I did a search and didn't find anything pertaining to changing the mounts, and Im sure someone has tackled this job at some point. I guess my primary questions would be...

1. Can anyone recommend a good source for the replacements, or is the local autoparts store a sufficient place to get them.

2. Will I be able to get enough lift by the old board across the oil pan routine, or is the job going to require a hoist and what not. (I dont seem to have any fluid leaks anywhere, and really dont want to change the seals during this project.)

3. I think I did a fairly good job of finding the mounts on the vehicle itself. It appears that there are only 3. (1 in front, 2 in back). Can anyone confirm this?

Any input you can give would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance.

get a shop manual. there are always some on ebay. i got mine for $26 shipped; just watch the auctions. that will help so much! For the engine, there is 1 in the front, 1 on the rear left (accesible through left front tire well((take wheel/tire/black plastic inner fender off)), and then the bellhousing bolts, and that's all there is for the engine. there is a mount on the trans. the engine is obviously connected to the engine and the mount on the trans serves as the 3rd mount. the engine has lift point, and you use a engine picker to lift it up (after disconnecting the appropriate wires) just enough to change the mounts. the front one would be easy enough to change. the left rear one sucks, and i have no idea about the other one.

Well, figured Id post this in case anyone else ever has the same question. Went ahead and changed all 3. Disconnected each and lifted the engine using the old 2 X 4 across the oil pan/ transmission. (I live in a city, and renting and transporting an engine hoist didnt sound like a pleasant venture).

Replaced the transmission mount first (drivers side) easily enough after removing the tire, the bolts and lifting the engine. Removed the 4 bolts, and took out the old mount. Not much clearance, but was enough if one holds thier tongue right. Installed the new one. I didnt put the nuts on because I needed as much room as possible to do the front transmission/engine mount.

Replaced the one on the front of the engine/ transmission by removing the passenger side tire, removing the 4 bolts to the mount, and then I removed the 2 lower bolts of the mount plate (or whatever its called, where the cv axle enters the tranny.) I left the upper bolt installed, but loosened it so the mount plate could be rotated out of the way. After doing this, the mount came right out. I installed the new mount, rotated the mount plate back into position, reinstalled the 2 bolts I removed, and tightened all 3 of them to spec.

I then went back and installed the 4 nuts on the rear transmission mount, and the 4 on the front transmission/ engine mount. The upper mount was a joke, its self explanatory and takes all of ten minutes.

The entire job took about 2 and a half hours, not nearly as bad as I expected. Only tools required were a 15mm combination wrench, and a 15mm deep-well socket wrench and racket with(several extensions to facilitate loosening the mount plate for the front transmission/ engine mount).

good info for future reference! thanks!