Im goin to yank out my motor in my 98 cuz i blew it up. What is the easiest way to go about doing this. Someone told me that its much easier to take it out the bottom, but i dont have access to a lift. Also said if i take it out the top that ill basically have to dissasemble the whole motor in the engine bay and remove piece by piece. Anyone have any web pages with pictures and instructions on pulling a motor? i checked ls1howto.com and they didnt have anything, help me out guys!
brian

 

if you dont have anyway to lift up the car in the air, just pull it out from the top. basically remove all acceserys and out it comes. i dont have anypick though.

 

i've never dropped it out the bottom, i dont' understand how that is easier personally as long as you have a half way decent engine hoise.

just put the car up in the air level, high enough that you can work under it but not so high that you can't lift everything out, i'd say about 1.5 feet.

remove front of motor..i.e-radiator, a/c stuff, hoses, water pump, power steering..you can leave the crank pulley on.

remove top of motor..i.e-intake/fuel rails, coil packs, valve covers.

unbolt headers/exhaust. remove the engine grounds..there are three. one on back of drivers side head, one on each side of the block, not hard to find. pull out oil dipstick/misc crap like that.

here's where its up to you. I leave the trans on the motor and pull them together. eitehr way undo the driveshaft, shifter linkage if auto, remove shifter itself if T56, undo all wiring harness connections to trans.

if you want to drop trans first go ahead, but like i said i leave it on and pull it all in one chunk, much easier this way IMO.

hook the hoise chain up to the heads, i'd attatch at the rear on the driver head and the front on the passenger head..use a good long bolt that will hold that chain nice..leave just enough slack to get the hook from the hoist under it, you don't want it too loose.

make sure your took the motor mount bolts(18mm) out, make sure EVERYTHING is undone, no sensors are still plugged in or any crap like that. Then pull the thing out..I always manage to get the motor and trans out together with the hood still on, but some people remove it for clearance.

just go slow and make sure everything clears. you'll need a buddy to help spot to be safe and to help get the trans/ motor combo on the ground to disconnect.

then put the motor itself on and old tire or a stand, don't just let it sit on the ground on the oil pan.

that's a pretty good summary, hope it helps.

 

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i just pulled mine...take it out the top. take off as much as you can..intake..water pump, radiator, AC, hood..swing the power steering out of the way and pull it right out.
just takes some time.

 

ok, should i drain the oil, coolant, and trans fluid before i do it???

 

i did not remove my hood! and i put the motor and tranny in at the same time!!, saves a lot of time and that is time under the car!!!! take the crank pully off and leave the heads on, but everything else comes off, but the pan

 

I'm pulling mine out the top and leaving the tranny in place. I removed the front bumber and the hood just to get them compleatly out of the way (can't cause a problem if they are not there ).

 

Take it out the bottom and save some time. Disconnect the pcm plugs(two), drop the fans and radiator. Disconnect fuel lines and two brake lines(front) from module. Put rear of car on ramps the front on floor jacks all the way up(i had mine about 33inchs i think). Make sure the shifter is clear to come through. Put two hand jacks under k-member(one on each side) and one hand jack under the trans. Take out the six k-member bolts and four cross member bolts and start lowering the jacks. 45mins and the motor and trans are laying in the garage floor fully intact. Dont forget to disconnect the exhaust either.

Forgot about the rack and spindle; i also disconnected my struts from the control arm instead of dropping them also.

 

i think im gonna try to pull it out the bottom, seems like it is much easier, faster, and dont have to take apart as much stuff. thanks guys you are great!!!