Removing the engine

[brainbug007]

I take it cutting/removing the beams and radiator won't affect the stability of it when i put it onto axle stands to remove the stuff off the bottom?

[twinturbo]

It will be fine the front chassis legs are very strong.

TT

[brainbug007]

Kinda stuck again. Managed to get what I think is the distributor off (small box under the manifold with 4 x red wires connection into the oppisite side of the engine at the top) and started working on trying to get the 6xbolts off for the manifold and one of the nuts has got stuck 1/2 way up the thread. Whenever I turn the nut now the bolt turns with it. I've tried holding the bolt with a pliers but cant seem to get a tight enough grip on it. I've also tried spraying liberally with wd40. Any ideas how to get it off?

[twinturbo]

Why are you taking it off?

TT

[brainbug007]

Well the engine has done 95k so was planning on stripping the whole thing down to clean it up and replace anything that was in bad shape and thought it would make getting the engine out easier to remove all of the parts attached to the engine.

[twinturbo]

did it run ok beforehand?

TT

[brainbug007]

Ya it sounded ok and I gave it a test drive and then drove it home (still MOT'd until november) but it's got some rust and a lot of the hoses were cracked or rotten.

[mark]

Originally Posted by brainbug007

Kinda stuck again. Managed to get what I think is the distributor off (small box under the manifold with 4 x red wires connection into the oppisite side of the engine at the top) and started working on trying to get the 6xbolts off for the manifold and one of the nuts has got stuck 1/2 way up the thread. Whenever I turn the nut now the bolt turns with it. I've tried holding the bolt with a pliers but cant seem to get a tight enough grip on it. I've also tried spraying liberally with wd40. Any ideas how to get it off?

If you are talking about a manifold stud just keep on turning and the stud will come out then you can get the nut off when its off the car

[brainbug007]

Fair enough TT, still kind of stuck with the bolt though as I'll need to screw the nut back in. The bolt head is kind of inside the engine if that makes sense and isn't accessible?

[deezee]

From experience, the easiest way to remove a cvh engine is with a 4 tonne forklift truck!