2012 prius engine replacement

cool, all the best!

 

The engine should come out the front rather than underneath. At least that is how I have seen it done anyway.

Good luck and keep us posted .

 

I agree. I believe the engine area is built for it to be lifted up and out. But hey, you may find a better way.

 

My concern would be the height required to remove the engine knowing it will require some fiddling to get it out.

The base of the stands supporting that weight then introduction of lateral forces may not end well.

 

You make a good point Raytheeagle. ACP380 should check on the proper procedure in removing engine. The rear end of car will become heavier, the front end lighter and some movement may occur with terrible results.

 

Put some solid timber cribbing under there, just aft of the engine bay?

Just noticing too: everything is sitting on lawn. Maybe lift again, and put some squares of plywood under the safety stands?



Even the ramps in back could start to dig in.

Just noticed the above. This I would do regardless, just to stabilize the jack stands better.

And this: I've no clue if it's easier to take the engine out from above or below, but with a few responders commenting that from above is more the norm, would the front end loader have sufficient lift to lift the engine up and out from above? Sounds a lot safer too.

The more I think about it the freakier jackstands on lawn, or on concrete slabs on lawn, seems. Besides the obvious soft, compressible nature, you've also got so little control over the ground being planar.

And pulling the engine: you're very likely going to have oil, transaxle fluid and coolant coming out. If there's a missus acp380, you're gonna be in the doghouse when the lawn withers'n dies there, lol.

If you've got a decent concrete slab somewhere, clear a space and do it there if at all possible.

 

Here's a thread with a separate link that shows disassembly of the Prius and removal of the engine:

Opening engine after knocking!!

Be safe and I hope this helps.

You may get more than you bargain for if you try to drop it out as you might not be able to separate the engine from the transmission.

Since it sounds like you have time, peruse the thread and see what you think before you dig in. It might save you time me and hassle.

Keep us posted .

 

If the front end loader on the tractor can lift the entire front end of the car, I suspect that it can also lift the engine out of the engine compartment.

 

The last three paragraphs of my post #8 was actually freshly added this morning, assume moved by moderator. I was thinking to highlight it but edit is locked-out.

I appreciate the intent, but OTOH someone who's already read through the thread is likely to miss the addition.

 

I agree with Mendel, Jack stands on grass is a really bad idea. And whatever you roll under the car to pull the engine can sink into the lawn as well. You might have a real problem on your hands.

 

Toyota has online access to all of their factory service info. You can buy subscriptions for as short as a single day

 

this is a huge issue with the edit button, and also, when the mods consolidate consecutive posts.

 

Looks like a fun project!

I'm interested in seeing if you can actually drop that whole cradle assembly in one piece. I've been wondering this for the last few months ever since I saw those two guys body swapping onto Prius chassis (the Dodge pickup and the Firebird). I always saw pics online of just the drivetrain sitting by itself without a chassis (Like here on display at an auto show: ) so figured it was possible do to.....and then basically all I'd have to do is figure out how to securely mount that assembly off the frame of a body-on-frame vehicle and mount the rest in back...like say an old classic Hilux that's sitting in my driveway

Good luck!!!

 

how goes the battle o/p?

 

You were up awful late last night....

Hope the OP didn't have a safety incident undertaking the job (as he hasn't been on in several weeks). Hopefully our warnings were heeded prior to the job beginning.

I work around chemicals that demand respect, so I put safety very high on the list. I hope our advice and mentioning how @danlatu went about it got to @acp380 in time.

 

The Firebrid (Firebird hybrid) uses the complete Prius v chassis, not just the front end. The Firebird body and bumpers are placed on the Prius v chassis. This is being done by a mechanical engineer who is experienced in dealing with mechanical puzzles.

 

rotator cuff surgery, sleeping in a chair.