Engine Removal

[scottmc]

hi, new member,did a search but couldnt find much. wanting to swap my tired 5S-FE for a reconditioned one i have bought. i have been warned this is not a nice car to work on, anyone with experience care to offer their 2cents on the job, or some links on the removal process, auto trans by the way in a 95 camry


thanks
scott

[renmike]

You can do it two different ways, but both are recommended with engine/tranny together. You can either drop the subframe assy with everything attached, or pull the engine/tranny out from up top, which is what I did. The wiring harness disconnects at the ecu and in the front of the engine compartment, leave it attached to the engine, unbolt your mounts, remove your cv axles, drain and remove your radiator, disconnect and tie back your ac compressor and pwr steering pump, disconnect your exhaust, and disconnect/label your vacuum lines (and a few other various items). All in all, it gets to be a few hour job, I've pulled, replaced the rear main seal, and put an engine back in within a day (8 hours), and that was being lazy. Your best bet would be to start by downloading the gen 3 service manual, it's very detailed when it comes to removing/reinstalling an engine.

[scottmc]

thanks, yes i have seen the drop it all down method, its gonna be a backyard job so no hoist etc, so i didnt want to go that route,
i was told the engine and trans had to be loosened and removed half separated, didnt sound right but thanks for the info,sounds a bit more like it.

scott

[scottmc]

do you know where i can download the manual?

[bigbird]

http://oregonstate.edu/~tongt/camry/

[renmike]

Originally Posted by scottmc

thanks, yes i have seen the drop it all down method, its gonna be a backyard job so no hoist etc, so i didnt want to go that route,
i was told the engine and trans had to be loosened and removed half separated, didnt sound right but thanks for the info,sounds a bit more like it.

scott

I've *heard* that the engine and transmission can be removed separately, I've just never found anything where anyone accomplished it and it was any easier than just taking them both out together, then you won't have to worry about trying to line everything up with next to no space to work with.

[abew330]

a buddy of mine changed out the engine without removing the tranny

[Camryamnesty]

i got mine out with the radiator in. Just make sure you unplug everything, if you dont it can be bad.

[scottmc]

thanks started it today, doesnt look as bad as i was warned,some people are just sooks when it comes to hard work!
i'll be pulling the trans as well anyway as i want to get it serviced while its out.as well as tidy up the engine bay.
downloaded the manual and borrowed a more basic one from the library,hopefully all goes well

scott

[ASG14]

Good luck! Hope it goes smoothly for you.

[ghettosled]

would it be possible for you to educate the rest of us and take some photos as you go? that would be swell.