My steps when replacing engine and gear box mounts in 1.4L 500X

1. remove engine cover: 10mm socket
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2. pull off clip for air hose

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3. remove air box lid by undoing 3 phillips head screws

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4. pull out base of air box: 1 connector to engine mount (shown below); 2 connectors to side of car; 1 air pipe

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5. remove engine splash shield (10mm bolts: 2 at front and 2 at back and several phillips head screws) and support engine with trolley jack and timber
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6. undo bolts and replace mount (torquer specs at the end)
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7. replace all bits and do other side!

The other side

1. pull out battery:
10mm socket to disconnect negative and positive battery connectors
13mm socket with extension to undo bolt holding the battery strap
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2. disconnect 2 clips for positive cable

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3. disconnect 2 clips for washer bottle (flat screwdriver: marked B) and cable marked C (squeeze with needle nose pliers and push in)
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4. pull out plastic tray (don't tear off hose where hole is) and undo three 13mm bolts; pull out the metal tray
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5. undo bolt holding bracket
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6. support gear box with trolley jack and timber (as or engine mount)

7. undo outer five 13mm bolts; I needed 600mm breaker bar (leave the ones connected to gear box itself)
and install new gear box mount
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Choosing mounts

I used Febi Bilsten mounts. You can see in photos that these seem to be the Mopar ones with the logo scratched off
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The mounts are shown like this in the manual:
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Torque specifications
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