A winch or lift is required. Prepare all necessary tools and equipment. Please read the sequence of operations carefully. Observe safety precautions. If necessary, consult or use the services of a workshop.
Note: The engine is removed from the engine compartment upwards.
Engine Removal - Methods and Precautions
If you decide that the engine needs to be removed for overhaul or repair, there is some preparatory work that needs to be done.
It is extremely important to provide a suitable place to carry out the work. You will need a room that is spacious enough to accommodate the car itself. If you don't have a dedicated workshop or garage, at the very least you'll need a flat, smooth surface.
Cleaning the engine and engine compartment before you begin will help keep your tools and hands clean.
If the engine is being removed by a novice, the presence of an assistant is required. Advice and assistance from more experienced craftsmen may also be useful. In many cases, it is simply impossible to handle all the necessary steps when removing the engine from a car on your own.
Plan your work in advance. Purchase all necessary tools, equipment and supplies before you begin work. Here are some of the supplies needed to perform engine removal and installation:
- tripod trestle stands (2 or 4 pcs.) or 2 ramps (overpasses);
- floor jack designed for heavy loads;
- complete sets of keys;
- wooden blocks;
- plenty of clean rags and solvent to remove spilled oil, coolant and gasoline.
If you have the opportunity to borrow a winch, take care of this in advance and perform all the operations preceding working with a winch before you have one. This will save you time.
Always use extreme caution when removing and installing the engine. If you work carelessly, you can get very serious injuries. Plan ahead, work calmly, and then the work, despite its complexity, will be completed successfully.
Installing the car on supports (trestles)
To avoid damage to the underbody of the vehicle, place the vehicle jack and tripod stands used to lift the vehicle only in designated areas. Under no circumstances should a jack be placed under the front or rear wheel suspension brackets.
A jack can also be used to lift a car. In this case, it is necessary to first lift one side and place support sawhorses under the body (try not to damage the paint), and then lift the other side.
Before raising the rear of the vehicle, engage reverse or first gear. While raising the front of the vehicle, tighten the parking brake lever. For safety, support the rear wheels with wedges or place blocks (bricks) on both sides.
Be sure to ensure that the surface on which the car is placed on the jack stands is not soft, so that the jack or jack stands do not get stuck in the ground. If you place a wide board under the jack (garage jack), this danger will be significantly reduced. The same applies to a car jack. Sometimes the soil appears solid until it becomes apparent that the base of the jack is slowly sinking into the soil.
The jack stands may only be installed under the body in the specified places, but they must be covered accordingly so that they cannot damage the body. A piece of an old car tire works great for this if you place it between the trestles and the body.
A ramp (overpass) is the most convenient means for lifting a car, since you can do it without a jack. When driving onto it, make sure, of course, that the guides are exactly in front of the wheels. For added safety, the guides should have grooves for the wheels on the surface of the platform. In the picture you can see how the wheel should stand on such an overpass.
