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james_rs

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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 3:18 pm

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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 3:25 pm

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Under!

Just get a hi-lift jack makes it really easy!

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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 3:26 pm

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when i did my 2.0 conversion my friend and i dropped my 1.6 out from underneath and the lifted the 2.0 from underneath

i personally thought it was easier 8-)

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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 3:30 pm

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Under.
do what matt said. buy a high lift farm jack.
just dont put your finger between jack and car(hurts a bit)
didnt take use too long to get 2.0 out of Matts new/old heap

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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 4:02 pm

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@ JD

deffo under... as you have chassis legs in the way if you try and go up

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jdfiesta

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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 4:29 pm

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you can get them out through top, bit of brute force and ingorance :lol:

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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 6:32 pm

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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:21 pm

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i did mine out the top but it was a child born out of wedlock as it has to go in at a angle because of the battery tray then its a pain to get it level again, im sure that droping it under is alot easier than taking it out the top, i also had to take off the inlet manifold or it wouldnt have cleared the brake servo 8-)

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james_rs

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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:39 pm

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Goaty, does it come does it clear the brake servo easy? I can see the battery tray being an arse too.

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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:50 pm

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you can either pull it out without the Gbox, this is easy just remove front and back engine mounts and the rest of the bits then twist it and lift. With the gearbox you have to lift it at angle with the crane then just level it out once above the servo etc. Easy peasy

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garry_noble

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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:25 pm

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yea i think if i was doin this i would think about lifting it up but it depends on how to plan on doin it

whether your keepin the old si box or changing
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:47 pm

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OUt the botttom (lol!)

I did mine over the top and getting it back in, well, by yourself its a pain in the rectum, my car has a few battle scars from my attempt to get the engine back in! lol

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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 8:01 pm

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if your leaving the gearbox in i take it out the top with a cheap engine crane, dont have to take out gearbox or driveshafts as they move quite alot, makes it easier if you undo the waterpump drive bolts, remove auxillary belt just to give bit more room. only done one fiesta 16valve but wasn't much harder than a OHV engine once everything was unplugged.
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john_d

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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 8:07 pm

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reading this with some interest as im dropping a 2l in within the next month, or maybe after reading this i should say i'll be dropping the car on a 2l

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Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 2:18 pm

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Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 2:21 pm

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Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 4:52 pm

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The 2.0l was the same on pertrol as the 1.6 maybe even better on motorways etc because of the torque!

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