I am looking for people to help me with my engine transplant. Although i am quite handy with the spanners, this is unfamiliar ground for me! I could really use anybody that has experience removing the engine from the 300zx. Even if you havnt done this before the more people i have helping the better!

 

I have use of a 2 post lift plus any tools i require for two days, Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th November. I can be there from 9am till as late as i need. This is a link to where i will be going, Ramp and Wrench

 

Please Please Please, if anybody can come down and help on either or both days, even for just a couple of hours, it would be very much appreciated! I really need to save my Zed and i cant do it alone. I would even be willing to pick people up and take them home to save there own petrol!!

Items you need Rob

 

Nissan timing belt

Bottem Crank timing Sprocket

Front/Rear Timing Sprocket Guides

Upper Inlet manifold gasket

6lt Oil + Filter

you may need extra 1lt oil due to engine being bone dry

 

 

 

 

Items you need to swop over from your old engine

 

Water Pump & Thermostat

Water Pipes

All Water pipes at rear

Idle Control valve unit

Manifolds and turbos

all Oil pipes feeds/drain

Spark plugs and Coils

Injectors and Rail

Throttle bodys & linkage

i don't know how the replacement engine looks like part wise. MarkDerby have covered a lot.

 

You should consider if you want to repace the engine wire harness while the engine is out.

 

We were 3 persons the first time we removed my engine. We used about 3 hours to get the engine out. The thing is just to remove all clips and wires in the engine and if you remove the gearbox (the easiest way i think) remember tools to remove the gearbox

ill come along and help and learn, bell me on 07929 159828

 

sayers

ill come along and help and learn, bell me on 07929 159828

 

sayers

 

Cheers mate :) Hopefully your the first of many. I'll give you a bell at the weekend if thats ok, weekdays are a bit hectic for me what with working nights

what i can do is shoot over once i been to the meeting

 

do u know the times of the place when it will be open till ?

i don't know how the replacement engine looks like part wise. MarkDerby have covered a lot.

 

You should consider if you want to repace the engine wire harness while the engine is out.

 

We were 3 persons the first time we removed my engine. We used about 3 hours to get the engine out. The thing is just to remove all clips and wires in the engine and if you remove the gearbox (the easiest way i think) remember tools to remove the gearbox

 

When you say remove the gear box, do you mean removed it from the car completely or just detach it from the engine? I was hoping it would be easy enough to just leave the gear box where it is and detach it from the engine

what i can do is shoot over once i been to the meeting

 

do u know the times of the place when it will be open till ?

 

He opens at 9am and said he can stay open as late as i need up to midnight. If we want we can order food to the garage, there's tea and coffee on tap and James, the owner, is a really nice guy and said he and his colleague would be there to help too.

well ... i can get over Sat Night and Sunday after meeting ...

well ... i can get over Sat Night and Sunday after meeting ...

 

That would be great mate, any time you can spare would be very much appreciated :)

Ill see if i can make it as well bud.

Ill see if i can make it as well bud.

 

 

Fantastic :) I haven't seen you since i had my red zed, must be nearly 2 years ago! :)

Fantastic :) I haven't seen you since i had my red zed, must be nearly 2 years ago! :)

 

must be, i had my first AH3 zed at that point as well, so we have both moved on from then lol

be wary of getting too much help , with Voddy and Mark alone you will have that baby out and re inserted in hours , ill be good at brewing up and passing you tools as required :cool3:

The quicker the better, I need my zed back!!

 

Thinking about it, if I am done with time to spare, I have the ramp as long as I want for Saturday and Sunday so I see no reason why we couldn't get another car on after mine if someone has something needing attention ;)

Edited October 23, 201213 yr by Cov_Rob
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Anybody else fancy coming and getting there hands dirty?

I would have loved to come down and give you a hand, I'm only in Leicester aswell! but I work night shifts on weekends :/

 

If for any reason I don't go to work, I have a bad cough you see ;) lol I'll give you a shout! PM me your number

I would have come and helped but have hand surgery tomorrow.....:crying:

Take your time, get the new engine ready while old engine cools a bit...... I have done 4 times now and got my last engine from stand into car in under an hour on my own..... (bolted in not fully working)....lol

You got some experience helping by the sounds of it.....

Have you thought about deleting the water pipes under the plenum while you do the swap?

 

Anyway... hope all goes well....

Russ

I would have come and helped but have hand surgery tomorrow.....:crying:

Take your time, get the new engine ready while old engine cools a bit...... I have done 4 times now and got my last engine from stand into car in under an hour on my own..... (bolted in not fully working)....lol

You got some experience helping by the sounds of it.....

Have you thought about deleting the water pipes under the plenum while you do the swap?

 

Anyway... hope all goes well....

Russ

 

The old engine already has had a water bypass so was going to get rid of them altogether on the new engine, was also going to see what else i didnt need while its in bits :)

Even if you could come down just for a bit of a natter, it would be handy to have some guidance and idea's ;)

Dont got get ..Spigot Bearing for the Crank/gear box Rob

Cheers Mark, should have everything i neen now :)

 

Anybody else able to come give me a hand? Looking like i might be on my own most of saturday so if anyone can come down and give me a hand it would be very much appreciated :)

 

PM's have been sent to those who have already said they can come :)

Ooops, apparently i'm not a subscribed member anymore so i cant PM anybody.

 

Those who can come if you could let me know when and around what time that would be great :)

 

The address of the garage is:- 190 Fletchamstead Highway, Coventry, West Midlands CV4 7BB

My contact number is 07891970417

Ok guys i hope You are right about removing the angine with a gearbox attached to it, i try this in this (or next) weekend :) .

Tomorrows the day work starts, could anyone who's coming down please post to let me know :) so far I'm on my own till the evenin when mark comes to any help during the day would be great!

So then Girls and Boys ... Who's coming to help Rob Tomorrow/Sunday

 

All help is Welcome and Needed

 

Mark

Hi I plan to tackle this myself soon do you mind taking plenty of pics for me to have a browse, also I was advised to leave gearbox in car as it's easier to get the engine out without it attached I think all you need to do is undo the bolts on the bell housing but remember to support the gearbox or it will go crashing to the ground when you pull your engine