Engine rebuild with no former experience........

I spent a few hours in the garage today,

The first job was to drain the PS pump.



Then remove the PS oil cooler, I had to disconnect the lower valance to get it out. I am removing more than would be needed just to remove the engine as I plan to paint the engine bay.



Both removed.



Then battery and tray removed to give access to the top of the exhaust.



This spanner is good for the right manifold.





H pipe and damper removed.



Does anyone know the optimal height to raise the front of the car to make the engine and transmission removal trouble free?

Jim, how much headroom do you have? Are you taking engine and transmission simultaneously out? Do you have a load leveler? Do you take the hood, bonnet, off?
www.harborfreight.com/2-ton-capacity-hea...psugg_q=engine+hoist
Rudiger

The headroom is 2.6m, the engine and transmission will come out together, and yes I have a load leveler. I had planned to remove the bonnet until I saw this picture.

www.benzworld.org/threads/removing-the-e...read-2269986&slide=0

I have removed the old engine ten years ago but don't remember exactly how high I raised it but remember I had a bit of trouble with the transmission hitting the floor of the garage.





There must be an optimal height, enough to clear the transmission but not too high for the hoist.

Hi Jim,

did you consider taking the motor out from the bottom?

When I removed the engine from my 968CS it figured out that it was much more comfortable to dismantle the front suspension and lower the motor to the ground. Maybe this is also an option for the 107?

Jorg, daran hatte ich auch gestern gedacht durch die begrenzte hohe. Wie wurde das im Werk gemacht? Ich glaube der Motor ist an den cylinderkopfen zu breit um den nach unten auszubauen
Rudiger

Lifting the body off of the engine and subframe was also my preference, I have asked around but not found anyone who has actually done this to give advice.

One problem that would need to be solved is to first remove the steering box which is in the way, and it is much easier to remove the steering box once the engine is out of the car.

In the end neither way is easy, and since I have done it once before, perhaps better to stick with the method that worked last time.

Grand Prix now finished so back out to the car.