Pulled the Trigger on a Replacement Engine

[bwdz]

You could just save the 2800 and do it over a weekend, these things are super easy to work on it actually blows my mind that shops charge more to work on the best engineered cars as they are so much better to do than a Dodge or a Taurus etc..

[Cbonilla]

Originally Posted by bwdz

You could just save the 2800 and do it over a weekend, these things are super easy to work on it actually blows my mind that shops charge more to work on the best engineered cars as they are so much better to do than a Dodge or a Taurus etc..

Don't have the place to work on it, and more important, don't feel I have the ability. And there are issues like recharging the AC. Not to mention I don't want to struggle with manhandling an engine out and in. I will gladly do basic tasks - brakes, window motors for example, and have saved significant $ by this over the years - but this to me is more than a basic task. As for a "weekend," one shop quoted 20-24 hours, and they've done this before

[bwdz]

Originally Posted by Cbonilla

Don't have the place to work on it, and more important, don't feel I have the ability. And there are issues like recharging the AC. Not to mention I don't want to struggle with manhandling an engine out and in. I will gladly do basic tasks - brakes, window motors for example, and have saved significant $ by this over the years - but this to me is more than a basic task. As for a "weekend," one shop quoted 20-24 hours, and they've done this before

Yeah, shops like to quote high so they are covered for the unforeseen like rusty bolts which there won't be any on a Porsche. A buddy was quoted $1100 labor for a clutch on his 2002 911, it didn't take us 4 hours total and an hour was spent on the multipiece silly plastic undercovers on and off. Oh and yes that included doing the flywheel which was shot. Hey if you are not comfortable and short on tools, don't do it because once you are in it no one will take over the job. Sounds like you budgeted for it so it's not a problem for you.

[Cbonilla]

BWDZ - I certainly hadn't planned on this outlay, and I agonized on spending these $ on older car

[Gelbster]

Originally Posted by bwdz

You could just save the 2800 and do it over a weekend, these things are super easy to work on it actually blows my mind that shops charge more to work on the best engineered cars as they are so much better to do than a Dodge or a Taurus etc..

Those of us who have had to R&R + rebuild (not refresh) an M96 would love to learn your secrets that make it so easy AND FAST. I could not find your build thread......

Let's start with your speedy method of measuring the cylinders for ovality and taper ? The precision required for a meaningful assessment is +/-1/10 of 1 thou." You need to measure at exactly the same point in least 3 positions x 3 depths of all 6 cylinders ,replicated 3 times with no significant variation in measurement at a constant temperature. But you knew that .
This is almost FAA standard of work that is required on the M96.
Really , I am all ears because rebuilding an M96 correctly is a daunting ,expensive task for the few of us that have done it.The special M96 tools cost as much as an entire used Ford engine!
Do it sloppily and you'll need to rinse and repeat with a re-buy on many of the parts and most of the machining. Suggesting it is easy and fast may mislead some into a huge waste of time and money. That would be unkind.
Even replacing an IMSB has 19 pages of single spaced imperatives to follow.But you know that ?

[Cbonilla]

Originally Posted by Gelbster

Those of us who have had to R&R + rebuild (not refresh) an M96 would love to learn your secrets that make it so easy AND FAST. I could not find your build thread......

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I think he was referring to my. swapping the replacement engine myself, not rebuilding the dead engine. Neither of those tasks are ones that I feel confident to do. Rebuilding even more so