22-05-2013, 01:24 PM
(22-05-2013, 01:03 PM)Hdiestate Wrote: An how hard is it removing the engine?
Easy
take front wheels off, Remove center caps from front wheels take securing pins out of drive shafts then put wheels back on and lower car to ground and undo driveshaft nuts.
Raise car back up and remove wheels, drain gear oil, pop ball joints, undo long drive shaft 11mm retaining nuts, remove shafts.
While your under the car remove the cat, 2 13mm bolts at the back and 2 10mm nuts on the turbo youll need a very long extension. Then undo the bottom engine mount and remove the link arm bit.
Disconnect headlights and fog lights then unbolt the 2 13mm nuts and 213mm bolts that hold the font end on (and the 3 10mms that bold the bottom of the bumper on if they haven't broken off) then lift the whole front end off
Drain the rad and remove the hoses then remove the rad, its not held in by anything other than the hoses and slam panel.
Unscrew the 2 wiring plugs on the NSF chassis leg and the one up behind the ECU then remove the battery and battery tray and unscrew the earth between the chassis and engine.
Pop the gear linkages off with a 13mm open end spanner, pull the clip out the heater matrix hoses then wiggle them out.
Hook engine up to crane and unscrew top engine mount and gear box mount then engine is out.
If there was 2 of you together you could have it out in an hour.