Monday, December 14, 2009 - 10:00 pm, by: Brett Cutts(Boof390)
Easiest way is radiator and fan out as 1 lump disconnect psteer and a/c lines (careful of pressure in a/c) leave pump altenator etc bolted to engine. Disconnect 2 heater hoses at rear of engine leave all wiring connected except p/s pressure switch at rack main feed to altenator main feed to fuse box 2 plugs near fuse box then pull the l/h floor carpet back and remove lower dash cover and large plastic cover. Unplug ecu and from memory 3 or 4 other plugs undo 2 10 mm head bolts at the firewall for the cover the main loom goes thru and pull that loom out and sit it on top of the engine. Unbolt fuel lines at fittings next to lh rocker cover exhaust system after cat convertors tailshaft at rear of trans leave shaft in just undo the 3 bolts at the flange you wont need to plug gearbox pull spring clip out of the trans selector rod and pull out. Remove rear cross member totally undo engine mount bolts. You may or may not still have 2 small earth wires at the rear of the engine 1 top middle 1 underneath lhs undo if still there. Remove bonnet and be very carefull not to round of the heads of the bonnet gas strut pins. (Recomend bonnet being a 3 man job to avoid damage its probably the hardest part of the whole job) Hook up a crane and lift it out as 1 big lump but be carefull not to snag the steering rack pipes with the engine mount studs and if it has air suspension if someone has done any work in there and things are not sitting in the right spot it can sometimes snag a pipe and break it. After having done a few of these now they are a bit easier than a falcon and about 50 times easier than a v6 commodore I think the last one I wrecked I had it out in about 1 1/2 hours and 2 beers on a hoist with air tools
