2006 Engine Swap

We bought a 2006 Prius for my college student son to drive with a engine noise. It runs fine but has a loud tapping on the top of the engine. We decided to do a whole engine swap due to the mileage on the original car.
We got a engine with 80xxx miles on it and are beginning the swap in the morning. I have read a few threads on swaps and are trying to make like a checklist of things to disconnect etc to make sure we dont damage any wires or other components on removal. Any help would be greatly appreciated from members who have done this GEN II swap..

Thanks

 

Swap went great, prius running smooth with 2008 engine, only glitch is coolant doesnt seem to be circulating if I drive very long heat sensor flashes. I may need to bleed the coolant system. Also I tried turning on heat and it never blew hot making me think the coolant is not getting to the heater core.

 

Patrick,

Thanks for the links on the coolant change, I bled the system out, everything is smooth now, I reset the CEL, by disconnecting the negative post for a minute. All lights off, Did a 50 mile test drive no overheating everything is running smooth, ready for my son to go back to U of Memphis this weekend.
Thanks again

 

Follow up:
For anyone doing this swap a few hints I would pass on is, definitely remove the radiator and drain the freon, this made access to everything much easier and quicker. Since I did not have a lift for the car I used a 4 ton car jack to lift the car up just enough to drop the engine down under it. On reinstallation being the car was a near 45 degree angle it was difficult to make the engine match the angle to get on the motor mounts. We had to hold the engine with the cherry picker and use another jeep type hyd jack to lift the front side of the engine to get the angle needed to mount.

 

I followed the first few steps on this really well documented transmission R&R
DIY: How to remove GenII Transmission | PriusChat
but then went ahead and disconnected the motor mounting bolts and disconnected all the wired connections and removed both engine and transmission together. I then disconnected the engine from the tranny and transferred the wiring harness from the old engine to the new then put it back in.

 

I was nervous at first about the High voltage on the hybrid battery but following the directions on that link and double checking the points on the inverter you should be fine. Also after you got it in and running at first the 3 lights were on but I disconnected the negative again waited a few minutes and reset all lights went off. Also make sure to follow the other link that Patrick Wong mentioned about the bleeding the coolant to make sure your new engine doesnt overheat. Follow those instructions with the bleeder valve and it should all go well. Good luck