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Originally Posted by amd1164
motor blew in my car... im looking to swap it out this weekend with a new motor.. i was just wondering if when taking the old one out how hard is it and is there anything i need to be extra careful about... no time to search im just looking for a quick answer.. its the 2.4l I4 btw. thanks for any help
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Its easy this is some of the things i learned when i did mine:
1)Go slowly and carefully when separating the tranny from the block and lifting the motor out theres a stud on the bottom corner of the tranny on the firewall side that likes to get stuck and break off when you pull the motor out of the car.
2)Undo the front tranny mount and jack up the front of the tranny this helps lift the engine out without getting caught on the converter
3)Theres a tranny to block mount on the back of the engine near the pass side wheel
4)Removing the crank pulley before you start pulling the motor gives you a little extra side to side wiggle room and makes it a little easier to clear the tranny.
5)Most important bring a few friends when you plan on doing this the more the better.
If you have any more questions feel free to pm me and ill try to help out the best i can.
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