Passat in service mode.

Daniel John the black one is the improved version

Car Smarts with Mr. B so the larger closed end goes towards the engine, and the open end slips over the rod correct ? Thank you for you help

The one in the video only has a hole on one end so it can only go on one way. Do you have a link to the one you have?

Car Smarts with Mr. B The one That is in the kit I ordered : www.ecstuning.com/b-meyle-parts/snub-mount/8d0199339p-space-~mey/ The one I think was in the car www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-volkswagen-audi-parts/snub-mount/8d0199339p/

Very possible. Also make sure your snub mount up front is in good condition. Thanks for watching!

@@AutoScholarwithMrB thanks for the informative video! I will have to get someone to move it in gear while I watch what is going on.

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Yes, as long as they are in good condition

It can be

Jr Vargas My B5 does that too! Everything is just fine until I have to sit at a red light. I’ve been putting it in neutral for years at red lights, which seems to help a lot. Maybe we both need to replace our motor and transmission mounts. I’ll post an update once I finish with it.

Emil Pettersson yes

@@AutoScholarwithMrB Thank you

Automatic on this one

Me also ....I changed all the mounts and I have the same results of you ....do you know what happened?

@@DELTAVICTORLIMA all I can say is aftermarket engine mounts are rubbish. There just too hard. Vw have told me they no longer make replacements mounts now. The only set they had avalible where £250 each. But they said due to the age of the car parts are becoming discontinued.

It’s a common and known problem. Aftermarket mounts don’t work in the diesel b5‘s. Need good used original one‘s 👍🏼

@@PassatVR5Turbo funny that what my mate said after we fitted them 😩. I was like dude, you could of said before I bought these

tman1576 - not sure what is wrong. It is loading for me.

These were super cheap but they worked pretty well. Thanks for watching!