Engine swap

[KevinCro]

Hey guys. I sourced a good engine from a local junk yard for my 2004 XC90. Ive seen a couple videos about how to remove the engine. The videos I’ve seen either pull the engine out the front or drop it out the bottom. Why couldn’t I just hoist it out the top like normal? Seems like these people went to a lot of extra work. What am I missing?

[SuperHerman]

If you have a hoist it is much easier. That is how the car was assembled - the entire thing just drops down. When I had transmission work done, the shop dropped the entire engine and transmission in a few hours.

Coming out the top on SUVs is tougher because of the added height needed. On my old Range Rover I had to put the car on the lowest jack stands I could find to dip the nose low enough so I could get the cherry picker with engine to clear the frame.

[KevinCro]

Thanks for the info. Is it possible to pull the engine without pulling the transmission? If not that’s fine, I’m just trying to understand. I have done engine swaps on rwd and 4wd but this is the first front wheel/all wheel drive that I’ve done. If it’s just not possible, or just so hard that it’s not doable, that’s fine. Just would like some guidance before I start taking axles out and what not. Thanks so much.

[Masscomguru]

This is from on other site. https://forums.swedespeed.com/showthrea ... atch+space