steve56 Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 (edited) Have ej25 with seized engine. Had to remove engine with torque converter. Engine has a broken connecting rod that's jammed up in the engine. Trying to rotate the crank shaft to access the flex plate to torque converter bolts. Edited August 14, 2018 by steve56 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmdew Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 1/2" breaker bar, try rotating it in both directions. If that does not work, pull the oil pan and push the broken rod out of the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve56 Posted August 14, 2018 Author Share Posted August 14, 2018 6 hours ago, lmdew said: 1/2" breaker bar, try rotating it in both directions. If that does not work, pull the oil pan and push the broken rod out of the way. 6 hours ago, lmdew said: 1/2" breaker bar, try rotating it in both directions. If that does not work, pull the oil pan and push the broken rod out of the way. The oil pan is off. The end of the connecting rod that goes around the crank shaft is broken off an laying in the oil pan. The rest of the crank shaft is jammed up between two aluminium bars that are part of the block. Crank shaft will not turn clockwise with breaker bar or impact gun on crank bolt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmdew Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 You might pull the timing belt and allow the valves to close by turning the cam. The piston/rod should move out of the way. Have you tried counter clockwise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve56 Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 Took heads off. Hit piston head with sledge hammer and pipe. Started turning by crank bolt and the remaining broken off connecting run pieces came out . Now its turning enough to get the remaining torque converter to flex plate bolts out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyeights Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Take an air chisel and punch holes in the rear of the block to access the bolts. The block is scrap anyway. This has worked many times and is really quick. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadspit Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 i know this issue has already been sorted out but i had an ej25 with similar issue and I cut access holes with an angle grinder. I was dirty and ugly but it was fast and effective Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 It's actually really simple - just use a standard right hand drill bit and the bolts will spin right out when drilled from the back. GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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