depressurize fuel system
unhook battery
unhook harness
unhook hoses
unbolt tranny
unbolt motor mounts
take off starter
use lift to pull the biatch

(i know im missing some things)

 

its all pretty straight forward, you kinda figure it out as you go but like 240fly said, depressureize the fuel system and then start disconnecting everything.

 

the procedure is in the factory service manual

 

thanks guys.
any other quick tips?
or problems uve encountered?
or short cuts?

 

pull the tranny out with the engine. Much easier.

 

anyone got anything else?

 

Well the motor mount are a bitch to get them undone on my pas car i heated the bolts till they were pretty much ReD and then i just cooled it downwith water so they were pretty easy to take of!

Also drain your fluids, if u dont wanna have a pain in the ass removing all the harness i say unplug ur ecu and the plug under the glove box removing anything that is attatched to everything but the motor, then remove all the wiring haress that is plugged to your fusebox next to the battery remove battery pole, and the ground on the intake then u should be pretty much set to pull ur motor! with the harness and without having to take off ur starter and shit! good luck its pretty much easy!took me 3 hours and it was out! if not less plus i was by myself!

 

How much do you want for the whole ka24e?
PM me if you wanna sell the whole engine.

 

^ wouldn't mind having a spare e. need one to begin boost project.

 

thanks sk8.
uhh.. my e has 240,xxx miles on it. and iM almost posotive its never been rebuilt... plus it doesnt run... but im pretty sure its just this ghetto rigged taped up wire causing that.

 

i'm in the same process of pulling my ka24e for my dohc swap. but i'm having problems with having time to actually do the work because of my job. but hopefully i can get it all out tomorrow. it was a bitch tryin to get my exhaust manifold off because of all the shit i had to remove. i still have my ac lines in.

 

Why are you tryin to remove your exhaust manifold? all u need to do is remove the downpipe or detatch if from the cat u can still pull it! because well it depeds on cherry piker but usually best spots to put ur chain on are the intake mani and the exhaust manifold! also i forgot to mention,

remove the shifter
Power steering lines
Once u have removed ur fuel line that go to your engine put screws in the lines for no fuel odors!
dont forget to removeyour heater hoses
if i rememebr anything i have forgotten i will do my best to keep u informed! enjoy the pull its pretty easy!

 

sorry double post!

 

i removed it because my brother wanted it, but cool thanks for everything. i plan on using the sohc wiring harness for the dohc swap; the dohc wiring harness that came with the engine is cut. i know theres a write up on using it in the faqs. only haggle i really have is getting the line from the fuel filter to the engine off. shit is on tighter than hell.

 

the more posts i get.. the better..
please throw in your 2cents =]

 

how would you go about depressurizing the fuel system?

 

its in the factory service manual but here...

1) remove fuel pump fuse
2) take off gas cap
3) crank car 3-5 times

car will nto start and will not have fuel pressure.

 

and what would happen if you did not depressurize the fuel system??

 

fuel spillage i assume when taking out the fuel lines. at least thats my guess

 

hey dude to tell you the truth i have NEVER Depressurized my fuel system all i have done was pull open the gas cap to releive pressure and when i removed my fuel lines there was like 2 drips of fuel nothin tooo big!

 

Just go ahead and dont take any chances. The last thing you will need is fuel flying everywhere and end up cating something on fire

 

ur right.. but i cant completely deppressurize it due to the fact that my car wont crank now.. cuz i started taking it appart before i deppressurized...


mm oh well?

 

I have no idea what removing the gas cap has to do with releasing fuel pressure, it's not in the FSM. Look for yourself. The fuel pump doesn't pump fuel by pressurizing the tank with air, it just pumps fuel. there's a relief valve in the cap that admits air to the tank as the fuel level goes down. Look at your gas cap and you'll see it. If the car hasn't run for several days it's probably not going to have very much or no fuel pressure anyhow.

 

WEll i have work in a gas station and for some cars everytime you remove the fuel cap u can here SOO much pressure being released! Basically the system was closed and now its open! on my celica that was how i should have doe it! but its your choice i have done that with 3 cars and nothin happened! anyways when ur workin with the fuel u should never make any sort of spark! or fire!

 

obviously.. im gonna me pullin that baby out next week if possible .. i need to get a hoist...