Thread: 89 Rangie Project & pics

Hi Razzor
Well the hands are dirty .... Rags and Orange soap wash to get em clean

Do you have a car manual for this job?? ... If not ... buy the "Haynes" manual
It will explain step by step how to remove the motor .. absolute must read .. Ya gotta read something in the dunny anyway
Or get the RAVE CD off this site


Those 6 bolts ... I think you have to remove the center console inside the car ... underneath it is a section of the floor pan that can be removed (unbolted)

Presto ... the 6 bolts

The cable to EFI .... twist the "throttle open" by hand and "flip / lift" the cable over backwards ....towards exit hole at back

The EFI wires .... Just unclip at injectors and then "Feed" the wires back towards the firewall ... leave dangling for new engine

The oil cooler that was found under the front grill .. Don't cut it ..take the time to unbolt it

Get the radiator out, and undo the section of panelwork between the headlights ... this is the EXIT space for the engine to go through

PS: someone correct me if one of the procedures is wrong


Bet you can't wait for the 3.9 ...

Mike

Nice

Nah not cutting the oil cooler!!!! lol only thing that is getting cut is the pipes from the headers & any other part of the system that I can't get undone as the headers are off. (Ie muffler and others

The rad is out already - awesome tho!! I'll now go ahead & unbolt the aircon condenser & oil cooler & undo this front panel

Its actually a 3.5 - same engine so its easy to swap over for the efi & everything. But next weekend is comes & yes - I can't wait!!!

Rear bar, roof rack, fuel tank, engine & a few other goodies will be here next Saturday & I can't wait!!

When you undo the compressor ... remember its full of gas and it is cold as ice .. depressurized it via looking for a valve (should look just like a car tyre valve) and push down there ... Don't breath the vapor!!! wear gloves!!! use a long rod to push!!!

BE CAREFULL when doing this ... other way is to just crack one of the nuts and allow it to seep out

Technically speaking tho ... it is supposed to be depressurized professionally and the gas is supposed to be collected contained for proper disposal or recycle


Exhaust system .... If you are going to use the same exhaust system for the new motor ... Don't cut them // just wire tie them to the sides ... use the headers for the 3.9 (unless there not the same or unsuitable) .... or are you putting on extractors???


or .... Leave it to when the engine is out ... then cut or unbolt, as you will have a big hole (engine removed) to work from


Mike

Originally Posted by mike 90 RR

When you undo the compressor ... remember its full of gas and it is cold as ice .. depressurized it via looking for a valve (should look just like a car tyre valve) and push down there ... Don't breath the vapor!!! wear gloves!!! use a long rod to push!!!

BE CAREFULL when doing this ... other way is to just crack one of the nuts and allow it to seep out

Technically speaking tho ... it is supposed to be depressurized professionally and the gas is supposed to be collected contained for proper disposal or recycle

Mike

oh, so cutting through it with a knife isnt right???

Originally Posted by Disco Steve

oh, so cutting through it with a knife isnt right???

(sorry ... my immediate reaction)

The shock of gas going off every where must have been mind blowing

I had fixed & just painted my rangie and was proudly showing folks on the job i had done when all of a sudden WHOOSH and a FRGGIN HUGE cloud of mist enveloped the WHOLE CAR ... like a nuclear bomb went off ... hose split and let ALL the gas out in ONE HIT

Back to drawing board

Originally Posted by mike 90 RR

(sorry ... my immediate reaction)

The shock of gas going off every where must have been mind blowing

I had fixed & just painted my rangie and was proudly showing folks on the job i had done when all of a sudden WHOOSH and a FRGGIN HUGE cloud of mist enveloped the WHOLE CAR ... like a nuclear bomb went off ... hose split and let ALL the gas out in ONE HIT

Back to drawing board

wasnt a shock as I knew what I was cutting into. was funny when I yelled "quick mum run thats LPG"

HAHAHAHA!! Funny as...


That gas umm... kinda some how was gone. lol was there the other day, then it was gone over night.... Air cons out already

extractors are going on the new 3.5

currently it looks like this :








power steering pump still to come off & drain as well

Thanks for the progress photo

FIRST THING TO DO before you go any further .....
That big plastic fan needs to come off BEFORE you take off the fan belt
If you look behind the fan you will see that it is a big nut connection to the water pump

1:Get a big spanner that fits the nut & place on nut ..... The nut undoes "Clockwise" (reverse to normal) // apply pulling weight with the free hand on spanner

2:Use a Hammer and hit the side of spanner to "Jar" the nut loose .... If you try to pull the spanner only , the fan belt will keep slipping (just doesn't work)

You need the fan belt on (Tight) to help STOP the water pump from turning

Tip ... You can use a adjustable spanner .. but take the time to make it nice and snug on the nut ... or you will round it off