The heater pipe is at the rear of the engine and the strut mounts are on each side of the engine compartment. These are not easy to repair and you need special tools and a front end alignment ' when you are through.
You've got 4 mounts total. A transmission mount, then on the other side of the motor, you've got a mount that goes to the middle of the engine that is in the fender, and upper torque strut and a lower torque strut on that same side.
An Audi tt is known to have 7 engine motor mounts. It is suggested that that stretch bolts be used when replacing the mounts to ensure the right amount of torque is applied to hold the engine in place.
The absorb vibrations, and allow the torque of the engine to be absorbed.
There are four mounts on the vehicle, one at the belt end of the engine (front engine mount), one under the battery area (transmission mount), and one on the front and rear centerline of the vehicle (torque mounts or roll-stop mounts).
it has three mounts plus two torque mounts. It has one mount on the driver side, one other mount is on the top of the Transmission. and one that mounts to a bracket on the back side of the engine. the two torque mounts and on the front one is part of the AC bracket and the other is mounted to the front of the transmission.
There is one on the front passenger side and a torque strut on the front. The torque strut acts like a motor mount.
You support the engine at the oil pan using a clock of wood on the jack. Then remove the engine mount trough bolts. Jack the engine up until it clears the mounts. Then remove the old ones and install the new ones. Lower the engine until the holes match up, install the through bolts, torque them to specs and lower the jack the rest of the way.
The?ætorque strut mounts help keep the engine and the transmission in place and reduce vibration. There are?ætwo visible bolts that connect the strut to the car structure. Unscrew the nuts and use a hammer to get them off.
Typically age/wear. If you replace one, you should consider replacing all of them as they are weakened by the bad one.
Basically, the purpose of the torque strut mount is to keep the engine and transmission from vibrating excessievely. This smooths the ride, keeps the engine/transmission from excessivel stressing the engine/rtansmission mounts on the frame, and provides for a smoother ride and better drivability. Without the torque strut mount, the top of the engine would be unsupported and damage to the drive train would occur.
It appears that you will have to remove both front motor mounts in order to make room to lift out the entire dual fan assembly. After that either replace entire assembly or replace both motors. I would be darned sure that the fan motors are the problem before getting into all that. The front mounts are torque mounts they do not hold the engine from falling out of the car they prevent rotation of the motor which is good in this case as it gives you more space Good Luck!
take your car to a shop if you must ask such a question. You obviously do not have the skill totackle such a complex task as remove the engine and then replace the Torque converter.