My Sambar’s engine wouldn’t start, so I decided to remove it.
I confirmed that the plugs in cylinders 2 and 3 were melted, so I think something terrible is probably happening inside the cylinders.
I’m sure I could find out by opening the cylinder head, but since that would require removal to repair, I decided to remove the engine along with the transmission and then take a look inside.
According to professional blogs, it takes about two hours to remove the engine, but that’s assuming you have a dedicated garage with a lift, engine crane, and a specialized jack. If you’re stuck in a corner of the garden on a rainless day and the best you can do is lift it with a regular jack, it will take much longer.
I’m not as physically strong as I was when I was younger, so I need to take breaks regularly to keep going… (^_^;)
I wonder how many days it will take…
This is a commemorative photo taken before the work began.
It also means that we can check the piping connections etc. when we put it back together.
Remove the wiring and piping.
The muffler has been removed.
There was nowhere to store the removed muffler and other items, so we ended up putting them on the truck bed.
At this point, the air compressor broke down and we could no longer use our air tools, so we gave up on the first day’s work.
Day 2.
The alternator has just been removed.
The correct procedure for an air conditioner compressor is to drain the refrigerant gas and remove the compressor, but since it would be a hassle to refill the gas later, I decided to just hang it on a pole.
Do not remove the piping.
It seemed that there was a step in the work ahead that would cause ATF oil to leak, and it looked like it was past the change date, so I opened the drain bolt and drained it.
It seems that just under 2 liters came out.
The next step was to remove the drive shaft, but it wouldn’t come off, so that was the end of the second day.
The work wasn’t progressing very well, but there was nothing I could do since it wouldn’t come off.
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