Engine Swap Now in Progress - Photos!
Engine Swap Now in Progress - Photos!
Day 1 of the engine swap has arrived and passed without much in the way of suprises.
Unwiring the engine was easy, as was almost everything else we did today. We did manage to get coolant all over the floor, as well as in the transmission, through the speed sensor hole which we had to remove as part of the engine un-wiring.
We drained the engine oil, ps/ oil, coolant, and gear oil. Disconnected all the coolant lines, p/s pump lines, and basically got the engine in a state ready to lift out. This will happen on wednesday. We have not yet disconnected the fuel lines.
So here are some choice photos of the day. Come back on wednesday night for part 2 - the engine removal.
The 1.6 4G18 - it served me well... this is the last time it was alive, then we dismembered it:
Next we removed the hood and the front bumper:
Un-wiring the engine - pretty easy:
Engine completely unwired:
Carl draining coolant:
Disconnecting PS Fluid lines:
Coolant and Gear Oil everywhere...
Doesnt look pretty!
And here are the tools and parts:
Unwiring the engine was easy, as was almost everything else we did today. We did manage to get coolant all over the floor, as well as in the transmission, through the speed sensor hole which we had to remove as part of the engine un-wiring.
We drained the engine oil, ps/ oil, coolant, and gear oil. Disconnected all the coolant lines, p/s pump lines, and basically got the engine in a state ready to lift out. This will happen on wednesday. We have not yet disconnected the fuel lines.
So here are some choice photos of the day. Come back on wednesday night for part 2 - the engine removal.
The 1.6 4G18 - it served me well... this is the last time it was alive, then we dismembered it:
Next we removed the hood and the front bumper:
Un-wiring the engine - pretty easy:
Engine completely unwired:
Carl draining coolant:
Disconnecting PS Fluid lines:
Coolant and Gear Oil everywhere...
Doesnt look pretty!
And here are the tools and parts:
Last edited by Diavlo; Oct 23, 2006 at 02:31 PM.
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Holy crap! A modern 4G18!
I'll have to inform some G15 guys over here.
BTW: look at your injectors. What's its color and "cc" size? Is it 210cc like USD G93 . . . can't be below 200cc for that motor.
BTW II: Am I correct that motor is 4 valves per cyl and SOHC?
I'll have to inform some G15 guys over here.
BTW: look at your injectors. What's its color and "cc" size? Is it 210cc like USD G93 . . . can't be below 200cc for that motor.
BTW II: Am I correct that motor is 4 valves per cyl and SOHC?
Last edited by bahamut; Oct 23, 2006 at 06:29 PM.
The 4G69, will mate to the 4G18 transmission. For a start is the same one thats used in the UK on the 2.0 4G63, and the gear ratios are the same as the USDM Ralliart.
Anyhow to mate them, you need the clutch housing for the 4G69. This bolts onto the shape of the 4G69's engine block, and then bolts on to the standard shape F5M42 transmission housing.
If there are any problems with this - youll see them here. If it doesnt work somehow, well just buy the ralliart tranny.
The motor is 16V SOHC. To be honest - its a damn good engine for a 1.6L - I got my 0-60 time to below 10s by lightening the car, Blitz intake and other stuff but no engine mods.
There are two "Stall" points in this engine swap. Things we are making educated gueses about.
1). That the splines on the Evo/Ralliart drive axles are the same as the normal lancer ones (normal lancer ones use BJ joints, Evo/Ralliart ones use EBJ joints).
2). That the engine will mate with the tranny the 4G18 was mated to. Someone mated a 4G63T to a stock 4G94 Lancer ES tranny so there doesnt seem to be any issues.
Anyhow to mate them, you need the clutch housing for the 4G69. This bolts onto the shape of the 4G69's engine block, and then bolts on to the standard shape F5M42 transmission housing.
If there are any problems with this - youll see them here. If it doesnt work somehow, well just buy the ralliart tranny.
The motor is 16V SOHC. To be honest - its a damn good engine for a 1.6L - I got my 0-60 time to below 10s by lightening the car, Blitz intake and other stuff but no engine mods.
There are two "Stall" points in this engine swap. Things we are making educated gueses about.
1). That the splines on the Evo/Ralliart drive axles are the same as the normal lancer ones (normal lancer ones use BJ joints, Evo/Ralliart ones use EBJ joints).
2). That the engine will mate with the tranny the 4G18 was mated to. Someone mated a 4G63T to a stock 4G94 Lancer ES tranny so there doesnt seem to be any issues.
Oh yeah, my new RH Drive axle has only just arrived today. It was held up by your government's airport Security people, who thought it looked like a rocket propelled grenade launcher... Gotta admire them taking no chances!
Originally Posted by Diavlo
Oh yeah, my new RH Drive axle has only just arrived today. It was held up by your government's airport Security people, who thought it looked like a rocket propelled grenade launcher... Gotta admire them taking no chances!
Hope the engine swap goes painless for you! Good luck!
thats looking pretty sweet, I can't wait to see the finished product. Lots of people talk about engine swaps, you are the first that i've seen do a detailed report on it. This should give people in the future an idea of what is involved. Keep up the good work, and remember to keep your eye on the little "mundane" details.
Tomorrow we're disconnecting the fuel lines and lifting the engine out... Anyone know if there is likely to be presurised fuel in the line to the fuel rail in a return type system? We're not sure whether we'll be dealing with a gush, a drip, a spirt or a pressure hose of fuel when we disconnect the lines!