DSL Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 How long does it take for a mechanical numpty to remove a K motor, first time ever 🤔 Anything in particular to watch out for 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbutnotslow Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 1/2 a day Grant 😬 183 BHP of Black and 'Stone Chip' excitement. 😬 here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shn7 Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 About right. Takes me 3 hours start to finish to get engine/gearbox out without assistance. Have done it a dew times now though. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Whitley Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 Are you going to put it back later? That usually takes a little longer. Up to 500% from personal experience ☹️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Support Team Shaun_E Posted December 19, 2005 Support Team Share Posted December 19, 2005 Don't forget to remove the earth strap from the drivers side of the engine - it is surprisingly strong and will lift the car off the axle stands quite easily 😳. If your top chassis diagonals are removable then remove them. Other than that it is a simple process of draining the fluids, disconnecting everything (I suggest you label the less obvious wires and hoses), undoing the engine mounts and gearbox mounts and then hoisting it out. The gearbox oil will pour out the back as the prop slides out so make sure you have a suitable receptacle in place. If you are leaving the gearbox in place then make sure it is well supported before splitting the engine from it. A jack underneath works well and I then tied it to a piece of 2x2 laid across the engine bay so I could move the car again. It is a pretty straightforward job and can be done alone - it is easier to have 2 pairs of hands though when actually guiding the engine out. Yellow SL #32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john powell Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 Darren, You are so considerate. You've obviously bought your wife of 6 months a raceline duratec for her christmas pressie 😬 😬 😬 😬 😬 Happy xmas to you all. JAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 I've just removed mine ...... Go for one final blat ...... have a bottle of beer . Disconnect battery Drain the oil and coolant have a bottle of beer . Disconnect throttle cable depressurise feul line Remove water plumbing . have a bottle of beer , have a piss . Disconnect clutch cable . Remove hoses on the inlet side . Remove header tank . remove nearside diagonal remove coolant pipe Have a bottle of beer , bag of crisps . remove manifold remove alternator remove any remaining wiring - earths , starter motor etc slaken gearbox mounts have a bottle of beer Obtain hoist strap up engine loosen engine mounts remove mounts slip 'er out have a bottle of beer . stand back & imagine how easy it would be to throw in busa engine - always seems easy when your half cut Dave C7 TOP Powered by Hellier Performance 😬 South Wales AO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozz Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 Dave How do you depressurise the fuel line Bozz It's not MANGO it's TANGO (McLaren Orange and Black 1.6SS) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 some fuel rails that feed the injectors have a little bleed screw. On the std rover K I just leave it over night and it looses its pressure by its self Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSL Posted December 20, 2005 Author Share Posted December 20, 2005 JAP, I did have had a brief look at the Duratec route, but felt that the K has given me good service so far & its lighter to aid the handling side of things, & would stick with that & tune the nuts off it instead! Thanks for the advise guys, have got as far as the final blat & beer stage so far, that all went very well 😬 😬 Lets hope the rest of the job goes as smoothly *thumbup* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon.Rogers1 Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 Darren - why Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSL Posted December 20, 2005 Author Share Posted December 20, 2005 Cause the wife really wants to beat all you guys next year 😬 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSL Posted December 20, 2005 Author Share Posted December 20, 2005 And, I want enough straight line speed to replace the thrill of my bike on the road, cause I really want to sell it before I end up crippled or worse *thumbdown* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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