Volvo XC90 - Replacing front & rear vacuum engine mounts D5

The front and rear engine mounts on the Volvo XC90 are vacuum mounts, with the rear being a particularly tricky one to do.
In this video, I removed and replace both mounts and the vacuum hose on my 2005 Volvo XC90 D5
0:00 Intro
1:27 Removing the undertray
2:00 Removing the front lower torque link
2:30 Removing the front lower vacuum engine mount
3:40 Fitting a new front lower vacuum engine mount
4:10 Removing the rear lower vacuum engine mount
7:00 Fitting a new front lower vacuum engine mount
8:43 Putting everything back together
9:40 Replacing the vacuum hoses

[@Awesome-Jackson]

Thanks a lot. Your video made me do the job within an hour. Yes the space is very limited especially on the rear mounting but it's very doable with your help.

[@wheeldesire]

Glad it helped. It's one of those jobs that is spoken of as a complete nightmare - but if you approach it methodically, it's actually not a lot of fuss at all.
Certainly with FWD models, too - it's the prop and angle gear that make it hard on the XC90, due to space issues (and the DPF etc. in later models)

[@alexpuscasu]

Great job, nicely done! Thanks for all the info you provided!💯

[@untissify]

Excellent! Thank you.

[@dave1the1deer1hunter]

I've done the front, side, gearbox and top mount this lunch. I gave the rear a miss for a bit as I thought I'd attack that on its on on a separate day. I've had a horror engine mount job before on my mercedes M275 engine as the access is just non existent.

[@KurtL-ui8mi]

The metal ring on mine is coming off too, but the vacuum is still holding when I suck on it.

[@fredflintstone2077]

Must be a fairly old XC90. My 2012 is far more limited for space at all at the rear engine mount. The electric turbo control system and the dpf pipes/brackets and sensor are all in the way. Seems much more crammed from beneath too.

[@douglaswallace7765]

I'm the same did u manage to get yours done 2012 d5 200bhp

[@fredflintstone2077]

@@douglaswallace7765 No, fortunately, my mounts were ok. I noticed the lack of space to get to them whilst checking them out doing some diagnostic testing on a suspected vacuum leak.

[@douglaswallace7765]

I replaced all my mounts apart from the rear 1 at the moment and there is less vibration I feel

[@brino90]

Did your brakes seems hard to step on when you had the leak? And better after changing?

[@winstontimmermans7816]

Does anyone know if the mounts are the interchangeable between the petrol and diesel engine models? I can only find the petrol engine mounts online :(

[@BlueSky-bx5tf]

Hi, what does it mean when the wire around the motor lower rear and front motor mount is loose?

[@alexportiiii6414]

thank you!!

[@BlueSky-bx5tf]

Hi, are both motor mounts bottom front and rear the same or identical? I would appreciate the answer.

[@pgreenx]

DO you think its worth/easy to change the front sway bar bushings while in there?

[@mariuscartoafa9004]

Could you tell me how you removed the rear engine mount once it was disassembled? I took it apart but couldn't get it outside. The only way seemed to be between the cardan and the steering box. but it didn't come out. Thanks

[@lz4940]

Are corteco mounts working fine, because there are very mixed information. Thank you.

[@KurtL-ui8mi]

Are both motor mounts the identical?

[@burekbezsira2]

What diameter are the new pipes?

[@wheeldesire]

From memory, I think it was this stuff that I had left over from another project: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/391514668063
So 3mm I.D.

[@burekbezsira2]

thank you