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Easy way to move the 3litre engine out of the car?

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germanmichel

germanmichel

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Hello @ all,
does anyone know ,how I can easy move the engine out of the car ?
My manual shows two ways :
1. Assy with the gearbox
2. Demounting the zylinderhead, than remove the main motorblock without the gearbox.

What is the reason why I have to remove the head on the second way ? Is it not possible with only to demount the airfilterboxes ?

Thanks in advance.

Michel-who have respect about the 350kg...
 
I usually take the engine and transmission out as a single lump.

Stock exhaust & carbs will clear the hood opening (my Webers/headers have to be removed).

Most important aspect is getting the right angle on your lifting chain; one of those variable-angle attachment rigs would be valuable here (I use a fabricated angle-iron piece that gives me the correct angle__bolts to the top of the rocker stands).

Get the engine weight on the sling/chain and raise it enough to remove both engine-mount brackets from the block before you go too high. The reason will be obvious.

Hope you have a high ceiling, or doing the work outside. Don't try to roll the engine hoist once the engine clears the body; instead, roll the car backwards and lower the engine close to the ground for more stability. An additional hand is helpful to keep the trans from damaging the body, but it can be done solo if you work slow and cautiously.

Good luck!
 
Hello,

thank you very much for tips and detailed description.
The hight is a challenge in my standard garage...

Did anyone know if the version two is an option ? (without transmission)

Michel-who like this forum
 
Hi Michael,
I used option #2. My garage is very pretty small and the drive way slopes sharply down to the street. Once the engine was elevated, I straped it to the hoistarm to keep it from swinging too much (see green strap in photo). This photo was the motor going back in, but as the manual says a lot "assembly is reverse of step one".
 

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Hello,

thank you for posting a picture. Your garage looks nearly my "big" :laugh: german standardgarage.
Do you know what is the reason for the demounted head ?

Thanks a lot.

Bye Michel- who post from work...
 
Not off hand, I personally had low ceiling issues. Plus I had to get the engine high enough to get it sideways over the fender where the engine stand was.
 
Hello,

not off hand ?? Sorry it did not understand this.....
Do you take the engine out with mounted zylinderhead? Because if I zoom your picture I can`t see exactly what the the blue one is. The head or the manifold ?

Thank you.

Bye Michel
 
Hi Michael,
"Not off Hand" simple means I don't really know. The blue you see in the picture is tape. The picture is actually a shot of the engine going in to the car. But it was removed the same way, without the cylinder head or transmission.
 
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