KA24DE motor pull

[kingyogi]

i bought a hoist and the leveler, but i need to get the bolts to put into the side of the motor for the leveler. what is the thread pattern on them? anyone know? let me know asap. i also need to know where the ecu is located? also what is everything total i need to pull for this guy? hes buying the complete swap since im going with a differnt motor. let me know! im going to use ramps, and put the rear up on the ramps so itll be un even so the transmission is easier to get out. thanks for all the help, and any advice is grand. the pull will probably be around 8 am or 11 am. the guy is driving up from west palm beach right now

[ShinHed]

The ecu is located behind a plastic kick panel on the passenger side. During my swaps, i tie a rope through the intake manifold and head so, I'm no help there.

This "different motor" motor must be a secret. How many miles on you old setup? Sell your tranny?

[Trap Star]

Leave all the accessories on there. Pull the harness and ecu, give all that to him. Should be it. Also just use the bolt on the front passenger side of the head right below the valve cover, should be a grounding point. Theres another bolt on the back drivers side right below the valve cover for the other chain.

[zcrew]

i second trap's advice. i just used those two spots.

[Slip N Slide S14]

don't put the car on ramps in the rear, that makes no sense.

You also don't need e leveler, i have never used one, well i used one once but it just makes you have to mess with one more thing. Not needed.

Just use the bolts on the rear exhaust side of the head for the ground, and the front intake side of the head for the ground. Or wrap a chain through both the intake and exhaust manifolds.

The ECU is in the passenger kick panel on the right side. There are two plugs, a big blue on on the ECU and one that is sorta up in the dash.

One more thing, since this is both of you guys first time doing this. I can almost garuntee that you are not going to get that motor out of your car and in his car in one day.

better make sleeping arrangements, haahah

[kingyogi]

nah chad we changed it... hes coming in a rental truck right now. i booked him a place here in statesboro. were guna tackle it at 11amish. try and get back sometime around then lol. hes bringing some friends but none of them have pulled a motor either. im getting the money ahead of time ;)




This "different motor" motor must be a secret. How many miles on you old setup? Sell your tranny?
nah not a secret.. im just tired of telling what im getting. but the guy witht the motor hasnt picked up all day... hopefully hes not flaking on the deal.

chad your guna have fuuun with my swap

[Broke240]

I got two words for you Superbowl Sunday.

[kingyogi]

Fok You. i didnt even know you guys watched football ahahah. when i was walkin the dog i noticed how damn dirty the white s14 is over at yalls place

where do i attach the leveler at? ive only found one spot.. and i gotta find a bolt thatll fit that one.

[Trap Star]

We've told you where to put it mang. And yea, being your first time its good to plan for it to take a while. Trust me.

[kingyogi]

well ive got to have it out before dark. i dont want to work on it after that. im already msising church in the morning!

[Broke240]

Yea we will be watching football.

And I highly doubt that you will get it done before dark but good luck anyway.

[kingyogi]

what all size wrenches do i need? i know 12/14/16 mm. but the engine mount bolts are way bigger than that i believe.

travis, how long do you think it will take me to get it out? all im doing is putting it in his truck after that.

[Trap Star]

I thought the engine mounts were 14 but if they are bigger its a 17. It can take as little as an hour or much longer. If you have everything disconnected it doesn't take it long to get it out, maybe 10 minutes. Just make sure everything is disconnected or you are gonna break something. My suggestion is to get it all unhooked tonight if you have a light and pull it in the morning. Also don't forget to pull the radiator out or you are gonna bust that.

[kingyogi]

ill drain everything after he tests drives it tonight. hes driving my acual car, then bright and early were pulling the motor at my parents house. haha they are so good, and so nice. gah i could just eat them up! ahahaha

im stoked though... i prolly wont be able to sleep tonight

i love turning wrenches forreal!

[Broke240]

Yea motor mounts are 14. Like Trap Star said try to get everything disconnected tonight. It will make the job much faster tomorrow.

[kingyogi]

hope chad charges his phone... ill probably be blowing that sucker up all day tomorrow

what all things do i drain? transmission/motor/radiator?

[Broke240]

yup, no(don't have to unless you want to), yup

[kingyogi]

dude you really just confused me. yes drain that stuff? anything else i need to drain?

or were u saying dont call chad unless i have to? lol

oh and oscar (the mexican kid) keeps calling me to see if chad has found him a raidator since he hasnt picked up in afew days from what oscar said.

[Broke240]

yup to tranny fluid, no to oil(unless you want to), yes to radiator.

[kingyogi]

will his sohc driveshaft work on this s14 ka?

and he doesnt want this radiator... so i may be able to sell it to chad

[Broke240]

yea it will work. As long as its 5spd and not a auto.

[AFSil80]

And if he doesn't have a 5 speed driveshaft, don't let him take yours.

Keep yours for the swap.

[kingyogi]

damn hes just geting into statesboro... i took a nap and everything haha. hes getting hotel in a few i reckon... i told hijm just to come drive the car tonight so the motor isnt hot in the morning

haha. that guy is a big guy. he had to have his friends drive my car cause of my seat. sorry tyler and carina for callin yall so late haha, hope i didnt wake yall up! theres not too much pressure going to the clutch/flywheel. i got a bigger leak than i thought. im so stoked on pulling my first motor out haha. they got a room at the hojo. i hope everything is easy going in the morning... they dress alot like tyler... in fancy hollister jackets and spikey hair. loooooool

[Trap Star]

Ah yes the first motor pull is always a grand one. Then you get bored and you and 2 other guys lift a motor out by hand. That; is not so fun, but very satisfying.

[kingyogi]

why would i lift it by hand? you must think im crazy. im just young, not crazy :P


anyone that wants to be on call all day tomorrow for all my random questions pm meyour number hahaahaaaaa

[SixSquared]

Joey if you need me for anything give me a call.. I might be able to stop by if ya need me... 706.296.2991

Also, be sure to pull the shifter out before you pull the trans... it sounds silly, but I forgot to on a KA I pulled and it made the whole process insanely more difficult. It's a pretty easy pull... 4 bolts and the bitch is loose.

Also a good idea to remove intake/exhaust mani before you pull... more wiggle room. :D

[Zippy69]

You can leave the intake, but pull the exhaust for sure. The down pipe won't clear the steering, and you can rip your power steering lines if you are not careful.
Good luck with your first engine pull, and just take your time and make sure all is clear while you are pulling it out, you'll have to raise it and pull forward a few times to get it out, but it is really no problem.

[kingyogi]

im keeping the shifter, just because i want to use it on my next motor :P im way too use to shit b&m short shifter to go with anything else.


so im lost on where i attach them engine leveler things to? yal said the exhast mani and intake mani. but then yall say take those off lol. i think im going to drain the motor, radiator, and transmission. ha wish me luck.


these fools wont pick up the gah dang phone! they are STILL sleeping. wtfffffffffffffffffffffffffffff

[Zippy69]

Hook the bolts to the driver side rear of the head and passenger side front. Center your chain, hook up your lift. and yank. Notice that a KA doesn't look level, remember that when you go to put your new one in.

[Broke240]

You don't have to remove the exhaust or intake mnifolds. That is just going to take more time.

[AFSil80]

Yeah, definetly want to drain tranny and radiator.

Take out shifter, that's easier if you remove the tranny crossmember first and have a jack under the tranny to keep it from crushing your chest while you're under there.

Don't forget to double check your motor for all plugs and wires before pulling it. Get the lower harness around the alternator unplugged.

Personally, I always pull the harness out seperately and BEFORE the motor, that way you KNOW everything is disconnected. It's a bitch to get it out of the firewall, but it's easier to get the motor out.

HE WILL NOT NEED YOUR LOWER HARNESS. DO NOT GIVE THAT TO HIM. It's connected through your fusebox on the passenger side. This runs to your alternator and tranny. LEAVE THAT WITH THE CAR SINCE IT IS SPECIFIC TO THE MANUAL TRANNY. It's easy to identify since it has your battery terminals in the harness.

I'm just trying to think of anything else. If you got a question and you can't get ahold of Chad, shoot me a text and I'll help as best I can.

[kingyogi]

about halfway done... just got to pull the motor out now. i figured id come in and read up. he payed me 850 up front, and we ddid a contract that hed paypal me 185 when he gets back to florida within a week, no excuses. he got my radiator too, and my eletric fan. which is fine. this is really alot of fun, i never knew it was so damn easy haha. his friends havent turned a DAMN wrench or anything, they left in his truck to go eat... now theyre going to savannah. wtf kinda shit is that. strip clubs arent even open but they beg to differ. these guys are pakastan... which is cool, but they use that langauge and i keep thinkin they are talkin shit lol. none of them have ever pulled a motor either. heres just acouple pics off my phone.

[Trap Star]

You're getting like 1k for a KA????? Holy shit dude!

[shawn shawn]

I'd sell it too!


I bought my KA for 250.

[Trap Star]

I'd sell it too!


I bought my KA for 250.

Yea, mine was like 200/250 I cant remember.

[kingyogi]

i can sell a car to a 2 year old if i had to.


im honest though, he knows about the motor. he even called alex, the guy who did all the work. 1000+ $ in reciepts on it anyhow.


i cant wait to put my new motor in when i get it. this is alot of fun. i want to be a mefchanic@!!!!!

done. motor is on its way to florida as we speak. yaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyy

[Broke240]

Good. Now buy a real motor.

[kingyogi]

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c304/kakpwn3d/motor4.jpg

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the gah dang bolts on the exhuast were a bitch. they got stuck to the mani fold.

my friend tells me that i need to pull my whoooooole dash off so im halfway done then i try calling tyler again, and he picks up... then he says just pull the kick panel, pull th eecu, then pull the wiring thru the firewall. omg i got so much to do to put this car back togehter.


p.s. ttravis i am going with a real motor. and chad is guna have his work cutout for him like for serious. if hes still in a nice mood to help me lol

[Slip N Slide S14]

p.s. ttravis i am going with a real motor. and chad is guna have his work cutout for him like for serious. if hes still in a nice mood to help me lol

Work cut out for me? Ha, dood i have played with 240's for yeeeeears and done 10X more work to anyone of them than 99% of the people.

pleeease fool, your not doing anything to that car that wont take more than 2 days of work

[kingyogi]

haha lets hope i get a real good motor man. i called ul ike 234980428 times. u only respond to text msgs with cash or somethin? thanks for the help tyler foreal of putting up with all my questions haha.

it really was a good feeling getting this motor out... it was a ton of fun, but alil frustrating at times. i cant wait to get a new motor and drop it in. so stoked

[AFSil80]

Yea dude, we told you it was just the kick panel on the side.

It's held on by 3 screws, and a plug if you have the door lamp.

Either way, good to see it's done.

[kingyogi]

haha for sure. i should have my new motor this week before thursday. then when i get back from my vacation ;) we'll all have to get this mfer runnin right

[Broke240]

New motor? You already bought a sr?

[kingyogi]

also i figured out i got a 2 peice driveshaft... the damnt hing just pops off the transmission. wtf kinda shit is that?

[youngster603]

also i figured out i got a 2 peice driveshaft... the damnt hing just pops off the transmission. wtf kinda shit is that?

the normal kind of shit i guess. we all have 2 piece DS, unless people have gone aftermarket.

[kingyogi]

oh haha. 2 peices are stock... cool

[AFSil80]

Haa, you thought Chad's 1 piece was stock didn't ya? ;)

[kingyogi]

i didnt even know chad had a 1 peice... i think i want a 1 peice though.

unhooking everything, draining everything, pulling everything. this motor pull was a hell of an experience. lots of fun too :D