After what was a super-busy whirlwind weekend, I am proud(yet overwhelmed, OHGODWHATAMIDOING!?) to say that I have the motor out of the car. The whole process, due to some other sidetracks, took around 5 hours, but the motor took some fanagling just because.
It really went pretty smooth, had to heat some bolts up with a MAP torch, then they complied. The only real issue so far is still that rear P/S pump bracket bolt that sheared off in the block. We tried tapping and extracting it, but the extractor bit broke off in the bolt! So now we will try welding a nut on the top and taking it out. The
only positive was that right before the extractor broke, the bolt turned in the thread. :\
So now comes cleaning the engine bay, the motor, and then taking the oil pan off for the KillerB parts install. Slowly and surely...but let's get to the pics!
DUN DUN DUN.
No wastegate crack and no shaft play, hotside is clean inside!
No oil leaking from the rear main seal! Again the bellhousing was surprisingly clean in there considering the rest.
Hotspotting on the flywheel and pressure plate, but I'm getting the flywheel resurfaced this week sometime.
Clutch is in okay shape, with a decent amount of material left. Too bad it was slipping so much.
It
looks clean, but it's not. That will soon change.
Say byebye to all those old OEM pieces; won't be missing those ****in' corroded bolts!