Engine removal advice article

[Ed W]

I am going to be removing my engine and gear box of my K Series to replace the clutch and CRB. A couple of years ago I found an article on here with a step by step guide to engine removal. Now I cannot find it anywhere.

Can any one help?

[Ian B]

I tried a search for

engine removal guide

and filtered the results for "guides" (left hand column at the bottom), to get this result - is one of those it?

[Nigel Riches]

you may like to look at this, if you haven't already seen it

 

 

Have fun. Nigel.

[CharlesElliott]

My advice. 

Disconnect battery negative.

Drain engine oil.

Drain coolant by pulling lower radiator hose - need a large container because the coolant goes both ways out the hose and out the radiator.

once fully drained, remove expansion bottle, submarine pipe, bleed hose to head and lower radiator hose in one unit. Remove bottle bracket on top of chassis. 

Put covers (workshop gloves?) over end of coolant outlets from engine to catch coolant as engine is removed.

Undo fuel return hose and high pressure feed from chassis. Catch dripping petrol. 

Disconnect electrical connectors. 2 x ECU, starter signal, positive to starter, multiplug on inlet side, other temperature sensors. 

Disconnect Apollo bleed if you have one.

Remove tunnel top, undo gearstick bolts and remove.

disconnect speedo drive and reverse switch.

undo gearbox to mount rubber bolt  

attach crane  

undo engine mounts to chassis  

loosen manifold

lift engine slightly and remove manifold

lift a bit more and check if anything is still connected  

remove engine mount brackets 

keep lifting. As gearbox is going to pull off prop, put container underneath to catch gearbox oil. Keep moving container as you lift engine/move it backwards  

 

 

 

 

 

[Ed W]

Thank you for your help this most useful.

Ed

[Titanium7]

If a metric chassis (2006 ish onwards)  you may need to remove the alternator which will restrict getting the engine out and back in again.