Motor mounts replacement

1999 TOYOTA CAMRY
135,000 MILES • 2.2L • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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NAPOL3TANO
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Hello, I've been hearing noises coming from under hood when I have foot on brake or usually when going in reverse.
Went to mechanic and appears that maybe motor mounts replacements are needed, he advised to not go with AutoZone parts because usually car does not run well/still vibrates/noise making with AutoZone supplied parts. he suggested purchasing directly from dealership.
With Toyota, all 3/4 parts needed would run about $650.00 including tax. my question is, is it necessary to have original parts for these motor mounts?
Jun 25, 2019 at 9:48 AM
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SCGRANTURISMO
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Hello,

No, not normally. But you get what you pay for, and you can never go wrong with Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) parts. A happy medium between parts house parts and OEM parts from the dealership might be to go on eBay or Amazon and get OEM parts from there. You can usually save some money and find good deals for OEM parts there. I have included in the diagrams down below the OEM part numbers for all the motor and transmission mounts for your vehicle to help you identify the correct OEM parts. Please keep us informed as to how everything is progressing.

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Alex
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Jun 25, 2019 at 8:18 PM
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NAPOL3TANO
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Thank you very much SCWICKEDSTANG.
Yesterday I went to Pep Boys to get final conclusion on what parts to buy. they suggested it is not the motor mount (top right side motor mount slightly cracked but they said not causing ticking noise). I had muffler replaced two weeks ago and noise started after that. so they said maybe they didn't weld properly, I went back to welding guy and they insist it is motor mounts, but they did additional welding near muffler and now noise is less but still heard, so appears that when I am breaking such as at red light or going in reverse, clicking sound near front of car makes noise and it is amplified when AC is on. Thought it might be compressor but Pep Boys cannot really identify what it is?
Jun 26, 2019 at 4:52 AM
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Can you please shoot a quick video with your phone so we can hear the noise? that would be great. You can upload it here with your response.
Jun 29, 2019 at 5:57 PM
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Hello, I uploaded the video so you'll hear the sound mainly after I turn A/C off and then back on.
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Jul 1, 2019 at 5:46 PM
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SCGRANTURISMO
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Hello again,

I couldn't really hear anything on the video, but have you checked the exhaust hangers? The A/C being turned on could just be putting a load on your engine, causing the ticking to be more pronounced. Also if the welding guy got most of the sound to go away with a little more work, maybe he left something else unwelded when he did the muffler, like maybe around the top where it is harder to get at. An exhaust leak wouldn't be out of the question here. Please keep us informed as to how things are progressing.

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Alex
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Jul 2, 2019 at 10:30 AM