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oh_yeams6 · 12-08-2012, 12:56 PM

After my buddy had been having the following symptoms, we swapped out his second OEM PMM today:

Creaking over bumps
Sloppy shift feel
Creaking when cold, no noise when engine gets hot
Excess engine movement

Replaced it with Anchor 9182, which is dirt cheap on RockAuto, and has worked well with others. The car now feels amazing, and all the symptoms are gone. These OEM mounts are shit, this one had ~10k miles on it.

Failure video:
Mazdaspeed 6 Passenger Motor Mount Failure - YouTube

IHeartGroceries · 12-08-2012, 01:37 PM

Yes, they are certainly not built for longevity. They are the same as the MZ6 mount, correct? I wonder if the added weight on the nose of the MS6 causes accelerated wear. Did the car you worked on have aftermarket mounts at the trans or RMM?

I had the original PMM replaced under warranty at like 25K miles; one of the jobs Mike Ernest/Mike Rhea did for me when they were at Town North.

IamJamen · 12-08-2012, 02:15 PM

I just ordered one of the Anchor mounts from RockAuto as well. Hopefully that will clean up my sloppy shift feel as it did for your friend's car.

oh_yeams6 · 12-08-2012, 02:28 PM

I believe the 6/ms6 use all the same mounts.

The car had upgraded RMM and a replaced OEM Trans mount

jm211 · 12-08-2012, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oh_yeams6

I believe the 6/ms6 use all the same mounts.

The car had upgraded RMM and a replaced OEM Trans mount

I'm sure the added stiffness pushed more stress on the weaker mounts too..

IHeartGroceries · 12-08-2012, 04:23 PM

I belive that may also be the case; Modifying one or more of the other mounts may stress the OE PMM.

oh_yeams6 · 12-08-2012, 04:37 PM

I agree, but the fact remains that these mounts should be for a stronger car - 6 vs ms6

IHeartGroceries · 12-08-2012, 04:46 PM

Is the NVH the same between the OE Mazda PMM and comperable aftermarket substitues, like the one from RA?

oh_yeams6 · 12-08-2012, 05:15 PM

Yepp, it doesn't add any NVH. I can't do the AWR vibs, so I chose this

IHeartGroceries · 12-08-2012, 06:45 PM

Haha!! I understand. Vibration and added noise gets pretty intense with AWR PMM.

12-08-2012, 12:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
oh_yeams6 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Dallas Posts: 2,094 Thanks: 284 Thanked 611 Times in 425 Posts Groans: 6 Groaned at 4 Times in 4 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s) Quoted: 128 Post(s) iTrader: 13 reviews	Another Passenger Motor Mount Failure After my buddy had been having the following symptoms, we swapped out his second OEM PMM today: Creaking over bumps Sloppy shift feel Creaking when cold, no noise when engine gets hot Excess engine movement Replaced it with Anchor 9182, which is dirt cheap on RockAuto, and has worked well with others. The car now feels amazing, and all the symptoms are gone. These OEM mounts are shit, this one had ~10k miles on it. Failure video: Mazdaspeed 6 Passenger Motor Mount Failure - YouTube __________________ CLEAN YOUR VALVES

12-08-2012, 02:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
IamJamen Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: America's High Five (MI) Posts: 106 Thanks: 25 Thanked 26 Times in 18 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s) Quoted: 15 Post(s) iTrader: 0 reviews	I just ordered one of the Anchor mounts from RockAuto as well. Hopefully that will clean up my sloppy shift feel as it did for your friend's car. __________________ '06 LPM MS6 GT

12-08-2012, 02:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
oh_yeams6 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Dallas Posts: 2,094 Thanks: 284 Thanked 611 Times in 425 Posts Groans: 6 Groaned at 4 Times in 4 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s) Quoted: 128 Post(s) iTrader: 13 reviews	I believe the 6/ms6 use all the same mounts. The car had upgraded RMM and a replaced OEM Trans mount __________________ CLEAN YOUR VALVES

12-08-2012, 04:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
oh_yeams6 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Dallas Posts: 2,094 Thanks: 284 Thanked 611 Times in 425 Posts Groans: 6 Groaned at 4 Times in 4 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s) Quoted: 128 Post(s) iTrader: 13 reviews	I agree, but the fact remains that these mounts should be for a stronger car - 6 vs ms6 __________________ CLEAN YOUR VALVES

12-08-2012, 05:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
oh_yeams6 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Dallas Posts: 2,094 Thanks: 284 Thanked 611 Times in 425 Posts Groans: 6 Groaned at 4 Times in 4 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s) Quoted: 128 Post(s) iTrader: 13 reviews	Yepp, it doesn't add any NVH. I can't do the AWR vibs, so I chose this __________________ CLEAN YOUR VALVES

12-08-2012, 01:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
IHeartGroceries Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 4,983 Thanks: 1,167 Thanked 1,101 Times in 682 Posts Groans: 3 Groaned at 6 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s) Quoted: 65 Post(s) iTrader: 0 reviews	Yes, they are certainly not built for longevity. They are the same as the MZ6 mount, correct? I wonder if the added weight on the nose of the MS6 causes accelerated wear. Did the car you worked on have aftermarket mounts at the trans or RMM? I had the original PMM replaced under warranty at like 25K miles; one of the jobs Mike Ernest/Mike Rhea did for me when they were at Town North.

12-08-2012, 04:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
IHeartGroceries Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 4,983 Thanks: 1,167 Thanked 1,101 Times in 682 Posts Groans: 3 Groaned at 6 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s) Quoted: 65 Post(s) iTrader: 0 reviews	I belive that may also be the case; Modifying one or more of the other mounts may stress the OE PMM.

12-08-2012, 04:46 PM	#8 (permalink)
IHeartGroceries Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 4,983 Thanks: 1,167 Thanked 1,101 Times in 682 Posts Groans: 3 Groaned at 6 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s) Quoted: 65 Post(s) iTrader: 0 reviews	Is the NVH the same between the OE Mazda PMM and comperable aftermarket substitues, like the one from RA?

12-08-2012, 06:45 PM	#10 (permalink)
IHeartGroceries Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 4,983 Thanks: 1,167 Thanked 1,101 Times in 682 Posts Groans: 3 Groaned at 6 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s) Quoted: 65 Post(s) iTrader: 0 reviews	Haha!! I understand. Vibration and added noise gets pretty intense with AWR PMM.

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