Engine Mount locations

I have a 2012 TRD Sport V6 crew cab.

I've done a search and didn't really find a clear answer on where to find the engine mounts.

I have a strong suspicion that my passenger side mount maybe cracked.

Since I've bought the truck last year, there's always been something that just doesn't seem right.

When I shift into reverse to back out of the driveway, the truck SOMETIMES torques towards the driver side. Feels like the drivers side drops and the passenger side raises.

When I don't get this torque, the truck will accelerate and shift much smoother.

I have also felt some steering vibration, and felt a knock a more than a few times from going over a speed bump, and I'm not going fast over them at all.

Anyways, the more I'm thinking about it, the more I want to check out the engine mounts as that seems if they are cracked, this would all make sense.

 

They are under the engine....

 

They are the pieces made of steel and rubber that bolt the motor to the frame. Kinda hard to miss.

 

Probably one of those things that are right in front of my nose, but hard to see!

I should be able to see them without removing the skid plate?

 

This is one of those cases where testing is better than a visual inspection. Open the hood. Put it in drive and give it some gas. Watch the engine. Then try the same in reverse. If the engine lifts a bunch, you have a broken motor mount.

 

Thanks muddinfun! Will see what that tells me!

 

This. My neighbor said he was having a large clunk when he accelerates in his old minivan. I told him pop the hood, put in drive and just lunge it forward a few feet. The motor nearly jumped out of the engine bay when he gassed it