Removing Engine

[PBennett10]

Hi all,

I'm in the process of buying an MR2R in order to gain experience in mechanical engineering, it's my first project! The car I'm buying has the common issue of burning oil and I will need to take out the engine to address this. I was wondering if you can still put weight on the wheels (move the car) after taking the engine out? I couldn't tell from the diagrams I had found on the internet.

Thanks in advance.

[SteveJ]

The Toyota Workshop manual says No - I suspect the rear-wheel bearings need the drive shaft in-place to give them structural integrity. However if you can put the driveshafts back in the hubs (or not remove them in the first place which is also an option) and provided suitable loose support for the in-board ends it shouldn't be a problem.

[Carolyn]

Most methods involve some dismantling of suspension.  Unless you want to do a bunch of extra work, count on not moving the car, unless you drop the back end onto a sturdy dolly.

[shnazzle]

Could remove engine and put the subframe back in and suspend up the shafts as to not cause too much flexion in the cv boots

[Liberty mkiii]

Hi all,

I'm in the process of buying an MR2R in order to gain experience in mechanical engineering, it's my first project! The car I'm buying has the common issue of burning oil and I will need to take out the engine to address this. I was wondering if you can still put weight on the wheels (move the car) after taking the engine out? I couldn't tell from the diagrams I had found on the internet.

Thanks in advance.

Yes you can.  It wont hurt anything

01' MR2 K20 swap, crazy mods to come

[jonbill]

Could remove engine and put the subframe back in and suspend up the shafts as to not cause too much flexion in the cv boots

That's what I did with mine - after I took the engine out I rolled the car out of the garage and brought it back in 2 months later to put it back in.

[PBennett10]

Thanks for the help. I think I won't risk moving it being a beginner and will just have to work around the car. I've now bought the car and I'm building a scaffold frame to raise the car to do the work.

[cabbydave]

If you do put some long bolts with big washers on through the wheel bearings then tighten the nuts and bolts up to hold the bearings together. Thats what I do at work when I have removed the engine and box and the car still has to roll to the panel shop and paint.

[phaeton]

Or knock the outer CV's off the shafts, then put them through & put nut back on.