Engine removal
Ok in simplest form the engine and gearbox are held in by 4 mounts (front, rear and both sides) the loom is also attached to the motor and so are some vacuum hoses basically remove every thing away from the motor except the 4 months then remove the mounts and the motor will drop out very simple!
Here's the more detailed form to stop plenty of stuff ups if you just read the simple form
Ok depending on what you want to do you need to plan your swap, Remember the car won't be able to just be pushed around any more after the motors out. Set the car up in a strategic spot out of the road, ask yourself will it be in the road in double your expect conversion time cause I can almost bet that it will still be there unless you live next-door to a universal parts warehouse :lol:
Any cleaning of the engine bay will need to be done when the motors out but possibly drain your fluids off the concrete i.e. coolant, oil gear box oil and PS fluid. This will save minor spills and making the people that own the concrete quiet angry.
After some good planing you should almost be right to get stuck into it!
- First things first Battery and bonnet.
-Jack the car up at the front and put your axle stands in a strong spot out of the road also I chose just inside the door seals at the front of the car
-Give the car a slight rock and check the stability of your setup!
- Start to get some working area by removing the 4 splash guards passenger and drivers wheel arch splash guards and the under radiator. Splash guards 10mm is the lucky socket
-Remove front wheels
-Remove strut bolts and get the drive shaft out of the hub. (This is a good time to replace the wheel bearings if you car has done over 120kkms)
So you also then need to remove the tie rod, lower ball join to the control arm the take the whole assembly away for the bearing swap.
-Remove you intake.
Now start removing plugs and wiring:
-3 on alternator
-1 to AC
-3 to drivers fuse box
-1 to each temp sensor
-2 to ficd valve
-Oil press sensor
-Knock sensor
-Emission valve
-Tps
-2 to starter motor
-3 to gear box
-AFM
-02
-2 to dizzy
-Ground to chassis
-Ground to intake Manifold
-Ground to gear box
-Ground to thermo stat
(Should be all of them)
Mechanical
-Drain gearbox oil if not already done
-Remove 3 10mm bolts holding drivers drive shaft in place and simple pull the drive shaft out. (Wrap in a cloth and store)
- Passenger side is tricker as a circlip hold it in place. Id suggest prying it out with a screw driver placing it near where the shaft enter the gear box and get a help to pull the shaft also. (Also wrap and store)
- You should be getting close to having the motor gear box only held in by the 4 mounts how about have a check and see what you can pick up!
-Yes there should still be you power steering you can clamp the low pressure hose to hold the fluid or drain it up to you, there is also a high pressure hose at the bottom of the pump 15/16ths is the lucky socket this can be done up quiet tight (be ready for oil to fall!)
-Also there are heater hoses! Knows the time to drain the coolant if you haven’t and remover the two heater hoses!
-Getting there now!
Theory about removal so you can choose your path!
-Motor and gear box will both fit out the bottom of the car together (car needs to be high)
-Gearbox out bottom, motor out top (easy to handle with light tools and an engine crane)
As I didn't have a hoist I chose option 2 continue...
-Ok let separate that gear box start by removing the start motor bolts the top bell housing bolts under the TB (need someone to hold it)
-Remove the backward bell housing bolts on the cross member side)
-Crack the rest of the normal bell housing bolt facing into the motor should be 5or6.
-Get under car and remove shifter linkages and stabilizer bar
-Check out the rear mount while you there ah ha there are 4 bolts facing back into the box 1's hidden in the bracket!
-Get a small jack under the motor or we used a forklift to hold the weight!
-Remove the cross member4(bolts) the torque strap and its bracket to stop it taking of the radiator fans on removal and the rear mount and its bracket
-Remove the bell housing bolts bar one
-Crack box mount bolts
-Get a mate under the car ready to hold gear box, quickly remove the box mount bolts and the one bell housing bolt left, jiggle the box away from the motor to get the input shaft out. Person on the bottom will bench press the box down onto there chest (the fu(ker is about 45-50kgs)]
-Take box off them and sit aside (watch the plastic plugs and sensors also!!)
-Now the box is gone if you had the crane holding the motor or a forklift simply remove the drivers mount bolt and get the old POS motor out of there. (Take it slow and check clearances)
-Put that motor on a car tyre and your right
-Check the engine bay for problem like the Power steering boots and any major leaks.
-Cleaning time use about 6-10 cans of degreaser on the engine bay basically get two cans soak if and hose off, use a lone haired brush to help the grime removal. Repeat until it’s a mirror!
-This is where the builder plastic came in handee a big sheet under the car, elevate the side a bit to channel the water out of the shed and bingo bango clean shed and no wet oily floor!!
-Let it dry and inspect the bay again
That’s about it for the first stage sit back have a couple of drinks of choice.
