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Title: Lifting engine Post by: shaun wyatt on April 26, 2019, 11:22:20 AM Hi,i removed engine and subframe by lowering it but i need to lift the engine away from the subframe. I cannot find anywhere to lift the engine
Thanks Shaun Title: Re: Lifting engine Post by: HFStuart on April 26, 2019, 12:18:56 PM The bracket that attaches the engine steady bar to the flywheel end of the head is a good one - that's not going anywhere. At the timing belt end I use the very end bolts on the cam housings with a bit of chain linked to all 4
Title: Re: Lifting engine Post by: shaun wyatt on April 26, 2019, 04:40:47 PM Great HFStuart, thanks very much
Title: Re: Lifting engine Post by: rossocorsa on April 26, 2019, 06:18:44 PM There are lifting hoops fitted on the engine to lift it
Title: Re: Lifting engine Post by: mangocrazy on April 26, 2019, 08:12:12 PM In the past I've just tied heavy duty rope around and through the inlet and exhaust manifolds and hooked the lifting eye through a hefty carabiner clipped onto the ropes in the V between the cam covers. The engine needs to come out with the gearbox hanging low in order to negotiate the NS wing, and this approach automatically ensures that.
Title: Re: Lifting engine Post by: shaun wyatt on April 26, 2019, 08:39:16 PM Thanks guys for all the help
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