cost of pulling and reinstalling motor

sams66 · Aug 11, 2004

guys i can get my motor professional rebuilt but the shop doesnt pull engines and i dont have that type of equipment, what should the cost be to pull a motor and then have it reinstalled? Any one know of any good shops in the Toledo Ohio area?

Thanks

Sam

Hack · Aug 11, 2004

When I had my I6 rebuilt, the shop wanted $1500 to do everything, and $800 to just do the rebuild.

So my guess from that is about $500-1000 to pull a motor and reinstall. Of course, with your plan this shop will have to also transport the motor to and from the rebuilder and store your car during the rebuild.

Another option is to buy an engine stand $35 or so. You can also rent a hoist for $35 - 50 per day or purchase a hoist for $150-250.

Good luck.

Ozsum2 · Aug 11, 2004

I'm with Hack. Rent the things you need, get a buddy or 2 and some brew. These motors are a piece of cake.

sams66 · Aug 11, 2004

I tell you guys, I wish some of you all live around toledo. I could use some help. I am the lone mustang/car nut in my circle of friends, no one else knows a carb from a header.

Ozsum2 · Aug 11, 2004

You can get a book to help, but it is pretty basic. I'd take the tranny out from underneath with a tranny jack. Pull the radiator and hood, undo wiring and mounts and jack er home.

Hack · Aug 12, 2004

If you do decide to pull the motor yourself, the most important thing IMO is to be organized. I have a poor memory, so labeling everything is what saved me. Don't just dump the bolts in a coffee can. Get a bunch of ziplock bags, some paper, and a marker. Use masking tape labels for wiring and hoses.

One trick I liked is to drill a hole through the hood hinge and lower sheet metal. Obviously not all the way through!! Then you can use the same drill bit to align the hood at the end. Works great.

jikelly · Aug 12, 2004

Ozsum2 said:
You can get a book to help, but it is pretty basic. I'd take the tranny out from underneath with a tranny jack. Pull the radiator and hood, undo wiring and mounts and jack er home.

Yeah if you've never done an engine pull before a book will be useful. I like to use ziplock bags and a marker to hold bolts from different components together. Things go back together so much easier when you know exactly what set of bolts goes where on the engine. I never bothered with pulling my tranny out of the car. I always simply unbolted it from the engine and put something under it to support it while the engine was out.

allcarfan · Aug 12, 2004

i will give you my number and I can walk you through it. Or, we can get on yahoo messenger, I have a mic and I can talk you through it. its easier than it sounds. Putting it in is a little more tricky.

You just need some basic hand tools and a cherry picker/engine hoist. i can guide you through removing it, and installing it...but tuning it after its been removed, you are on your own

Just

Ozsum2 · Aug 12, 2004

I thought I made it sound pretty easy. I would advise getting the tranny out of the way for the return trip though.

67GTFastback · Aug 12, 2004

$250 for an engine hoist, once you pull one, you will want to pull more and more. It is quite straight forward and as mentioned, buy a book. If you want an engine stand, they cost approx. $80. I highly encourage you to do it yourself because soon you will be able to do this sort of thing:

WORTH · Aug 12, 2004

Ozsum2 said:
I thought I made it sound pretty easy. I would advise getting the tranny out of the way for the return trip though.

I agree, if you've never done an engine swap before pulling the tranny is much easier and less apt to screw somethinng up.

WORTH · Aug 12, 2004

67GTFastback said:
$250 for an engine hoist, once you pull one, you will want to pull more and more. It is quite straight forward and as mentioned, buy a book. If you want an engine stand, they cost approx. $80. I highly encourage you to do it yourself because soon you will be able to do this sort of thing:

Looks like I'm not the only mentally retarded Stanger here, turning junk into mustangs

MustangMatt1966 · Aug 12, 2004

wow, that car looks like its ready for the road any day now! lol jk i wish i knew how to do that kinda stuff

WORTH · Aug 12, 2004

MustangMatt1966 said:
wow, that car looks like its ready for the road any day now! lol jk i wish i knew how to do that kinda stuff

no you don't

MustangMatt1966 · Aug 12, 2004

xoxbxfx · Aug 12, 2004

around here its about $700-800 to pull and drop the motor back in. Like everyone says, this is where you save your pennies by doing it yourself. To pull just the motor, its pretty easy just a little time consuming. I figures you can do it with 2 people start to finish in about 4 hours if you take your time. Another 4 hours to drop it back in.

You will need some special tools (will maybe 1 or 2) to do it. You will need a jack and a cherry picker. $300 total and you have them forever

First thing to do is pull the hood. Drain all your fluids like oil and antifreeze. Pull all the carb stuff off (carb, gas lines, linkage, air cleaner) and then go ahead and pull the ignition stuff (dist, coil, plug wires, spark plugs)... pull the accessories (alternator, power steering pump, brackest, a/c compressor, starter) and then pull your exhaust off and the motor is basically ready to come out. Put the jack under the transmission pan to hold it up.

This is a fun part. Have a buddy use a 15/16" socket on a breaker bar. Have him turn the motor over clockwise while you are under the car. You need to disconnect the torque converter from the flexplate (if its an auto... if not, just unbolt the tranny from the motor) there are 4 bolts that connect the torque convert to the flexplate. when thats done, time to pull the motor itself.

Hook up the cherry picker to intake bolts or head bolts (the ones the accessories hookup to, not the acutal head bolts) and then unbolt the motor mounts. Either the long bolt or the 2 the hold it to the motor, it doesnt matter.

Pull away and you are set. To drop it back in, do the same thing in reverse.

sams66 · Aug 12, 2004

guys thanks for th advice!! we pulled an old 318 out of my high school plymouth 20 years ago and dropped in a 383. The guys that helped me with that though are long since gone. If I have to get it rebuilt, I will lift it out myself, why not try?

Sam

Damein17 · Aug 12, 2004

hey man well if you lived in kentucky id help ya out. i work for a ford dealership and i can get access to the shop asi need it on saterdays. ive opulled my motor out like 3 or 4 times. takes about 2 hours or so. if that. and my cost are no where near what you would pay ifyou had it done.. but then again i donno since you would have to tow the car here and back

sams66 · Aug 12, 2004

Thanks for the offer, location location location.

Sam

Hack · Aug 12, 2004

WORTH said:
Looks like I'm not the only mentally retarded Stanger here, turning junk into mustangs

Here I am thinking that his mustang looks a lot more solid than mine.

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