Originally Posted by
Ls_[eg]hatch
lol its not to bad its mostly putting it back in you know like the 3/8th's of an inch you have to the firewall & motor & you gotta know to pivit the tranny & can't forget shaking the hell out of the motor to get it back into the mounts.
like i said just out of the motors iv pulled the z motor was by far the most pain.
Touche'
I'll give you that. I've personally always pulled the engine with the tranny. It isn't bad but I'll give you that, it is a bit more involved that many other's. Gotta pull everything out of the way first, then start on the engine. It is defiantly a job that requires the right tools. Not Like a 240 where you can make your basic tool set work. the Z forces you to use the right stuff. engine hoist balance beam = <3 lol
Originally Posted by
alwaysliftin
i would also say check the PCV's if they dont shake freely then order new one but if your getting oil in them then you might wanna have a compression check done. i had a similar problem before i started my build and it turned out to be the number 6 cylinder.
#6 usually is the first to go when you're oil pressure takes a shit, or at the very least, when the oil hasn't been maintained properly and has wonderful gunk in there clogging shit up. So if compression is low on #6, a new oil pump is pretty much required. But that's also supposed to be done once the engine hits 120K. new oil pump and new water pump. But most engines never had that done so they are all a ticking time bomb until they get their noses powdered.