CobraRGuy
Member
Hi Everyone,
I'm running into a problem that is baffling me.
I have the new engine installed in my car, but it seems that the engine is offset in the engine compartment slightly towards the driver's side. There is interference with the power steering hose hitting the battery, which never happened before, and I can't get the driver's side headers into place at all, it's just too tight. I've had these headers on and off at least six times so I do know how to do that.
It appears that something was done differently, or wrong, when the engine was installed (not by me), but what caused this is unclear.
I've looked at the engine mounts pretty carefully and can't see anything obviously wrong with how they were installed. I'm using Energy Suspensions polyurethane mounts.
Here are my questions for you good people:
1) Are the left and right side motor mounts the same or different? I assume they are different and can't be mixed up.
2) Do you think that there's enough slop in the mounting holes to make much of a difference in where the engine sits?
3) Do you have any suggestions for me to try?
I've thought about using an engine hoist to lift the engine just enough to take the weight off the mounts, loosening the bolts, pushing the engine towards the passenger side, tightening everything back up and letting the engine back down.
A buddy I spoke with last night suggested measuring the distance from the crank pulley to the frame rails as a sanity check.
This is becoming quite frustrating and I'd appreciate your insight.
Thanks, CobraRGuy
I'm running into a problem that is baffling me.
I have the new engine installed in my car, but it seems that the engine is offset in the engine compartment slightly towards the driver's side. There is interference with the power steering hose hitting the battery, which never happened before, and I can't get the driver's side headers into place at all, it's just too tight. I've had these headers on and off at least six times so I do know how to do that.
It appears that something was done differently, or wrong, when the engine was installed (not by me), but what caused this is unclear.
I've looked at the engine mounts pretty carefully and can't see anything obviously wrong with how they were installed. I'm using Energy Suspensions polyurethane mounts.
Here are my questions for you good people:
1) Are the left and right side motor mounts the same or different? I assume they are different and can't be mixed up.
2) Do you think that there's enough slop in the mounting holes to make much of a difference in where the engine sits?
3) Do you have any suggestions for me to try?
I've thought about using an engine hoist to lift the engine just enough to take the weight off the mounts, loosening the bolts, pushing the engine towards the passenger side, tightening everything back up and letting the engine back down.
A buddy I spoke with last night suggested measuring the distance from the crank pulley to the frame rails as a sanity check.
This is becoming quite frustrating and I'd appreciate your insight.
Thanks, CobraRGuy