Bx 16v Engine Removal

[sussex_gti 0]

What do people find easiest? need to know soon, as im taking mine out in about an hour! I'm thinking letting the enine down on to some tyres. As soon as someone answers, feel free to delete the thread!

 

Cheers, Chris.

[Alastairh 47]

Easier to take it out the top if you have a hoist

[ORB 227 1 Cars]

Yes, I took the last one out from above.

 

The one before, I cut it out with a big petrol grinder

 

That was cool

[pug_ham 240 3 Cars]

Its a case of six & two threes imo.

 

If you have use of a hoist & load leveller you can take the engine & box out from above easily but if not dropping it out of the bottom like you say onto tyres is simple enough as one assembly if you remove the subframe.

 

I've done them both ways & there is very little difference in difficulty or time either way.

 

Graham.

[whizzer71 0]

Out the bottom m8,remove front bumper rad assy etc,o/s/f wing,driveshafts and all the related high pressure pipes etc,make sure you undo the pressure relief valve on the hydraulic accumalator to avoid any nasty injuries.

Fold the two metal pipes that run from under neath along the bottom of the bell housing backwards once you have undone them from the accumalator,remove all the related pipework to the LHM tank and pump etc ,disconnect services (wiring,coolant pipes,exhaust fuel lines,gearlinks,clutch cable etc)support engine from underneath and undo mounts lower out bottom of car !

 

Tris .

[sussex_gti 0]

Cheers guys. Tris, im sure you spend 99% of your time on here! Am going to drop it out from the bottom, nearly there. Im doing at work so using a 2 poster lift. Tris, why do i need to take the wing off?

[Banjo 1]

Thats where the wiring loom runs on a bx

[sussex_gti 0]

Ahh, gotcha. I'll be taking that off then! Cheers guys.

[whizzer71 0]

Cheers guys. Tris, im sure you spend 99% of your time on here! Am going to drop it out from the bottom, nearly there. Im doing at work so using a 2 poster lift. Tris, why do i need to take the wing off?

 

Yeah dont you know it !

 

[Phil H 16]

My votes is get the angle grinder , whip off the slam panel and the metal at the bottom and take it out of the front.

[sussex_gti 0]

All out, had to remove the inlet manifold, but this is coming off anyway before the engine goes in the gti. a quick wiggle and out she came from the bottom. The joys of a 2 poster ramp! Cheers all.