98 outback

I avoid pulling an engine whenever possible

But i have to change that dang separator plate on a car I am flipping (THIS PLATE MAY BE THE SECOND WORSE DESIGN PROBLEM OF THIS ERA SOOB...next to the #1 HEADGASKET debacle)

I've grabbed the intake manifold with straps before as there are no obvous hooks to grab....manifold is not the best route for sure

Where does everyone else tie up to?

 

Also...does anyone have any extra car fax reports they could run for me?

There's a loop on the right rear of the engine(from drivers position).

 

I use that and the A/C compressor bracket.

i use the intake , but i have done it the other way as well. but what i really like is a tip i learned here. i use an old seat belt as a lifting strap. much friendlier for the engine than a chain.

Edited January 26, 201115 yr by johnceggleston

... i use an old seat belt as a lifting strap. much friendlier for the engine than a chain.

 

Thank you for Such Great idea!

One I came up with at the junkyard about 10 years ago after I forgot a chain. I go all the way around the heads if possible but if you are at home with a chain use the Alt/AC bracket, it should have a hole through it, and as stated before the Right Rear above the bellhousing bolt opposite the starter.

 

You can always take a bolt and a washer and thread it thru a hole on the chain and torque the bolt down.

what happens if your car does not have that bracket by the Alternator?

I bolt the "balance beam" on the cherry picker to the alt bracket and there is a loop IIR back by #3 cylinder where the engine meets the trans.

 

Seal belts are great. That's what JY's around here use. I use them a lot but when trying to adjust the angle of the engine when going back in I like the beam.

 

I use a clevus(sp?) at each end (sometimes they are tight on the alt bracket) to attach the engine to the chain.

Edited January 26, 201115 yr by davebugs

damn everyone has that bracket but me.. all the other subaurs I had had it but I'm thinking the last person who owned the car removed it when they changed the alternator thinking it' was a wasted piece of metal?

Don't know what year Suby you have but its the bracket that holds the alternator. After removing the alternator there is a place to hook to the bracket.

damn everyone has that bracket but me.. all the other subaurs I had had it but I'm thinking the last person who owned the car removed it when they changed the alternator thinking it' was a wasted piece of metal?

 

Not the one on the front of the bolt, the one on the center of the bracket. Look from the left or right fender side across the top of the bracket.

Here's a semi-decent picture of where the points are, or SHOULD be on any EJ series engine.

 

I tie an old seat belt to both front runners of the intake. It balances perfect. I've done it probably 100 times. These engines are light, you really don't need a chain.