The Engine is Out

I put in a couple of warm hours (at least it wasn't as hot as it has been) in the garage last night and removed the driveshafts, gear cables and engine mounts. It seems the way to remove the driveshafts from the gearbox is with brute force!

I set up The engine hoist that Marty lent me and attached it on to the inlet and exhaust manifold studs. After about 20 minutes of careful lifting of the engine and lowering of the chassis, the engine was out!

It's now on the ground waiting for the gearbox to be removed so it can be put on the engine stand. I may try and do that tonight.

The engine and gearbox are a little dirtier than I expected but not bad for an engine that is almost 16 years old. There is obviously at least one small oil leak but whether it's enough to worry about I hope to find out soon. I expect the engine and box the clean up nicely as the engine bay is protected by the under tray and so there's not much dirt around, just oil.

The empty engine bay:

The engine out and waiting to be cleaned separated from the gearbox and fitted to the stand.