06YarisRS's 2ZR-FE Swap 5-Door Hatchback (Automatic Transmission)

[06YarisRS]

Originally Posted by ArmstrongRacing

Trevor your ability to get this done in one weekend AND all of the great content you’re providing is pushing me to encourage YOU to do a “Yaris engine removal” tutorial

Amen! That was a major feat doing that by yourself! I can only imagine trying to work under the car, lining things up and having to move back and forth from underneath to your engine hoist. I think you had a jack underneath too, correct?

Thanks gents!

Ah, yes, I'm glad you mentioned the fluids Trevor. It reminded me that I have to empty my oil drain pan, which has been sitting full for the past couple weeks. Fortunately, my neighbour has large drums for waste oil, coolant etc. We have a good arrangement going. I borrow some tools from him etc and I undercoat his vehicles for him at our shop.

When I was out under the car yesterday, I was musing about how nice it would be to be able to drop the engine in without disturbing the transmission lines, but obviously that's not going to be possible with having to remove the rad. I think it would be far too big a risk trying to get the engine down into the bay even with the wiper cowl removed.

My major concern now is effectively getting all of the bell housing bolts off without breaking them. This is a 2006, winter driven car. Any advice you guys are willing to give, would be great. And, Trevor, I haven't forgotten your advice to remove the trans with the engine and I think I will do that if I encounter any issues with bolt removal. It would no doubt be easier to attend to stuck bolts out of the car.

As I move forward my current 'wondering' is how the A/C lines will need to be modified to adapt to the Corolla compressor.

Finally, I never managed to source engine hooks. Here is a question:

Will this tab on the cylinder head be strong enough to lift the engine? I am hooked to the mount at this point but that may be in the way of attaching the driver's side bracket. The current diagonal placement provides a pretty level engine.

The other option is to fabricate some hooks in our shop as we have lots of flat stock, drill presses and metal benders.