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Originally Posted by FredinVa
Hello all,
I bought a 2001 S at the end of July. My First Porsche. It did not have records, so I paid a local specialist to do the IMS, RMS and they also put in a new flywheel. Last Saturday the engine died on me and This past Tuesday, the shop told me the motor was done (copper in the oil filter and a very ugly squealing when started). I did get to enjoy the car for all of 573 miles. 
I am trying to decide if I am capable of swapping in a used engine. I have other cars to drive and a garage bay to store/work for an extended period of time (if necessary).
My experience:
C4 Corvette:
- Valve stem seal replacement
- Cooling system work (water pump, radiator, etc)
- Brakes (master cylinder on down)
BMW E39 525i:
- Cooling system
- VANOS rebuild
- Crank Case Vent replacement (pull the intake and replace all gaskets & consumables I touched).
normal cars:
- brakes
- shocks/suspension
- fuel injectors
- OBD2 errors
- normal "old car care"
I have taken automotive courses on :
- Steering & Suspension
- Manual transmission & differential
- Auto Air conditioning
I would like your opinion on the difficulty of doing an engine replacement, how you got the car high enough to get the motor out, and if I am a moron for thinking of taking this on.
Thanks! |
If you are replacing with the same year and model of engine it is not difficult at all.
If you have a standard trans. find an engine from a standard trans car of the same year and model.
Should be plug and play. Same goes if you have an auto trans.
If you get the same model engine but a different year then there is the possibility of differences in the DME/ECU programing.
If you use a furniture dolly to set the engine and trans on you don't need to get the car that high.
A furniture dolly sets very low and supports 1000 lbs. and they are cheap about $15.00
I use them all the time.
So you just need the car body high enough to clear the engine setting on the dolly.
Then just roll the engine out from under.
Use a good floor jack or two and jack the car up in stages so you can block it up solidly and your good to go.