Quick question..I am replacing most of my engine gaskets on my D15B7 and following with the instructions I have to unbolt the driver side engine mount...

I have to support the engine underneath somehow or it would come crashing down like a freakin' anvil...

any suggestions what I should use to support it - I definately dont want to bend/smash the oil pan underneath so I guess it would need to be cushioned somehow?

thanks!

 

I usually use a floor jack & a piece of 2x4. Sometimes just a few bricks & peices of wood stacked up. The oil pan isn't that flimsy...

 

Good idea - I have one of those 2-ton jacks with wheels on it. It should be able to slide right underneath the oil pan. I just wanted to be sure the weight of the engine wouldnt crush it. I have heard stories of people bottoming out and denting or ripping theirs off- especially with the "lowered" cars, so I wasnt sure how sturdy it was. Thanks for the info!

 

Bottoming out while you're driving is NOT the same thing!

You could set the engine down on its pan, on the garage floor. But if you lifted it 10 inches up & dropped it, then you'd have trouble.

 

yep i fully agree, use a wood block and a floor jack, just make sure ur jack is sturdy and well placed before you lower it down.

 

cool - thanks!

I just started tonight taking it all apart - but it was still over 100 fawking degrees outside! so I didnt get to far...You got any good shops down there in Tucson?