Toms1989

Evening all.

After a bit of advice really.

After 109.7k miles the old F20C has had enough and spun a rod bearing by the sounds of things! god awful sound, and you think it'll never happen to you! But there we are! poo happens...

Anyway, to cut long story short, in need of an engine ( this is not a wanted thread by the way mods!!!!!! ) And as it goes, a member on here has come up top trumps

Problem is the engine is out of an 05 car, mine is an 01...

What are the differences and what problems am I likely to encounter?

-I know the cam cover varies slightly, so I'll swap that.
-Throttle body is different so I'll swap that
-Clutch kit will be replaced as the engines out, rude not to!
-Knock sensor, top quality sensor that shatters when you breath on it.
-Can you remove the engine with gearbox in situ?

Honda's are foreign to me, but engine removal isn't just want to know EVERY bit of info I can.

Regards

Tom

AlexGJ248

Is that why it's unlikely you will be coming to the NW meet dude?

Ultra_Nexus

Throttle body shouldn't be different on an 05, only different when if went DBW on the 06.

Yes, you can remove the engine with box in situ but this makes things difficult unless going from bottom

Are you doing it on your drive?

Toms1989

Ah sound even better.

Well in me garage mate, decent size, I don't mind removing the box just wondered if it were possible but not to difficult as I tend to get naggy over one stubborn bolt not coming out

Floppy

If you can get the car high enough just drop the whole subframe with the engine and box still attached. That was easiest I found...

Toms1989

Do I have to fanny about lining up subframes with captive bolts and what not?

sound_wave

Aaah mate gutted! And you'd spent ages getting it looking the way it did!
Any idea what caused it to let go?

At least with an 05 engine you'll get the best of the AP1 with the best of the AP2.

CHIPPO

The front subframe is held on with 6 bolts. apart from earth leads and the steering rack and of corse the lower wishbones.

But it all comes of fairly easily if fact the most awkward bit i found was getting the universal joint to separate on the steering colum.

It just bolt on, no adjustment other than the clearance around the bolts which you can get collars for if you so desire

Daytona-Dave

sorry to hear about your engine woe's Tom, good luck with the swap when were you thing of doing it,

Toms1989

Thanks for the informative posts all

Andy, gutting isn't it! ah well it was going to happen eventually although I have no idea why it went. Plenty of oil and coolant! No warning lights on the dash at all nor any fault codes! Very odd one.

Thanks chippo much appreciated!

Ray. It's either gunna be this weekend or the weekend after, after work this week, going to start slowly removing ancillaries and take me time. So every bit of info on here helps a great deal, I've got a copy of the workshop manual too.