Changing an engine

[Dead Eye]

Changing the engine is fairly straight forward and you should be able to do it yourself with a reasonable set of tools - nothing overly specialised is needed but basically some decent fitting sockets, screwdrivers, a hydraulic jack is handy for holding the engine (best to put a bit of wood between the sump and the jack though), a rubber mallet could come in handy, torque wrench is good for tightening everything back up again to spec as well as loosening some of the tighter ones (though a breaker bar is handy as well). A couple of larger sockets are necessary; I have a 24mm, 30mm and 32mm - I think I used them all for various tasks but I was doing slightly more than just removing the engine.

I followed the Haynes manual for the procedure and it was fairly straight forward. Did it myself in a day without ever having done it before, got it back in in a day as well with the help of a friend (but you could probably do it yourself as well).

One thing the Haynes didn't mention is that its a lot easier to slide the engine in and out of the frame if you remove the oil cooler on the front of the engine first; this is why I went and bought the 30mm socket

If you get stuck, just give us a shout and I'm sure someone will be along to answer