Engine Removal Scott Salisbury PHS AUTO

ä ä Mark (scribe) around hood hinges remove hood ä ä Clean engine Steam or pressure wash if possible ä ä drain antifreeze put into containers for future use or disposal ä ä remove upper and lower radiator hoses

ä ä disconnect heater hoses ä ä Drain the oil ä ä remove fan, fan shroud and radiator ä ä remove the throttle cable ä ä disconnect the battery

ä ä relieve pressure and disconnect fuel lines and plug them ä ä remove distributor and wires if necessary remove spark plugs ä ä disconnect exhaust manifold sometimes you must remove them ä ä tag all wires and vacuum hoses then remove them to the side of the engine

ä ä unbolt motor and transmission mounts, shifter linkage and or cooler lines ä ä if unbolting from a automatic transmission remove the torque converter bolts then the bolts to the bell housing ä ä make sure that the transmission is separated from the engine sometimes a plate is in between that has several small bolts holding it to the transmission

ä ä if FWD make sure that the transmission is properly supported ä ä if A/C or power steering equipped set the units to the one side so you do not have to take the lines apart. ä ä If RWD support transmission with a floor jack

ä ä Remove engine slowly make sure your have undone every thing ä ä you will have to move the engine forward while raising it on RWD cars ä ä If you can, take pictures of the car before you take it apart ä ä Use common sense and think about what you are doing

The end ä ä Not all info is here just a rough draft I have come up with while removing engines please look up the proper procedure in the repair manuals