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The Engine Swap
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Well, I got started on my engine swap Christmas night (2005) at long last. I backed the SE-L into her hibernation spot in the garage and started the preliminary removal/unplugging of various things like the intake, battery and wiring harness plugs. I also removed the bumper, however, not much was done that night. It was just a head start for the next day.
The following day I finished unplugging the wiring harness, disconnecting EVAP hoses, water hoses, and various other connections. The engine and transmission was now clear be removed.
I did not use an engine hoist for the removal. It has been my experience that it is much easier to remove engines in Sentras and 200SX's by dropping them out the bottom of the car. To do this, all you need is a very large jack and a rolling wooden cart (easily made out of materials from the hardware store) for pulling the engine out.
We lowered the car down after removing the crossmember, let the engine and tranny touch down on the cart, removed the passenger side and tranny mounts, and then began jacking the car back up.
It's kind of a slow process. You basically just fiddle around with the engine and make sure everything clears as the car jacks up.
Now, this wasn't all just peaches and cream. I had a very hard time with the axles. In fact, they would not even come out of the spindles no matter how many times we whacked them with a hammer. So, as it turned out we had to remove the whole spindle assemblies.
And here is the empty engine bay.
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