FINALLY




NOW YOU HAVE WENT THROUGH ALL THIS HASSLE TO GET THE ENGINE REMOVED, IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THE CLUTCH IS CHANGED ON THE NEW ENGINE UNLESS YOU CAN GUARANTEE YOURSELF THE HISTORY OF THE ENGINE AND THE CLUTCH HAS BEEN CHANGED RECENTLY AND IS FREE OF OIL OR CONTAMINATION.


ALSO GET THE WATER PUMP / TIMING BELT CHANGED. THEY ARE CHEAP AND SO MUCH EASIER TO CHANGE OFF THE CAR. ENSURE YOU MAKE TIMING MARKS WITH TIPEX PRIOR TO REMOVAL IF, LIKE MINE, NO APPARENT MARKS WERE SEEN.


THE TIMING BELT, NO MATTER HOW NEW IT LOOKS, WILL STILL LOOK THE SAME PRIOR TO IT BREAKING. THE LETTERING SELDOM WEARS AWAY AS THEY SPIN AROUND INSIDE THEIR ENCLOSED DRY SPACE ALL THEIR LIVES BUT THE METAL CABLING AND FIBRES INSIDE THE RUBBER FATIGUES THROUGH CONSTANTLY BEING BENT ONE WAY THEN THE OTHER WHICH CANNOT BE SEEN.


NOTE- FIAT ENGINE AND ANCILLARY BOLTS ARE NOTORIOUSLY WEAK AND CAN SNAP SUDDENLY PARTICULARLY THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER BOLT. THANK FULLY THE THREAD CAN BE CHANGED. ONLY TIGHTEN THE TENSIONER BOLT TO 52NM. NO MORE / NO LESS. THIS SHOULD PREVENT THE BELT SLIPPING UNLESS OF COURSE THE TENSIONER FAILS.


NOTE- IF YOUR CAR HAS AIR CON AND THE DONOR ENGINE CAME WITH A CAR WHICH DIDNT THEN YOU HAVE TO CHANGE THE PLATE ON TIMING BELT END OF THE ENGINE WHICH THE ALTERNATOR ATTACHES. IT IS SECURED BY 3 X 15MM BOLTS AND 2 X 13MM BOLTS. YOU ALSO NEED TO TRANSFER A COUPLE OF PULLEYS AND YOUR AUTOMATIC TENSIONER PULLEY FROM YOUR OLD ENGINE.
ALSO , THE PLATE WHICH THE AIR CON PUMP MOUNTS ON WILL NEED TRANSFERRED OVER. IT IS ATTACHED WITH 5 X 15MM BOLTS. MAKE SURE YOUR CLEAN THE THREAD HOLES WHERE YOU ARE TRANSFERRING PARTS OVER IF THE DONOR ENGINE IS NON AIR CON AND YOURS IS AS THEY WILL BE FULL OF THE BEST PART OF 10 YEARS WORTH OF RUST / CRAP ETC AND WITH THE SOFT FIAT BOLTS ANY EXCUSE TO SNAP WHEN BEING TIGHTENED.


THE OIL FILTER IS ALSO EASILY CHANGED OFF THE CAR.


REFFITING THE ENGINE IS THE REVERSE ORDER OF REMOVAL ENSURING ALL CABLING IS BACK IN ORIGINAL ROUTING TO PREVENT CHAFING / BURNING ETC.
REPLACING ALL AIR / WATER / FUEL HOSE CLIPS WITH JUBILEE CLIPS OR SIMILAR.
ANY BOLTS WHICH HAD THREAD LOCK ON THEM, ENSURE YOU REPLACE THIS WITH SAME WHEN PUTTING BACK.


WHEN REFILLING THE COOLANT ENSURE THE BLEED SCREW I MENTIONED EARLIER BELOW THE FUEL FILTER IS OPEN TO HELD EXPELL AIR THEN CLOSED AFTERWARDS, OF COURSE.


ENSURE THE BATTERY IS NOT CONNECTED UNTIL ALL ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ARE MADE TO PREVENT THE ECU LOGGING FAULT CODES. IT IS COMMON FOR AN AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT TO STAY ON AFTER ENGINE SWAP BUT THIS CAN BE CLEARED BY THE USE OF A ODB2 CABLE, A LAPTOP AND A COPY OF FIAT ECUSCAN SOFTWARE.


ON FIRST STARTING, RUN THE ENGINE WITH THE EXPANSION CAP OFF UNTIL THE THERMOSTAT OPENS AND FILLS THE RADIATOR. THE COOLANT MAY DROP A BIT SO TOP UP AS IT FALLS .


REMEMBER THE PHOTOS YOU SHOULD HAVE TAKEN WILL HELP WITH EVERYTHING HOPEFULLY


ALL ABOVE IS FROM MEMORY SO IF I HAVE MISSED ANYTHING I WILL AMMEND. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE ME TO EXPAND ON ANYTHING.
I DID TAKE SOME PHOTOS FOR MY OWN BENEFIT BUT WISH I HAD NOW TAKEN MORE AS I DID NOT PLAN ON WRITING A GUIDE. I CAN TRY USE SOME OF THE PHOTOS OR EVEN TAKE SOME FROM MY COMPLETED CAR JUST TO POINT THINGS OUT IF REQUESTED.


CHEERS
EDD