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Old 04-28-2004, 02:53 AM   #2
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Re: Pulling an Engine, need help.

Do you want to do it the easy way? or the proper way?


Easy way:
Jack the front of the car up as far as you can, at least enough to clear the height of the engine when its lying on its side.

Get some side cutters and cut EVERYTHING you can find that is attached to the engine, wiring loom, fuel lines, etc etc.
Cut the exhaust
Unbolt the engine and gear box mounts, making sure your not under the engine at the time. Unbolt the front subframe and steering linkage, and the lower control arms from the uprights.
Let the whole lot drop on the ground and drag it out from underneath.
Its quick and nasty and the common method used by wreckers who only just care about the engine, and only the engine.


The Proper Way:
Take the bonnet off the car
Carefuly detach everything you can find attached to the engine.
Unplug all of the loom, and undo and remove all the fuel lines, clutch fittings etc.
Undo the exhaust.
Then useing an engine hoist to surport the engine and gearbox unbolt the engine mounts and carefuly raise it out of the car.

You might also have to remover the raditor, and possibly either of the Manifolds.
Drain the oil out of both the engine and gearbox first will also make things easier.
Also removing as many of the auxleries as you can before lifting the engine will help, things like the A/C and P/S can be removed from the engine and left hanging in the engine bay.
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