911 DIY engine removal, anyone done it?
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Heres the plan for the winter: engine out, heads off, inspect everything, cleanup, add lovely fresh bits as required, especially the bits that are hard to get at and the infamous IMS bearing...
Intend to DIY it, get the lump on a stand and take my time. As this will be at home, I won't have a flat bed lift so will use extra high drive on ramps to raise the rear, then drop her out.
-anyone done something similar, if so how did it go?
-if you've done it how did you safely lower the lump down to ground level, where do you support her?
Intend to DIY it, get the lump on a stand and take my time. As this will be at home, I won't have a flat bed lift so will use extra high drive on ramps to raise the rear, then drop her out.
-anyone done something similar, if so how did it go?
-if you've done it how did you safely lower the lump down to ground level, where do you support her?
911Fiddler said:
Heres the plan for the winter: engine out, heads off, inspect everything, cleanup, add lovely fresh bits as required, especially the bits that are hard to get at and the infamous IMS bearing...
Intend to DIY it, get the lump on a stand and take my time. As this will be at home, I won't have a flat bed lift so will use extra high drive on ramps to raise the rear, then drop her out.
-anyone done something similar, if so how did it go?
-if you've done it how did you safely lower the lump down to ground level, where do you support her?
Make sure you post your progress on here with plenty of pics!Intend to DIY it, get the lump on a stand and take my time. As this will be at home, I won't have a flat bed lift so will use extra high drive on ramps to raise the rear, then drop her out.
-anyone done something similar, if so how did it go?
-if you've done it how did you safely lower the lump down to ground level, where do you support her?
Place something with wheels that can take the load under the engine while car is on the ground (after disconnecting everything but engine bolts).
Undo engine bolts, jack the car up at the back end.
Roll engine away from car.
That's how you change or remove engines in the pit garages.
Undo engine bolts, jack the car up at the back end.
Roll engine away from car.
That's how you change or remove engines in the pit garages.
It's not too hard to do if you have some mechanical knowledge.
I decided to take mine out using just trolly jacks and took it down onto wooden blocks to lower it onto a smaller jack to then pull it out from under the car, it would of been easier with an engine jack but I'd started so I finished..
I took the engine and box out together then split them under the car then used and engine stand to work on it.
I decided to take mine out using just trolly jacks and took it down onto wooden blocks to lower it onto a smaller jack to then pull it out from under the car, it would of been easier with an engine jack but I'd started so I finished..
I took the engine and box out together then split them under the car then used and engine stand to work on it.
I take mine out to do the valve clearances 
It takes around an hour to have it out from the moment you drive in, but I guess it might be a little more straightforward on an old aircooled one!
Like most things it's just nuts and bolts. I made a wooden trolley with big castors that I lifted under the engine with a trolley jack at the engine/gearbox balance point, undid everything and dropped it down. Getting the back of the car high enough to get it out without removing all the induction gear is the main problem.
It takes around an hour to have it out from the moment you drive in, but I guess it might be a little more straightforward on an old aircooled one!Like most things it's just nuts and bolts. I made a wooden trolley with big castors that I lifted under the engine with a trolley jack at the engine/gearbox balance point, undid everything and dropped it down. Getting the back of the car high enough to get it out without removing all the induction gear is the main problem.
steve singh said:
RDM said:
This.... A step-by-step of progress would be great.
+1 this would be an awesome thread with progress updates and pics!http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=1...
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