 Is it a fools errand to try to put engine tin on once the engine is installed in the car? |
|
|
|
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.
This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way. Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
|
|
  |
| Tdskip |
 May 22 2019, 09:18 AM
Post
#1
|
|
Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 3,684 Joined: 1-December 17 From: soCal Member No.: 21,666 Region Association: None 
 |
So I know it’ll be more difficult, I’m just not sure how much more difficult it would be to put engine tin on an engine once it is in the car?
|
   |
 
|
| mepstein |
May 22 2019, 09:24 AM
Post
#2
|
|
914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,239 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
|
I'm told it's doable but ....
I know guys change the oil cooler with engine in the car but..... I bet it's the same amount of time to do it either way but less cursing with the engine out. |
|
|
|
| 914werke |
May 22 2019, 09:53 AM
Post
#3
|
|
"I got blisters on me fingers" Group: Members Posts: 10,004 Joined: 22-March 03 From: USofA Member No.: 453 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
|
yes
|
|
|
|
| Tdskip |
May 22 2019, 10:04 AM
Post
#4
|
|
Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,684 Joined: 1-December 17 From: soCal Member No.: 21,666 Region Association: None
|
Got it - while out it is!
|
|
|
|
| jim_hoyland |
May 22 2019, 10:32 AM
Post
#5
|
|
Get that VIN ? Group: Members Posts: 9,262 Joined: 1-May 03 From: Sunset Beach, CA Member No.: 643 Region Association: Southern California
|
|
|
|
|
| VaccaRabite |
May 22 2019, 11:56 AM
Post
#6
|
|
En Garde! Group: Admin Posts: 13,426 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I've changed the engine tin while the engine was in the car.
I would not recommend it, but it is possible - and I think I did save time by not dropping the engine. Zach |
 |
|
| Chi-town |
May 22 2019, 12:27 PM
Post
#7
|
|
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 850 Joined: 31-August 18 From: Disneyland Member No.: 22,446 Region Association: Southern California |
I did it in the car, not that bad
|
|
|
|
| Dave_Darling |
May 22 2019, 12:40 PM
Post
#8
|
|
914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,981 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California
|
I have R&R'd the tin across the front, and the over-cylinder tin, plus the stuff under the cylinders. I haven't changed out the rear tin.
The most difficult of the stuff that I have done was the driver's side over-cylinder piece. It only wanted to go around the dipstick tube by turning at an angle that the sides of the engine bay made impossible. It took some fiddling and possibly some bending of stuff, but it did fit. Lining up the screw holes was a pain for some of the parts. Made a bit easier by the fact that I was using Allen-head screws, not the stock slot-head screws. (Did I mention that I hate those things?) --DD |
|
|
|
|
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:
|
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 26th April 2024 - 09:23 AM |
Invision Power Board
v9.1.4 © 2024 IPS, Inc.