Any Tips on Pulling a motor from a 97 GST?

[wobbleyz]

Im going to be pulling my motor in a week or so. the cars going to the paint shop and i want to paint the engine bay also. Any tips? Its fwd so the trans it there also. thanks

[CHRIS]

www.vfaq.com (http://www.vfaq.com)

[wobbleyz]

it doesnt say anything about 2g's

[T_K]

uh, disconnect everything from it, drain all fluids, pull it, and then put the new one in and connect everything back. Not much else to it, except a lot of work.

organize your bolts and nuts in labeled bags!


here is the Factory Service Manual, I don't know what else you can ask for.

http://tboz.no-ip.com/FSMs/DSM%20&%20Mi ... h%20Laser/ (http://tboz.no-ip.com/FSMs/DSM%20&%20Mitsubishi%20FSMs/Mitsubishi%20Eclipse,%20Eagle%20Talon,%20&%20Plymouth%20Laser/)

[gtluke]

dont seperate the engine from the trans. pull it all out at once. axles, wiring, hoses, fuel, odds and ends.... yank

[T_K]

dont seperate the engine from the trans.

The opposite was easier for me.

[atc250r]

Have LOTS of blankets on hand for when you put the motor back in, you wouldn't want to screw up that new paint job. Oh, and +1 for pulling the motor and trans together.

John

[blcknspo0ln]

+1. Pull the motor and trans together, reinstall the same way.