maartenromijn
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| posted on 12/5/09 at 08:30 PM |
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Easiest way to remove engine from Mondeo
What would be the easiest way to remove the engine from a Mondeo?
- I only need th engine, not the gearbox.
- Preferrably the car remains rolling. This will save a few Euro's for the car to reach it's final destination (scrapyard)
- I do have a workshop crane
1. To unbolt the gearbox and lift the engine out
2. To cut and remove the driveshafts, then lift engine and gearbox out
3. To unbolt the subframe and McPherson struts, then lift the chassis
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 12/5/09 at 08:35 PM |
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i did option 1,its a tight fit but leaves the shell rollable 
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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blakep82
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| posted on 12/5/09 at 08:37 PM |
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i said option 3, but ^ he's right
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big_wasa
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| posted on 12/5/09 at 08:39 PM |
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to get the engine out with the box left in you will need to take the crank pulley of and its still very very tight.
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maartenromijn
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| posted on 12/5/09 at 08:42 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by theconrodkid
i did option 1,its a tight fit but leaves the shell rollable
I guess this will be a tight fit. Do I need to undo the gearbox mounts and move the gearbox to LH side of the car? I think there is only 3cm to move
the engine to the RH side in order to remove the gearbox shaft from the clutch...
edit: I'm typing tooo slow..
[Edited on 12/5/09 by maartenromijn]
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Sebastian
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| posted on 12/5/09 at 08:51 PM |
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Just done it and we went for option 3, and this was in our opinion the fastest way.
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coozer
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| posted on 12/5/09 at 08:52 PM |
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No. 3, thats exactly opposite how they put it in, in 30 seconds....
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1980 Z750
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clairetoo
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| posted on 12/5/09 at 09:02 PM |
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I voted option 3 - I once did it `option1` style , and it was a pig of a job..........
I once took the engine out of an Alfa 164 by dropping the sub-frame - that took 2 of us 8 hours  (and the suspension was already off )
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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jonesier1
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| posted on 12/5/09 at 09:06 PM |
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2, engine n box together,cut the shafts,save fafin about try to seperate them in place and the shell is movable straight away ...easy 
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snippy
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| posted on 12/5/09 at 09:14 PM |
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Option 1
I`ve now removed 2 mondeo engines via the option 1 way. As long as you undo the gearbox mounts, as you lift the engine up the gearbox will also raise.
The engine & gearbox will need to get to about 45 degrees upwards before you can seperate them both but it is possible and once removed you can
roll the car out of the way!
 
Rescued attachment Zetec removal from donor2.JPG
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maartenromijn
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| posted on 12/5/09 at 09:16 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jonesier1
2, engine n box together,cut the shafts,save fafin about try to seperate them in place and the shell is movable straight away ...easy
And will the engine and gearbox together fit through the bonnet?
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zetec
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| posted on 12/5/09 at 09:29 PM |
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I did it option 1 and wish I had gone for option 3. Remember the subframe will be a lot lighter once the engine is out, only hassle is getting the
body high enough.
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bob
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| posted on 12/5/09 at 10:48 PM |
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I took a 9" angle grinder to the front of the escort i liberated my zetec from and straight through the drive shafts as well,clipped the wires
and fuel lines unhitched the gear selector unbolted the engine mounts and rolled it out on a trolley board.
I know its animal like but it did the job
[Edited on 12/5/09 by bob]
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hillbillyracer
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| posted on 12/5/09 at 11:19 PM |
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In option 1 you're doing least work in theory by only removing what you need but it sounds pretty awkward & tight, I've swapped a
Mondeo engine (as in fixed the car & put it back on the road) & decided to remove the engine & box as a unit then swapped the box to the
good motor before refitting. Would the box be mounted securely enough with no engine to hold the driveshafts while you tow it to the scrappy?
In option 3 it sounds good as it's the way the factory put it together but they're working with new stuff, all the right tools & are
well practiced at it. Your car is (I assume) not the youngest, what happens when the captive nuts in the chassis legs break free as you try to unbolt
the subframe? And then you've got to put it together again to move it.
Option 2 is I think the way to go, it means unbolting the gearbox too but that's not too hard & you can get at all the bellhousing bolts
dead easy then too rather than doing them in the car, cutting the shafts means you dont have to touch the suspension & the car only needs the
loose driveshafts removed in order to tow in on the road, & that would need to be done for option 3 anyway.
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hillbillyracer
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| posted on 12/5/09 at 11:20 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by maartenromijn
quote:
Originally posted by jonesier1
2, engine n box together,cut the shafts,save fafin about try to seperate them in place and the shell is movable straight away ...easy
And will the engine and gearbox together fit through the bonnet?
Yes it will, I've done one!
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 13/5/09 at 07:09 PM |
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I go for option 4. get the angry grinder and cut the front off then the rest can be cut up too
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