Hi, I took my Honda CRV in for servicing a year or two ago ( I can't remember which time they told me this... I have been caring for my dying father who just passed away and a bit distracted) and they said I had oil all over the front of the engine, and a broken engine mount. I didn't add the two together and assumed the oil was from an engine leak somehow, as opposed to from a hydraulic engine mount breaking open

Anyway, they recommended replacing it, but I couldn't leave the car for a couple days to get the part, so never did it - now they need to replace all the engine mounts (which I deserve - it's my fault for not listening to their advice then and rescheduling, etc.) but my question is:

How probable is it that I did any other real major damage to anything else by driving my car for 1-2 years with at least one broken engine mount (and probably several failing ones due to the extra wear and tear on them from the broken one)? I am worried about it having some other major costs coming up - the price of replacing all the engine mounts (with original Honda parts) is about $1,000!

Thanks!

 

Welcome in,well by not fixing the problem you put more stress on other components especially the other mounts,an oil leak could be caused by this problem. Get it fixed asap.

 

Thanks, Bucwheat

Sadly, I just got the news that it did cause a lot of other damage... I didn't know it was broken for several years, and as a result, all the others needed replacing

Anyway, thanks again for replying... I was worried what the bad news was going to be