Engine swap, what else to replace ?

[TheTree]

Hi

I am getting ready to swap my engine for a good second hand unit and was wondering what else I should look at and/or replace while I have the engine out

The flexplate has been mentioned but I was wondering if there was anything else which should be replaced ?

Thanks
Steve

[davidsonsm]

Oil pump. Water pump. Camshaft/lifters. Starter motor. Injectors. Spark plugs and leads. Belt. Hoses. Timing chain and gear. Work the heads. Seals and gaskets. Just a few suggestions to ponder.

[TheTree]

Oil pump. Water pump. Camshaft/lifters. Starter motor. Injectors. Spark plugs and leads. Belt. Hoses. Timing chain and gear. Work the heads. Seals and gaskets. Just a few suggestions to ponder.

Hi Mate

I am getting an entire long motor with less than 60K on it, so all that stuff is good as far as I know

Regards
Steve

[davidsonsm]

Then I wouldn't open it. Just do the exterior stuff. The dressings.

[finallyrangie]

Rear main seal if you are there anyway

[benji]

Would it be a good time to run aux wires through the fire wall for future stuff? Just to add to your list. ..:rolleyes:

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[TheTree]

Well next weekend is engine swap time

Rupert has done the rear main oil seal and oil pump o-rings

I am

Replacing the engine mounts

Replacing the heat shields with ones made from ACL Heat Shield
http://www.acl.com.au/web/aclwebsite.nsf/e15e3704aa49fd6dca2568e0000e316c/2fc766104cd05789ca2570ee001ccb2d?OpenDocument

Thinking of getting the exhaust manifolds ceramic coated

Apart from that the usual cleanup etc

This is how it arrived :)

I should add that it is pretty standard except that it has shortened ram tubes (intake trumpets) which apparently provide a bit better acceleration

Steve

[Keithy P38]

My lessons/learnings over the years when pulling a motor out is to replace anything that bolts to the motor. Didn't matter if it's done 10,000km or a million! Things that are a pain in the proverbial to get at with motor/box in should be done.

Crank and cam sensors
Coil packs
All gaskets except head gaskets (unless you're keen)
Plugs and leads
Water pump
All new hoses (again, doesn't matter how many k's, at least you'll have good spares)
Welch plugs
Flex plate and torque converter
Starter motor

I like the idea that you want to ceramic coat the exhaust manifolds - I'd use the time to do it as we all know how darn hot these engine bays are. I'd do it even if it took a week and I had to hire a Getz! I'd even take the time to try and re-home the coil packs to make life easier on them and also your hands.

Perhaps even just a general degrease of the engine bay with a pressure washer?

Cheers
Keithy

[TheTree]

Keithy

Good points, the motor was reconditioend about 60K ago so I am not looking at the heads etc


Crank and cam sensors - pretty new

Coil packs - new and easy to replace on GEMS ( i can do it in 20 mins now)

All gaskets except head gaskets (unless you're keen) - all been done

Plugs and leads - newish leads on my old motor going on

Water pump - it seems fine

All new hoses (again, doesn't matter how many k's, at least you'll have good spares) - yes some of those going on

Welch plugs - been done

Flex plate and torque converter - all look pretty good

Starter motor - not sure on this one!

Thanks a heap mate :D

Steve

[TheTree]

A massive day yesterday, got the old motor out with a fair bit of effort

The :censored: bellhousing bolts were super tight (def more than 33ft/lb) and of course the most difficult to get to was the worst! Finished up having to remove the engine mounts, which involved removing a heat shield on the drivers side, so we could drop the motor down a little and get at that last bolt from the top


Fitted new heat shields and firewall insulation and pressure washed the engine bay

A couple of bits left to transfer from the old motor and in the replacement goes!

Steve

[davidsonsm]

Sounds like a great learning experience. Hopefully you got some enjoyment and a sense of achievement from it. As lo ing as you're not rushed, it can be enjoyable.

[TheTree]

Quite a marathon, about 14 hours all up including fitting the new heat shields and transferring all the ancillaries from the old motor to the new.

It's in and running nicely. The only issue is a light ticking sound which sounds like a tappet but is coming from underneath, we suspect the starter motor perhaps

One good tip Rupert gave me was to put a 4" to 6" long piece of threaded rod into the front hole of the small round cover plate on the bellhousing, this stops the torque convertor moving forward and falling out when you remove the motor.


Steve

[TheTree]

Engine bay cleaned up and heat shields fitted :cool:

Steve

[mtb_gary]

I wish mine looked that clean! Well done for the persistence.


Gary

[davidsonsm]

Steve, great result. And what a relief to have her back on the road again - assuming she is. Sounds like hard work. Did you get some help?

[daf11e]

Good luck from now on steve, you've had your share of bad.:censored:.everything is crossed for you!

[TheTree]

Thanks all

I can report that a reconditioned engine performs better than a tired one regardless of whether it is GEMS orBosch :twisted:

Steve

[TheTree]

Steve, great result. And what a relief to have her back on the road again - assuming she is. Sounds like hard work. Did you get some help?

I did have help from a mechanic mate of mine, doing it by myself would have been a double marathon :eek:

Steve

[davidsonsm]

Great to have mates like that. What's next on your list? Hopefully the list is thinning.

[TheTree]

Great to have mates like that. What's next on your list? Hopefully the list is thinning.


Mate the list is getting smaller for sure!

Some work on dual battery and an EAS bypass kit is next i reckon:p

Steve

[mtb_gary]

Good work Steve. No doubt a relief to be back on the road. A few weeks from now it will all seem like ancient history, enjoy the driving :D

Gary

[TheTree]

Just a couple of pics, one of the "Calloway style" shortened intake trumpets and one of the new engine on the way in :p

Steve

[davidsonsm]

And how is she running Steve? Hopefully very nicely. May joy abound.

[TheTree]

And how is she running Steve? Hopefully very nicely. May joy abound.

Thanks mate !

Running very nicely except I think i have an exhaust leak in the the RH manifold :mad:

Steve