2005 Ford Focus Passenger Motor Mount Replacement

The failure of the passenger side motor mount is common on 2000-2004 foci. My 2005 was vibrating a lot at idle, so I decided to check my mount. I used the engine hoist to take the motor weight off of the mount, and sure enough all of the vibrations in the cabin disappeared. I'm not sure if that test proves conclusively that the mount is bad, but in my case the mount was the problem. I assume this mount is original, and it lasted 65,000 miles.

Be safe when working on cars. Before starting this job, you should probably set the parking brake and disconnect the negative battery cable. Follow this video at your own risk.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• ford focus
• motor mount
• car vibration
• instructional video
• how-to

[rs4pl]

Where did you get a replacement part? I'm having trouble locating one.

[tanman758]

@rs4pl I got it from the Ford dealership, part number for an automatic is 5S4Z-6038-CB and for a manual it's 5S4Z-6038-BB.

[mreus77]

Thanks man. I have an 05 Mazda 3 and just could not find a video on replacing the side motor mount. The layout of the 05 focus is very close to that of the mazda 3 and the passenger side motor mount looks exactly the same. Gonna try to replace it this weekend. I don't have a hoist and feel a little wary about putting the jack under the oil pan, is there another more solid point to put the jack? Again thanks for the video.

[tanman758]

@mreus77 Yes the whole oil pan thing did make me a little nervous. Most people recommend putting a block of wood between the jack and the pan to better distribute the point force. You could look at using the jack and a long, thin block of wood to lift against the rim of the pan where it bolts to the engine. That sounds a little more precarious. Glad I could help.

[joshyg90]

thanks alot man.. really appreciated your video.. Spring break is this week and I'm planning to do a complete tune up on my focus.. I was going to use a jack to lift the engine, but I replaced the hydraulic fluid in my cherry picker.. so I can use the lifting eye.. =D

[tanman758]

@joshyg90 No problem. If you use the cherry picker, make sure you position it so that it doesn't apply any side force to the lifting eye (i.e. make sure it's lifting straight up). Otherwise, you may strip the threaded hole in the frame when you go to remove the last of the three bolts. Youtube doesn't give me enough space to explain why, but I'm speaking from experience, and if I ever did this again I would take extra care to position the cherry picker.

[m6monster]

@rs4pl The part can be gotten aftermarket but for some reason all the dumb ass parts stores and online retailers list it as the mount for the manual only. however, you will need the remove the old mount and instal the new one into the mounting bracket.

[az121985]

Please someone answer my question is this what will stop the car to vibrate

[scotthemedic]

... IE: Thanks for the video! (made the install MUCH easier.)

[scotthemedic]

Just FYI, 2005 ZX5, the bolts were 18, not 19. :-)

Otherwise, pretty much textbook, except if you're lifting the motor from the bottom, rather than the top it will require a little more prying/aligning.

[yasserdead1]

@tanman758 , Thanks a lot man !!!

I was struggling with a strong vibration on my 07 zx3, once I've replaced the pass. side mount all vibrations went away!