engine swap

[amd1164]

motor blew in my car... im looking to swap it out this weekend with a new motor.. i was just wondering if when taking the old one out how hard is it and is there anything i need to be extra careful about... no time to search im just looking for a quick answer.. its the 2.4l I4 btw. thanks for any help

[Caboose73]

motor blew in my car... im looking to swap it out this weekend with a new motor.. i was just wondering if when taking the old one out how hard is it and is there anything i need to be extra careful about... no time to search im just looking for a quick answer.. its the 2.4l I4 btw. thanks for any help

Its easy this is some of the things i learned when i did mine:

1)Go slowly and carefully when separating the tranny from the block and lifting the motor out theres a stud on the bottom corner of the tranny on the firewall side that likes to get stuck and break off when you pull the motor out of the car.

2)Undo the front tranny mount and jack up the front of the tranny this helps lift the engine out without getting caught on the converter

3)Theres a tranny to block mount on the back of the engine near the pass side wheel

4)Removing the crank pulley before you start pulling the motor gives you a little extra side to side wiggle room and makes it a little easier to clear the tranny.

5)Most important bring a few friends when you plan on doing this the more the better.

If you have any more questions feel free to pm me and ill try to help out the best i can.

[amd1164]

thank you for the help.. thats exactly what info i needed.. and ill let ya know if i need anything else ill be switching out motors this weekend

[comanche]

Yup, what he said.

"3)Theres a tranny to block mount on the back of the engine near the pass side wheel "
Yes! Couldn't find this the first time I did a swap a few years ago.

It'll easily take a solid full 12-14 hours to do a swap.

[amd1164]

well times no issue i have from friday morning to sunday afternoon.. and ill make sure i find that mount so i dont screw up anything lol

[Caboose73]

Yup, what he said.

"3)Theres a tranny to block mount on the back of the engine near the pass side wheel "
Yes! Couldn't find this the first time I did a swap a few years ago.

It'll easily take a solid full 12-14 hours to do a swap.

Ya i did the same thing it took us forever to find that stupid mount

[kwhauck]

same here, killed me for like an hour, I tell you what the four cyl. are squeezed in there way tighter than the sixes that's for sure...