got bored today...

[quattronutter]

engine fell out

[quattronutter]

on the table

[quattronutter]

spot the differences...pre facelift and facelift

[spen]

May I ask how many hours did that take? I think I'll be doing the same shortly.

[andybnwc]

wish mine would fall out so i can check the turbos lol or someone pull it out cheap!!

[spen]

Er, is one mucky, the one with the oil feed?

[quattronutter]

about 9 hours in all including getting the box off,i expect a lot more removing turbos,heads,sump,crank....came out easier than i expected

[quattronutter]

Er, is one mucky, the one with the oil feed?

looked like an oil feed its actually a breather of some kind,centre diff is also slightly different and there is an extra hole next to the crank sensor at the bellhousing on the facelift[clean]box

[quattronutter]

pre facelift has the extra hole i should say...was unused though

[quattronutter]

wish mine would fall out so i can check the turbos lol or someone pull it out cheap!!

cheap doesnt equal a good job usually though

[andybnwc]

i know thats the problem but with the engine out i can carry out all the work myself

[quattronutter]

engine comes out fairly easy if you dont rush it too much

[andybnwc]

what special tools will i need to remove engine i have the bentley cd-rom workshop manual somewhere just cant find it

[quattronutter]

extra large shoehorn....not really any special tools required came out quite easy compared to similar engines i have worked on,can do an engine swap on a 300zxtt in about 8 hours now after plenty of practise in the past,thats very similar layout to the audi,although the audi has about 2 million more vac pipes and wires

[quattronutter]

got carried away,now turned into a complete engine rebuild,new rods pistons,bearings,flowed manifolds,bores honed ready for new pisons,there is virtually no bore wear at 160k