3.5L engine removal process

[speropagos]

Can anyone tell me if the 3.5L engine can be taken out from below, or do rear body panels need to come off to take it out the back and up? TIA

 

[Sandalwood]

Can anyone tell me if the 3.5L engine can be taken out from below, or do rear body panels need to come off to take it out the back and up? TIA

It's my understanding it needs to come out from above, and removing the body panels makes it much easier to access. I have yet to see it in a video, but that is what I have gleaned from reading shop manual excerpts and talking to my mechanic about a clutch job on an Evora (and reading forum posts about the access limitations from the subframe on the Emira being similar to the Evora).

 

[Six Speed Stephen]

Semi-related, this car at my local dealership needed a new transmission - Entire back taken apart

 

[Orchardbike]

Which dealer is this and when was the pic’ taken?

 

[speropagos]

Semi-related, this car at my local dealership needed a new transmission - Entire back taken apart

View attachment 56608

View attachment 56607

Woah.. do you know, or can you find out how many hours they will charge you just to disassemble & reassemble?

 

[Six Speed Stephen]

Woah.. do you know, or can you find out how many hours they will charge you just to disassemble & reassemble?

They wont charge you - the car is being repaired under warranty

 

[allenyao09]

Semi-related, this car at my local dealership needed a new transmission - Entire back taken apart

View attachment 56608

View attachment 56607

Why does it need a new transmission?

 

[Six Speed Stephen]

Why does it need a new transmission?

From what I recall, they said something leaked and spilled into the transmission and so it needs to be replaced

 

[cdn_alien]

I had my transmission replaced just last week. It took several weeks to get the transmission delivered, and work took about a week. To the OP's question, the two body panels and bumper comes out.

 

[cdn_alien]

Why does it need a new transmission?

My situation was different from what Stephen described. Mine started with a kick-back that I felt in the shift knob as I'm driving away from a dead stop. Then it started slipping out of first gear as I lift off the throttle to get into second gear. If I start out in second gear, all the other gears seem fine and the car drives normally.

 

[Blackthought_]

I had my transmission replaced just last week. It took several weeks to get the transmission delivered, and work took about a week. To the OP's question, the two body panels and bumper comes out.

Damn! Why did you have yours replaced?

 

[cdn_alien]

See above^

 

[allenyao09]

Sounds crazy that many of us already had the transmission replaced

 

[cdn_alien]

Yeah, it was certainly a shock to me. Only 2,500 miles. My Evora and Elise issues were usually small trim, and fit/finish kind of stuff. But this is pretty major.

 

[Nick in Sydney]

Sounds crazy that many of us already had the transmission replaced

Two?

 

[Orchardbike]

I may be three, but I’ll let you know when the garage comes back to me in the new year!

 

[Beachbum]

I may be three, but I’ll let you know when the garage comes back to me in the new year!

You're not having a lot of luck with that car, are you?

 

[Orchardbike]

You're not having a lot of luck with that car, are you?

And I bought it, because it had less than 500 miles on it, so it would be reliable as I often have to get very early flights for work…….

 

[cdn_alien]

I understand from Lotus USA that they have had “several” transmission replacements. Apparently, they’re sending them back intact to the manufacturer to see about recouping their warranty costs.

 

[Nova]

I understand from Lotus USA that they have had “several” transmission replacements. Apparently, they’re sending them back intact to the manufacturer to see about recouping their warranty costs.

Manufacturer as in Aisin? I thought Lotus rebuilds the transmission to their own specs?