[DML] my car wants me to hate it

["supermattthehero" <supermatty@xxxxxxx>]

What was going to be just replacing the oxygen sensor has turned 
into so much more.  After using heat, wd40, and a breaker bar to 
remove the old one, I was left with the old oxygen sensor's threads 
still in the crossover pipe.  Great.  
So I thought, hey, I'll remove some stuff to get more clearance and 
go from there.  I removed my driver-side engine mount and the part 
that the stud goes through just disintegrated right in my hands.  
I'm not sure how that is put together exactly.  The actual mount 
bracket isn't damaged, but the part that the stud goes through broke 
in half, and then continued to crumble the more that I touched it.  
Was this aluminum at some point?  Right now it looks like a big 
piece of crumb pie.
I also found some more frame rust underneath the engine mount, so 
chances are I won't be driving my car for awhile unless I develop a 
death wish.

What can I do about the engine mount issue?  Do I need a new block???

a very sad Matt
#1604




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