Started @ 2pm.... working by myself, so I'm taking it slow since I never pulled a motor from an S4 before... RONDAL's thread has been my goto thread for pics of tricky situations like the damn AC compressor , took me almost an hour to find the 3rd bolt in the rear, but after that it's been pretty smooth...
Front end is off...
Damn AC compressor finally out...
The engine harness all pulled and such form the firewall and tied to the top of the motor... Power steering, fuel and evap lines all disconnected as well.
at that point did a few more small things like disconnected the heater core, took out the axle bolts from the hubs... and then decided it was break time and went to get a good old Combo #1 from McD's.... and create this thread...
Next up, get the axles out completely then drop the exhaust from the DP's and drop the drive shaft, shift linkage and loosen all the mounts. Hopefully by then I'll be able to lift the motor and pull it out a bit to get the slave and anything else in the way out and get the motor out onto a pallet by tonight. Might have to wait till a buddy will come by for that not sure if I feel like risking to break anything by trying to pull the motor on my own.
Last edited by NOTORIOUS VR; 01-10-2012 at 07:12 PM.
I have the same setup you have and you are going to love it man. It pulls like a freight train just off the base tune. Whose fueling kit did you go with. I went with EPL and it is going great.
Looks like fun, should be sweet set up. Are you going to tune it all yourself? Also I wouldn't worry too much about actually pulling the motor out yourself, there isn't too much you can mess up. I've done it numerous times, in and out by myself no problem.
- 00 Nogaro S4 - Single Turbo Project / 01.5 - Silver S4 - Stg. 3 / Five other B5s that have all been sold
I have the same setup you have and you are going to love it man. It pulls like a freight train just off the base tune. Whose fueling kit did you go with. I went with EPL and it is going great.
I'll be self-tuning actually
Originally Posted by michael66899
Looks like fun, should be sweet set up. Are you going to tune it all yourself? Also I wouldn't worry too much about actually pulling the motor out yourself, there isn't too much you can mess up. I've done it numerous times, in and out by myself no problem.
Yeah, but I'll be using a forklift so a little more finesse will be required.... We'll see how I feel about it lol.
Started @ 2pm.... working by myself, so I'm taking it slow since I never pulled a motor from an S4 before... RONDAL's thread has been my goto thread for pics of tricky situations like the damn AC compressor
That is absolutely my plan for next month when I start ripping apart my S4. Now I have a feeling I'll be referencing this thread as well.
For taking it slow, you're making incredible progress! Nice work.
Last update for the day.... tomorrow it's back to business though!
Driver side turbo out:
DS Turdbo (actually still looks good and no excessive play:
As RONDAL said, you will be cursing every known word to get this stupid 19mm out... agghhhhh!!!
Passenger side out:
PS Turdbo (also looks good with no play):
I have no idea why my turbo(s) sounded like they did, they really seem fine in regards to play and all the fins are there with little to no chipping... strange... but on to bigger and better things!
That is absolutely my plan for next month when I start ripping apart my S4. Now I have a feeling I'll be referencing this thread as well.
For taking it slow, you're making incredible progress! Nice work.
I'm not doing too many detailed steps because if you really need help RONDAL's thread is pretty much all you will need along with some common sense and patience.
Originally Posted by RONDAL
i wish i had a forklift..........and a heated shop
Yeah I hear ya, working in a cold garage is no fun. Been there done that many times, so I feel your pain man!
Originally Posted by bigern45
bro, youve bragged for so long about your hot stage 2 setup. im so happy to see you ready to go stage 3. im so prepped to see the outcome. gl..
hehehe... well I had to be proud of what I had... but now it's time to show what a 2.7T can really do
Nice work Notorious. You get things done quick. Detailed pics certainly aren't necessary as Rondal's thread is hard to top. The forklift lift certainly is interesting. Have fun cleaning up all of those heat shields and the bay :)
NVR, I'm surprised you are going Stage III, you had one of the strongest Stg II+ cars out there.
I guess this means you aren't selling any more?
What's your ETA for this? I'll be in Mississauga next Sunday if you are still at it.
Don't be surprised... Stage II will only hold you off so long until you get the itch
I pulled the car off the market a long time ago when I realized that all I was going to do is give away my car that is really clean and needs nothing and buy someone elses headache lol.
Originally Posted by Ribbie
Hmmm, this might require a trip to the GTA to see a Tial 605 car. Good job, sounds like a relatively painless process.
Are you using the Maestro software to tune?
Nope... pure tuning with WinOLS or tunerpro.
Originally Posted by AudiSportB5S4
Nice man, good luck with the project.. Can't wait to see your results.
How many miles on your engine?
Under 93k Miles on the engine/chassis.
Originally Posted by tosh2.7
I really cant wait to see the number you pull out of your ass with your tune on theses babies. GL meng
Once I fully break in the clutch and get my tune some what dialed in I will hop on the dyno for all to see
Good luck with the build! Looks like you know what your doing !
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Originally Posted by DiscoPotato
Those 19mm bolts can go to hell!!!
Yes, yes they can. How my friend changed his K03's for K04's without taking the motor out after seeing what kind of f*$kery is needed to get that one bolt out is boggling my mind.
Interesting to see you dropped the whole shifter box, saves you from the PITA of realigning everything though. You should replace the spider hose while everything is out if you haven't already and double and triple check all the turbo's fittings are torqued down before you drop the engine back in. Looks good though just take your time and it will all work out nicely, and polish up that engine bay.
, took me almost an hour to find the 3rd bolt in the rear, but after that it's been pretty smooth...
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