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The motor mount by the fire wall will not line up with the bolt hole. The hole in the mount to the motor is about 1/2 inch too far forward, or if you want to look at it the other way the mount by the fire wall is 1/2 inch too far backwards. Did anybody have these problems with putting the 1.6t in the laser or is something not right? I could drill a new hole but it is too close to the old hole. Could also put spacers in behind the mount to the engine but I would like to know if I missed something here.

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Try taking of the timing belt mount and lower in the engine again and see what happens... Also what mounts are you using just as a sanity check...

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factory laser 2.0t engine mounts in the laser. In the colt are the factory 1.6t engine mounts and the 2.0 fit in the colt perfectly.

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between the 1.6 and 2.0, the mounts are the same and the blocks are virtually the same for all intents and purposes. You're obviously doing something wrong. I wouldnt drill anything because when you get it together, it wont be correct.

When I tried to put the 2.0 in my colt, I had the same problem. I only had the rear mount in and the front mount would not line up. I even tried supporting the engine with my picker, but it was just distorting the rubber mounts too much. That's your problem. The rubber mounts are flexing to much and allowing the slop.

Here's what I did to get it to line up. I installed the tranny mount, then installed the timing belt mount. As I tightened up the timing belt mount bolts and nuts, it pulled the engine into place enough that I could slip the bolt in the front mount.

It has always been a pain in the A$$ to get the rear motor mounts bolted up. my way is to do the back first before the fronts. If you need, use a screw a skinny screw driver as a tool to the align the holes. Good luck. You will just need to be patient.

Well last nights frustration ended up in a "little" drinking spree with me and the roommate until 4 am. And low and behold the motor didnt finish putting itself in, and were still drunk this morning. We will try it later today after I feel better and count the bloody inventory on the company truck.

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Got the 61t in the laser now. Needed to loosen the tranny mount bolts and with two people push the motor back and a person to put the little bolt in the back mount. Only to finish hooking up the other stuff later this week.

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