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Originally Posted by Blktrax
Well thats quite impressive, its the first i've seen one of theses motors come out out the front like that. Granted in the shop with a lift they come out the bottom much easier.
Anyway you are where you are, just a suggestion, make sure the a/c lines are capped or plugged. If too much mositure gets in the a/c system you can damage the evaporator/dryer. The system is going to need to be put under vacuum and recharged, otherwise you run a higher risk of premature a/c compressor failure.
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lol, thanx. forgot to mention that. I just used masking tape to cover the holes, it worked great and stayed sealed even after I drove the car a few thousand miles (was waiting for the high pressure line to get in). Pretty much any shop you take it to will pull a vacuum whenever recharging the a/c system, especially if you tell them a hose/pipe or the condenser was off. It was only $45 to have a local shop pull the vacuum and fill up the a/c system, 4,000 miles later it's still blowing cold with no extra noises.
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Originally Posted by [hwy]Hagen
dang very impressive. i give you props for taking out your whole engine as well as tranny must have took you some time too complete.
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It took me a while to take out because I was waiting for parts so I took my time so I could take plenty of pics. Plus I'd never taken the R18 out of a car before and I didn't have a shop manual, so I was learning as I went. Putting the engine back in was quick (just a few hours) since I knew exactly where everything went. If I had a full tool box and a cherry picker I could probably pull and replace the engine within a day now. I also took the time to clean every single part of the engine and engine bay, that thing was so dirty, it looked brand new whenever I put it back together.
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Originally Posted by oj88
Wow!!! Pretty hardcore. You lost me after you got the radiator off.  Nice DIY... +99999 for you.
And oh, that flat rectangular thing is the ECU/ECM. The MICU is behind the fuse box inside the cabin. |
Thanx, I don't know where I got the idea that it was the MICU, I probably saw something relating to the MICU while skimming a thread and it just popped the picture of the ECU under the hood into my mind and stuck that name with that image. LOL, my memory is real wonky like that. Thanx again
I'll go ahead and edit it.