Look at what i found in the under my car

glenn304bonne97 · Post by **glenn304bonne97** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 3:14 pm

This was laying up under my car what could it be is it something of the frame or some type of support

Post by **J Wikoff** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 3:15 pm

That's an engine subframe bushing. It would be a good idea to replace it before driving the car. Hopefully the bolt that it came off doesn't fight you too much (if it's not already snapped).

EDIT: Look at the points where the structure under the engine mounts to the body.

glenn304bonne97 · Post by **glenn304bonne97** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 3:29 pm

Is this something thats will cost a lot to fix and where are they located at on the car

95naSTA · Post by **95naSTA** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 4:37 pm

If you are able to remove the old bolt or snapped bolt it won't cost much.

There are 6 mounting points from the subframe to the car. The two in the front are the least likely to have issues.
Then there are two, per side behind the front wheels under the car.

This is a picture of the driver side subframe mounting. #3 is what fell off your car and #4 had to deteriorate and fall off before that.

http://www.gmpartseast.com/pontiac/comp ... 2hx69.html

Post by **J Wikoff** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 5:06 pm

My response to seeing that under my car would be "FML", or possibly "Oh balls".

95naSTA · Post by **95naSTA** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 5:10 pm

I found a washer under my car (#4) maybe 3-4 years ago. The bolt was fine and all the other washers lasted another 2 years until I ripped the front end apart to do a bunch of work.

RogueSSEi · Post by **RogueSSEi** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 5:28 pm

I thought it might have been the frog.... just chillen'

glenn304bonne97 · Post by **glenn304bonne97** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 9:02 pm

So will it be safe to drive it for few days till i get it looked at and whats good price to pay for them bushing

bigryan18 · Post by **bigryan18** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 5:38 am

Check out my post named Nice time to break...

DCJREDLINE · Post by **DCJREDLINE** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 10:42 am

I dont think anyone here would say go ahead and drive it that way. Your whole engine cradle could fall out of the car while driving down the highway. Does that sound like a safe idea?

I say have that thing looked at before risking yours and everyone around you's life.

glenn304bonne97 · Post by **glenn304bonne97** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 2:47 pm

Okay so i went to the dealership how do i know which color goes on my car or can i get a aftermarket kit online for a good price

RogueSSEi · Post by **RogueSSEi** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 6:57 pm

glenn304bonne97 wrote:Okay so i went to the dealership how do i know which color goes on my car or can i get a aftermarket kit online for a good price

Which color?
Have you checked with ZZP, Intense, or Rockauto for aftermarket/upgraded units?

95naSTA · Post by **95naSTA** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 10:11 pm

All 92-99 subframe bushing info is very easily found through a search..

If you click the link I posted you'll see what colors go where.

p.s. ZZP/Intense or any 3800 vendor for that matter, does not make kind of bushing upgrade for our cars.

glenn304bonne97 · Post by **glenn304bonne97** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 6:24 pm

So that still dont tell me what color i need to use for #2 its giving me three colors to choose from???????????

ChilinMichael · Post by **ChilinMichael** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 7:26 pm

I just dealt with this a few months ago, yes diff. colors for different areas. You better order an entire complete set. You'll see what goes where once you have it in hand. Replace them all, you'll be thankful later.

glenn304bonne97 · Post by **glenn304bonne97** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 8:20 pm

So i need to buy a complete set see i only need one side done the other side has already been maybe two years ago but the guy i got the car from. ive been tryin to get ahold of the guy to see if he bought the whole set of bushings but he wont call me back. do i really need to buy a whole set i really need to figure out what i need to for the two on bushings on the passenger side.....????

ChilinMichael · Post by **ChilinMichael** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 8:44 pm

You can buy separate. Just usually people don't replace one or two, not from what I've seen. When one falls apart, the rest are coming shortly after. If you know that he did a few of them, and you know which ones, just replace the remainder (and inspect)

glenn304bonne97 · Post by **glenn304bonne97** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 4:00 pm

So why does this has to be so hard to figure out what color goes on my car can anybody help me out :(

Post by **J Wikoff** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 4:09 pm

I'm not familiar with the color differences or what they signify. Do you have any info on the colors, does is mean size, or stiffness...?

glenn304bonne97 · Post by **glenn304bonne97** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 4:20 pm

THE STIFFNESS IS WHAT IS MEAN BUT I CANT FIND ANYTHING ELSE OUT THEN THAT

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