2007 Pacifica 4.0L replacing engine

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( You might have to cut some cross beams which are in the way etc out, then weld it back later.)

I have no idea how to express what a terrible idea this is.

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Gotta agree here. I don’t always agree with the so-called naysayer tendency on this board. I’ve made a lot of posts disagreeing with people who tell posters not to modify their cars, etc. But chopping the car up to brute-force an engine out of the car is a lot more than we should be encouraging people to do.

I too have been working on cars for a long time, and I have a lot of tools to do it with, but there’s still stuff that I farm out to shops because I don’t have the right ones for the job.

OP, you’re asking us to tell you how to do something unsafe and stupid. Most of us are not going to play ball with you on that one, sorry.

I will, however, point out that if you really want to do this, and have the capability to do it (and a lot more) again, you can get lifts for less than 3 grand. If you’re gonna do it, do it right, otherwise let the guys who have the tools to do it right do it.

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Glad to hear there’s going to be no cutting

But let’s remember it wasn’t me who even brought up the idea

I think you’ll wrestle that engine out of the van, using your cherry picker

Yeah, it sounds like you’ve got the right attitude, and you seem to be sufficiently equipped to do the job . . . perhaps not the easiest method, but you’ll get it done

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Sure would be nice sometimes to be able to borrow one of those car ramps dealers use on their lots to show cars off. Just welded ramps up about three feet in the air. I remember deciding not to do my own rack replacement after reading the procedure in the book. Glad I did. But as they say, bring popcorn for the show and best of luck.

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The hood opening of a Pacifica is a lot bigger than that of the average minivan. However, the heads on that motor add a fair amount of width. I would remove them, at the least, to get a better shot of pulling the motor out without damaging anything.

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The MOPAR factory documentation says to remove the works from the bottom. If the OP wanted to do it that way, OP wouldn’t have asked here about how to remove it from the top


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[quote=“GeorgeSanJose, post:46, topic:96018, full:true”]

The MOPAR factory documentation says to remove the works from the bottom. If the OP wanted to do it that way, OP wouldn’t have asked here about how to remove it from the top

[/quote]I just checked my '05 Pacifica FSM. It’s a 71-step process to remove the engine, and yes, specifies dropping the cradle with the engine and transaxle. Not for the faint-of-heart. Nor the DIYer in the driveway, IMO.

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