Aite well tonight i'm probably goin to pull my motor outta my car and clean the engine bay and paint it..

basically anyone who's done it before have any
tips
hints
suggestions
condemnations

thank you.....

and is there any interest in possibly a motor removal how to?

mark everything befroe disconnecting it maybe also take pics so you remember

1.disconnet all the electrical first starting with the battery
2. hose air ,coolant etc
3. get your puller over the motor and hooked up
4. motor mounts axels etc
5. double check the motor is free
6. pull

and I thought you were all smart and all...

yes! make a how-to! im going to need it when my 7a blows up from the turbo. so i'll need this. you're putting in another 7a or what? 4agze? whats the deal?
EDIT: my bad. i forgot u said that u were takin it out to paint the bay. oops. lol. it's been a long day at work. sry.

This post has been edited by JoKeRkId613: Dec 19, 2005 - 7:26 PM

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Just what I was thinking haha.

All electrical, the ones on the back of the block suck.
All fuild lines, Fuel (main/return), Heater, Power steering, possibly A/C
Axles.
Hook it up, I unbolted all mounts from car and engine, and dip the driver side down, and she should come right out.

DTE

make sure you ever so slowly lift the engine out, I bent a powersteering line pulling out an engine too fast.

if u dont know all the vac lines, harness, etc by heart, lable them before u disconnect . take lots of pics that you can refer to later.

drain the engine and tranny oil.

undo the shifter cables and hydraulic lines. doubble and tripple check that everything is disocnnected from the motor before you start to pull it out.

get under the car and unbolt the rear motor mount 1st, then the front, then the sides. all while having the lift hooked up . hook up the lift in a way were the motor tilts down at an angel so that there is enought room to clear everything.

buy a better motor to put back in there

This post has been edited by lagos: Dec 20, 2005 - 1:43 PM

For the wires on the back of the block/intake manifold, I disconnected those after lifting the motor up a bit so I had more room to work.

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i am smart....thats why i ask for any suggestions...thats were wisdom comes in, learning from those before you.......needless to say motor is out everything is gravey check my thread in Exterior