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can i use a dremel tool to do the porting?
That might take a few years. There is a bit you can get for a drill, I know blufuz just sold one on here a little while ago....he can tell you what you need.
can i use a dremel tool to do the porting?
really? dang I have a drill but its a rechargeable that won't do me any good. but the dremel I have is nice. cool thanks for the info I might just PM him about that.
I used a nice electric die grinder... think of it as a beefy die grinder having the right bit is a must anything else and you will get beaten by the snail. again the right bit in a rechargeable drill (18 volt dewalt) was okay but definately slower....
Good luck. glad to hear you are swapping out for a newer engine....
some guy on CL is selling a 98 v6 auto contour with an 00 3L motor.... a failed 3L swap... man if he only knew....
I'll take my electric Makita over an air die grinder any day. I used to use my air grinder but I really like the makita.
i use it all the time. For all kinds of things. The GEO 600 model.
http://www.mytoolstore.com/makita/mak08-08.html
Brian..........................
well I just realized something. this 02 motor doesn't have the COP, so now i'm thinking LKQ gave me the wrong engine. it was tagged as a 02 but i'm thinking its an older motor. now I'm confused. cause the 00 engine I returned had COP but now this 02 doesn't. did the ignition vary on certain years or am i hosed again with the wrong engine, cause if I recall the bell housing is different on the older engines.
yea I thought it was odd, seems like backwards technology to me.
well I started the porting finally its taking some time, but its my first time.
what the deal with the black box in between the heads? mine is an 02 3l motor and I thought I've read somewere that I don't have to swap it out with my 2.5 motor beacuse the "older 3L" have the same set up and the newer 03-05 have a different PCV system. is this true?
I didn't need to swap it on my 03 sable engine, I just swapped the hoses. Its hard to get out if you don't take off the heads.Only if you are going full 3L as the newer cam covers have the pcv valve in the cover. if you are going ported you need to swap that box over.... its not too bad
I didn't need to swap it on my 03 sable engine, I just swapped the hoses. Its hard to get out if you don't take off the heads.
I had the heads off so I was all over the motor mount, but I forgot about the box until I'd torqued the head bolts.as is the passenger side motor mount that you need to transfer to the taurus/sable motor or did you buy a cougar one?
it is not bad you just have to bend the four little pieces of metal that support the basket that protrudes into the engine and then you can slide it between the heads. where else do you put the pcv valve on a ported 3L if you don't have that box?
My engine came with an almost identical box is what I'm saying, it just had a different shaped hose attached. All I did was pull the hose off the 2.5 and put it on the box that was already there.
well I just realized something. this 02 motor doesn't have the COP, so now i'm thinking LKQ gave me the wrong engine. it was tagged as a 02 but i'm thinking its an older motor. now I'm confused. cause the 00 engine I returned had COP but now this 02 doesn't. did the ignition vary on certain years or am i hosed again with the wrong engine, cause if I recall the bell housing is different on the older engines.