EASA just issued a proposed airworthiness directive that impacts some Airbus A319s, A320s and A321s powered by IAE V2500 engines. The problem: A batch of forward engine mount pins are defective ...

What turns an apparently normal takeoff into an unrecoverable structural failure within seconds? The early findings from the UPS MD-11 crash investigation point away from the engine itself and toward ...

Engine mounts are among the components that nobody talks about until they break. Just like their name explains, engine mounts have the role of keeping the power plant in place inside the engine bay.

Oftentimes, it’s easiest to address problems with the path of least resistance. But what about when that problem is a firewall that prohibits the use of an HEI distributor cap in your ...

Why does Ford Focus engine vibrate? Q: My Ford Focus engine vibrates when the engine first starts and reduces to about 15 percent after the engine warms up. Also during driving, the vibration is more ...

Most cars have two to four motor mounts. A bad motor mount will cause vibration or knocking from the engine. You can test for a bad motor mount visually or by rocking it by hand. Replacing motor ...

During the installation of TTI headers on our '06 5.7L Hemi Police Pursuit Charger ("Go With the Flow," July '17), we discovered that the motor (engine) mounts were torn beyond the point of reuse.

One of the tricks of mounting engines is having the right mount bolted to it. I have always shied away from ones that had a stud sticking down or the old biscuit, front mount-style that the ...