Those are some awesome pics!

Did you take off your UIM and then decide to put it back on or something?

I saw that first pic with the engine hoist hooked up, and was wondering how the hell you were going to pull the motor with the hood still on. I guess you figured that one out

 

****, I just noticed this thread is a couple weeks old. I hate when I do that.

 

It's still a lot smaller than most piston engines though. It's really small if you really strip it bare.

 

Yeah we took it off, then realized it had to be on to hoist the engine out. The UIM has a place to hook the chain to.

 

just engine:

 

You're flywheel is red WTF?

 

you are flywheel is red...??? that isn't english. look mine is too...we just pulled it this afternoon!!! I AM STINKING TIRED!!!!!

 

Vudooo...nice pics...you guys are true rotor heads....takin on such a challenge.

 

The Red Flywheel is an SR Motorsports, ACT upgraded 9 LB wheel. The person that owned my car before me completely chunked the flywheel and ate the clutch. Pulling a motor is easy when you know that only half of it will be going back in (Single Turbo Conversion). Not only that but a standard R+R charge is about 1500.00, I figure that is half of my XS kit.

It also helps that i have very detailed instructions.

By the way lots of people complain about the hardest part of the project being taking off the power steering pump wheel. I don't understand mine came off very easy. See attached.

Chris

 

You know what I meant.
Good luck w/ your project. Looking good so far!

 

 

i'd like to know also where you got your engine reman'd at... i'm in the market myself unfortunately. looks very nice, have fun

 

I got the engine from Malloy Mazda.

 

what went back in:

Chris

 

hey, there's nothing attached the the intake of that turbo! Don't you need an air filter???

 

Two words for you: Impact Wrench

Yeah that sucker is almost impossible to remove without it.

 

I did not plan on keeping the powersteering pump pulley but I tried to remove it like a normal person. When that failed I resorted to the tap method, via hammer. After a very big cresent, a breaker bar about 4 feet long, and two big guys it finally broke loose. The only bolt I have experienced that was tighter was the flywheel bolt.

Yes I plan on puting a filter on, but I don't need to I just risk sucking in something that will cause it to go boom.

If anyone wants to take off the powersteering pulley remember it is plastic and will break. If you break it buy a complete set of pulleys its only money.

Chris

 

manatecu - how long did it take you to complete the removal/strip down/rebuild/install ?