WITW - The PF Exxon Valdez!

[MikkiJayne]

Cats, but yes

200 is probably about right for this one since its in pretty nice condition apart from the leaks and the horrid car dealer lacquer, and it has all come apart reasonably well.

I started taking it apart in the middle of last week. First job - disconnect the steering column from the rack before it goes on the lift



Once it was on the lift I moved on to removing the suspension and discovered the brake pad warning cables have been cut and bypassed



The pinch bolts and tie rods came out without a fight, which was nice



Saturday now. Engine removal, starting from underneath. I mentioned that the heat shield bolt on the driver's side was snapped off - the passenger side bolt has been gorilla'd as well and I can't get it off. The heat shield was already broken on one side so I just snapped it off. More on this mess later.





The power steering fluid is pretty grim, which is weird considering how much it was leaking. I'd put half a litre in it just moving it around the place. This will all get cleaned and replaced though.



Front panel off. Its filthy in here.



The stubborn-pulley-getter-offer tool



Ta dah!



Magnets on the fuel lines



Ohhh dear....







Ready to come out



Coming out



Out



The grottiest engine bay I've encountered so far I think





Drivetrain on the pallet truck ready for disassembly



When the gearbox was done the cam position sensor was refitted with the cable sitting on the exhaust manifold instead of behind the heat shield! How it was still running is a mystery.



I don't have mounting brackets to fit the 32V for the splitting machine so I just supported the engine with the crane and rolled the gearbox off the back of it



Home-made crank locking tool I loosened the crank pulley bolt before putting it on the stand, since these things are so tight that with the engine on the stand I can't put enough torque on it to loosen the bolt without the stand falling over!



Separated



Engine on the stand ready for stripping and cleaning