motor mounts
motor mounts Probably a dumb question but whats the difference between an engine mount and motor mount? I called into a local parts store and they said what they thought was the motor mounts for my car was $150 each whereas the energy mounts that I thought were to mine, were about $30 a piece. Just curious on what the difference is.
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From: Cypress, TX
Technically, a motor converts electrical energy into mechanical energy. An
engine converts chemical (or heat) energy into mechanical energy.
A motor = "electrical motor". Engine = "internal combustion engine".
A joking aside, as you've discovered, the inserts are the raw mount material,
in which the clamshell is re-used. The complete mount includes both the
insert and the clamshell as a unit. Ironically, they are both referred to
interchangeably as "motor mount" or "engine mount".
