Please help!!!! Anyone know if you can remove engine from the top?

 

I don't think anyone knows that I can remove an engine from the top. But now they do.

 

My husband is trying to remove the engine for my 03 mdx and trying to figure out the best way to do it...needing suggestions.

 

So, I'll be honest, I feel like this is one of those times having a Helms/Chilton/etc manual on hand sounds like a good idea rather than playing the guessing game of what does/doesn't need to be done.

I've never done the swap, but I've read the manuals for other cars.

 

You can pull the engine from on top. For more clearance, have him remove the hood. He can also drop the lower cradle, if he has the room to do so. Either way works. At the dealership, we would drop the entire cradle down. Most guys will lower it with the suspension attached, they just remove the bolts from on top of the strut housing. Safety 1st. Make sure he had a good support on that engine block.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/9e7dckojxb...0by%20step.pdf

Drop box PDF download on how to remove an engine on the 1st gen MDX

 

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