Quote: Originally Posted by wrightoff ****in awesome write up dude. one question though, when bolting the exhaust manifold back on are those numbers the order you tighten them back in or is it backwards. thanks mate That is the order in which you should remove them, when replacing them go the opposite way. Remove = work from oustside in, replace = work from inside out

cool thanks dude

Nice article mate. Well done

Thanks for this taking my engine and gearbox out this weekend!

this is gonna help me heaps man.. great article.. JIm

Good job!

Great effort!

well done will be very useful in couple of weeks when mine comes out

Ah so now everyone finally finds it, after it's been posted for months... Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Good work dude. I know what its like to perform something like that but stopping all the time to use your camera with your greesy hands and all.

this is ***n sick man.....would putting a new one in just be the reverse of this?

Yep correct

You can also leave all the wiring connected to the motor and disconnect from the computer end, a few connectors and its done. Very simple.

good work man Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by MarkB You can also leave all the wiring connected to the motor and disconnect from the computer end, a few connectors and its done. Very simple. correct, this is what i do, and is heaps easier that removing the whole loom from the engine.

handy stuff! im rebuilding my car in a couple of weeks this has got to save me time!

This is great...one question though If your car doesnt start(to depressurise the fuel system) whats the next best thing to do?

Pull the fuel pump fuse and crank the engine. It doesn't need to start, it just needs the injectors to fire a few times each.

Quote: Originally Posted by jordy [View Post] Yeah you could do that, it's not ideal but it would work. All good i did it this way this morning and got the engine out within 5 minutes. i just adjusted the chain so the engine tilted slightly downwards at the back then pulled the engine forwards off the converter and then up and out. I was suprised how easily it came out with even hitting anything.