So, yeah, here I am, with a dead car, the good news is, I am moved into the new house, which has a garage, with lights and everything, I also have a new floor jack, and some jackstands, not to mention a socket set, so, I started taking things apart on the car, I figure the best way to learn is to start dissasembling stuff right? so armed with my sockets and a fsm I dove into it. any tips, or pointers would be GREATLY appreciated. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...R#>/violin.gif



P.S. Pictures to follow.

Which seal? Apex?



So you're tacking a rebuild now?

yeah, I think it is an apex seal, she got some bad gas (it sat for a year while I was deployed to Iraq) and blew something bad

before

Where I am now.

the sexy new Fluidyne https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683894.gif

Nice!

just unbolt the p/s pump and the a/c thing then the braket no need to remove the a/c lines and stuff, jsut get some bungy cords and hold them to them to the side, then remove air pump, then start unpluggin stuff, tip is to remove the UIM since u're goin to rebuilt the motor anyways, and it's easier to get to transmission bolts on top and such, and before you take oout the motor make sure the head is completely down or you could mess it up like i did. just a head up on lazy eyes headlights



try gettin Factory Service Manual i think www.fc3s.org might have them or check on rx7club.com under 2nd Gen and Faq for FC something like that might point you to where to get FSM

hopefully it didnt take the housing out with it if it was a seal...hey while its apart, it would be a good idea to get it ported. It'll only cost a extra few $$ in that case, and if you're handy with a die grinder, you can find porting templates on the web

wow, you must be psychic, you just answered the question I was about to ask: How much dissasembly is needed for the ac and p/s?" I assume you mean put the headlights all the way down before lifting out the motor? and I do have the FSM, fc3s.org doesn't have it anymore, but they do have a link to the site that does, damn useful stuff, my next question, when I pull the UIM, will that make it easier to get the damn harness out? as it stands I can't see any way to pull it out without breaking stuff.

Remember to disconnect all electrical plugs before trying to pull the motor :p youd be surprised how easy it is to forget a wire. Take off all the manifolds to make things easier. Unless you have a photographic memory take pictures or label every plug, at least the first couple times you pull things apart. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png and while your at it look up the write up on how to remove the vaccum rack, unless you need emissions.

No emmisions needed here, though I was under the impression that you needed the air pump to operate the VDI and 5/6 ports on the S5's (my car is a 90 gtu) where is the write up located?

Update: well, I have gotten everything but the a/c and p/s off, including the uim, I am slow, I know, but I am not really in a huge hurry, and I have never done it before, since I am on the subject, is it just the two bolts holding the a/c to the bracket? or is there more? should I pull the P/S off first? because the fsm says to do the a/c first, then the p/s.

do ac then ps, its just easier. you do need the airpump on s5s but you could always go electronic activation with a rpm switch and electric air pump.

is it just 2 bolts? I am confused, because the ac is under the ps.

haha, its been a while. i dun remember whats on top and whats on bottom but i know you take the one on top off first then the one on the bottom. not sure about the bolts but i belive they are fairly obvious bolts. then when you have i think one or 2 of them of you can take of the frame they are bolted on.

excellent, if the insomnia doesn't quit kicking my ass, I am going to go out and work on it now, at 2 am. I love having an actual garage, with lights and such.

yeah.....sure beats the hell out of working in your parents driveway.....mmmmm college coming soon! racing team with a barn to work on cars!

it is annoying how the smallest things can hold you up, I found out I don't have a 14 MM crescent wrench, which I need to get at the bottom bolts on the ac, so now, here I sit, unable to complete pulling the motor, because of one wrench. (of course, I could just go to discount and buy one, but that isn't nearly as much fun as bitching about it on the inTarWeb)