If you don't have the means to lift the engine out of the car, an
alternative is to remove the crossmember to gain clearance. I did this
once because I had to swap out a bent crossmember. I did not know what
to expect, but as it turned out, it was less daunting than an engine
removal.
However, if in fact pieces broke, you will want to take the engine to a
rebuilder to repair possibly damaged cylinder walls. Any kind of valve
train breakage is likely to drop something in to the cylinder where it
will be bashed around. So taking it out may be inevitable.
Dan DiBiase wrote:
>Roger Bonnick <R.bonnick@lancaster.ac.uk> wrote: Thanks, Paul.
>Would this be a potential engine out or in situ job?
>
>Roger, checking the valves and such is definitely done without removing the
>engine. The same with removing the head. But checking the bearings requires
>removal of the sump - and several bolts are blocked by the crossmember,
>meaning that you'd really need to loosen the engine mounts and jack the
>engine up a bit.
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