how hard is it to take the engine out?

[walka]

im curious i just did a head gasket/rebuild job on the head and now i think i have a knock..which..yea


so im curious it would be cheaper for me to take the engine by itself to the shop. i followed dillans how-to head job but i didnt take the engine out..im curious about how hard is it? what more am i dealing with say past what ive already done b4 with the taking off the head?

 

[Insidious Surmiser]

pretty much, all i can think of is, coolant lines, a/c lines, and p/s lines have to be disconnected, wiring harness has to be pulled through the fire wall, radiator has to be removed, drive shaft has to be dropped, and the tranny brace, and front cross brace (<<< don't know those names) have to be removed, then undo the nuts on the motor mounts and pull it

 

[jkbmkiii]

Do it your self I just did one today in 3 hours, only the 2nd time I had done this in a mkiii!

 

[7MsuprO]

Well...personally i dont think you need to pull the wiring harness through the firewall. Just disconnect and set it out of the way and then put it back in the engine bay while the motors out. Also, apart from motor mount bolts theres the obvious bolts on the bellhousing and dont forget the bolts on the pressure plate...i would know :icon_bigg anyway, its not too hard.

 

[SupraDreamPDR]

i pulled mine, first time too, in about 12 hours over a 2 day period. i followed these great instructions.
http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=423&highlight=engine+removal+easy+steps

 

[shaeff]

^ yep, a brief search would have yeilded that as a result.

-shaeff

 

[walka]

my bad on not searching

 

[shaeff]

i wasn't being an ass, i was just implying that many questions can be answered via the search function.

-shaeff

 

[Jspec7m88]

Speaking of the search button, I HATED IT with a passion up until about 3 months ago when I realized that clicking the "View words only in posts" button narrowed your search down A LOT and now I use it all the time!

 

[walka]

naw i understand the forum eddicut

be an ass if you wanna about that

 

[Jspec7m88]

naw i understand the forum eddicut

be an ass if you wanna about that

HAHA. No, I was just mentioning how I used to hate using the search button...I would just go through EVERY single post made through all the pages until I found what I was looking for...hehe..

I didn't mean to rub anything into your face.:biglaugh:

 

[MassSupra89]

naw i understand the forum eddicut

be an ass if you wanna about that

Did you mean be an ass on your spelling of Etiquette:naughty:

Haha just kidding.