q re: installing engine with accessories in place

[apachechef]

2002 Lx 470.
I am prepping to reinstall the engine after an engine out refresh, it is all prepped on an engine stand.

I remember having to remove the power steering pump during removal, but it has been two years.

Will the engine go back in OK with the alternator and AC compressor bolted on?
recommendations ?

 

[apachechef]

Local guy said that the entire engine slips in easy with all accessories including AC and power steering in place.

Said if someone says the PS needs to be removed, that the person has no clue.

sound legit?

 

[FrankieJoe14]

All items can stay on motor. When I did mine, the AC compressor stayed in the truck so I didn't have to recharge the system but everything else was attached. Radiator after motor is back in.

 

[awesomeissquid]

I did the same as @FrankieJoe14. Make sure the engine hoist you are using can lift high enough and extend far enough to clear the engine fully into the truck. I had to remove the front wheels, but I was also dropping the mated engine and transmission pair as one.

 

[apachechef]

thanks guys, I had to remove the wheels to remove it too.
putting it in without the studs in the exhaust manifold, and the engine harness still in the car. Engine just needs the upper manifold and throttle reinstalled, and then she's going in!