my friend has a 91 wagon 4wd with a blown motor. he has a fresh jap pullout. was woundering if anyone out there has pulled a motor out of one. it's all stock nothing messed with. sohc zc motor.

 

It depends on your level of experience, Its really not very hard just make sure you label everything you disconnect

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by low91rex &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">It depends on your level of experience, Its really not very hard just make sure you label everything you disconnect </TD></TR></TABLE>

Yep. Labeling every single connector will help, although you start to recognize them by wire color after a while if you don't.

It's not bad, although I think like the CRX it would probably be easier to drop from the bottom. Never dealt with one.

 

I pull engines on a weekly basis. Very easy. Eventually it becomes second nature.

I always pull mine from the top because I don't have a hoist. If I did I would do it from the bottom. Honda installs there engine by lifting them from the bottom up.

 

i lift the car as high as it can go on jack stands then lower the motor down with a floor jack. then pull it out. honda made it easy... also the connections can only go once place. it's like a jigsaw puzzle.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dem0nk1d &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i lift the car as high as it can go on jack stands then lower the motor down with a floor jack. then pull it out. honda made it easy... also the connections can only go once place. it's like a jigsaw puzzle. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Connections only going in one place is blantantly false.

I can think of three connectors on the intake manifold that can all fit into each other's space, with at least another one that can be shoved in and not function properly. This is on a DPFI model of course, but regardless, there is some ability to confuse, plus it's just easier to label and get it all right the first go round.

 

Take a few digital pics. I can remove an engine in 4 hours and install one in about the same amount of time.

 

It's very easy. Just take your time and label things.
Don't forget about the bitch-pin .

 

you can always disconnect the harness near the firewall and not have to worry about wirring.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dem0nk1d &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you can always disconnect the harness near the firewall and not have to worry about wirring.
</TD></TR></TABLE>

Not if you're swapping a new engine.

 

how hard is it once the motor is out and has all the wiring still attached to it, and have the other motor side by side. then transfer everything over. maybe it's me and i've done this a few times, but it's not rocket sci.

 

yea we always leave the harness on the motor and swap it over out side of the car, its a lot easier, my friend and I drop motors weekly and its really simple once you've done it just take your time and keep track of all the bolts and stuff label them in baggies if its your first time...I PMed you if you want some help doing it I'm not to far from you...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dem0nk1d &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how hard is it once the motor is out and has all the wiring still attached to it, and have the other motor side by side. then transfer everything over. maybe it's me and i've done this a few times, but it's not rocket sci.
</TD></TR></TABLE>

This way is not bad at all. It's also good if you see a sensor that is cracked you can swap easy out in the open. It also lets you swap any parts off your current motor that may be better than what's on the donor such as alternator, valvecover, you name it.

 

thanks, i thought i was just crazy... logic is my only option.

 

Take your time and its a piece of cake. Everytime you do it after it becomes easier.

Start to finish (motor is hanging from hoist in the background) pulling out a stock SOHC from the rex. This includes customers coming in and bothering us

 

It's always nice to have another pair of helping hands.

 

i am sure that my friend will help me out. after all he is the one that got me into these hondas. thank you all for the input. a project i maybe starting in the near future.

 

should convert to MPFI while you're at it, if you said it was DPFI.

 

Its not hard at all, just like all these other guys have said just label everything and your golden, I pulled the motor out of my 91 si in an hour.

 

me and my brother (has a 91 wagon) pulled out the minty stock engine and swap a b20b in about 4 hours..run perfect, and next day after gathering some parts, vtec head went on in about 1:30 mines..shouldnt be too hard if u know what you are doing. good luck

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CRXDrew &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Take your time and its a piece of cake. Everytime you do it after it becomes easier.

Start to finish (motor is hanging from hoist in the background) pulling out a stock SOHC from the rex. This includes customers coming in and bothering us
</TD></TR></TABLE>

Thats why you were taking pics of your watch, I thought you were showin off and just ballin out of control.... PS Brandon is hiding in that picture.

 

I'm supposed to be pulling a b18 out of an eg in about two weeks for a wiretuck and engine bay paint job.

I'll time it, it usually takes about two hours to do it with my brother and thats without trying to beat the clock haha.

OP: Get a copy of a helm's manual and you are set. Hell i actually have a hard copy of the honda manual for the wagon . I've used it for all of my ef's haha.

 

i go from below

 

I never did it from the bottom, kinda hard to jack up a car that high, with my jacks anyways.... I just use an engine hoist and pull it out of the top.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RCautoworks &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Thats why you were taking pics of your watch, I thought you were showin off and just ballin out of control.... PS Brandon is hiding in that picture. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Hey actually is baulin out of control, hence the narrow frame of focus.