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DIY: Engine Removal / Rebuild**updated 9/29/2012**
09-29-2012, 08:13 PM
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As you haven't gotten to the part that really tripped me up. TOP Tranny bolts. After you drop the sub frame 3". Undo the tranny support bracket entirely. Jack the tranny up so it presses up against the top of the tunnel. Now you need LONG handled closed end wrench. You can reach the top Passenger and top Center bolts FROM THE engine bay(between firewall and engine). I think the drivers side top one is to far down to each from the top. Tilt the engine back by tipping the tranny back down. To get that top drivers side I needed an impact socket(short) with a swivel attachment and about an 18" extension. This is the one that the tranny wires are attached to.
I think the engine lifting /re-install would have gone better if I loosened the bottom engine mount bolts so that they could tilt around if needed. When pulling the engine I did some crazy stuff trying to hoist it. I think 2 slings 1 back and 1 front going completely around the engine.(intake under to exhaust) This does 2 things. 1. Keeps it stable as it's threaded between the intake runners. 2. Should keep the attachment points to the hoist very close to the engine minimizing the total height of the hoist when pulling engine.
I zip tied the AC to the car with enough play to wiggle as the engine comes out of the car. Use a vice grip to clamp off the gas line. Take the main engine harness out as you pull the engine out and feed it back in as you re-install. 2 people here is very helpful.
This worked for me and is only a couple suggestions which I never saw in the other engine removal threads.
I think the engine lifting /re-install would have gone better if I loosened the bottom engine mount bolts so that they could tilt around if needed. When pulling the engine I did some crazy stuff trying to hoist it. I think 2 slings 1 back and 1 front going completely around the engine.(intake under to exhaust) This does 2 things. 1. Keeps it stable as it's threaded between the intake runners. 2. Should keep the attachment points to the hoist very close to the engine minimizing the total height of the hoist when pulling engine.
I zip tied the AC to the car with enough play to wiggle as the engine comes out of the car. Use a vice grip to clamp off the gas line. Take the main engine harness out as you pull the engine out and feed it back in as you re-install. 2 people here is very helpful.
This worked for me and is only a couple suggestions which I never saw in the other engine removal threads.
