I have been reefing on this 94 Loyale, fighting a broken head bolt and I just popped the engine out last night!!! It's my first time and it went smooth. Very importand to line up the transmission with a supporting jack while the engine hoist matches the pitch of the pieces - it makes seperating them easy.

 

I am considering an engine stand so I can reassemble the heads, cam carriers and valve covers nicely before sliding it back in. Princess Auto has an engine stand that doesn't come with bolts:

 

http://www.princessauto.com/workshop/garage/repair-equipment/shopcrnes/engnestandacc/4270666-1000-lb-engine-stand

 

Will I need a special type of bolt to secure the block to the engine stand? Or can I just use the two bolts that came off the top of the bellhousing? If not, what size of bolt/thread pitch would you guys recommend?

 

Also, while it's out I am going to clean the engine bay. The cross member is gross. Any recommended chemicals?

 

Dean

I use a harbor freight stand. The bellhousing studs are long enough to use a nut on the ends. I think one bellhousing bolt is too short, and another one is rather long. I use a socket as a bushing to take up the extra lenght on the bolt. You can secure the motor with 3 bolts if you had to.

 

An engine stand is the way to go for doing heads.

... I am going to clean the engine bay. The cross member is gross. Any recommended chemicals? ...

 

Any Heavy-Duty Engine Degreaser in Spray Should work Fine there.

Kind Regards.

Ten four. Ok, what about the valve rockers? I just read that on the FSM they mention to carefully remove them and put them back in the right order. Well, when I took the cam carriers off, the rockers just fell on the ground so I have no idea which ones go where. Is there a way to tell which one goes where or does it really matter?

 

Thanks again.

 

Dean

No way to tell that I know of, unless they have massive damage that mirrors a cam lobe. The "keep them in order" is the same instruction used on any other engine that has surfaces sliding against each other. They are trying to keep parts that are worn-in to each other paired up. No great explosion will occur if they are mixed, but you MIGHT see accelerated wear over the next 100K miles or so.

Thanks NorthWet. They all look really nice, no damage to any of them because I put a rubber mat on the ground before I started so when they fell off, they landed softly...read that here somewhere. I just thought that there may be some microscopic difference between them that mattered. I have the passenger and drivers sides seperated, its just the order that got mixed up as each cam carrier came off.

There are microscopic differences, and they matter a little: There will be accelerated wear if they are not matched with their mates. But in the real world you probably will never notice.