6 captured repliesDiscussion pagination complete · Source accounts, not a confirmed diagnosis
THIS DISCUSSION / SOURCE-DERIVED OVERVIEW
Discussion summary
YOUR RESEARCHMin Height needed to drop motor on 996...
Leading reported evidence
Replace (sarcasm)
Suggestion or failed attempt
No successful repair reported for this finding.
0
Reported fixes
0
Unsuccessful attempts
1
Discussions
Read evidence and context
Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.
Discussions that contain suggestions
1
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Suggestion · Original poster
The truth is, I really wanna do a full KK style detail on the engine and change my IMS every few oil changes(sarcasm).
Leading evidence: 'Replace (sarcasm)' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, The most frequently discussed action is 'Replace (sarcasm)' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.
Source reports, not a diagnosis or a success probability. Counts refer to discussions and can overlap.
Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.
Discussions that contain suggestions
1
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Suggestion · Original poster
The truth is, I really wanna do a full KK style detail on the engine and change my IMS every few oil changes(sarcasm).
Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.
Discussions that contain suggestions
1
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Suggestion
I'm thinking 30" minimum......or come down to Indy and use my lift.
Counts describe captured discussions, not unique people or a diagnosis. Author identities are not reliably stored. Exact duplicate evidence is counted once across matching discussions; one discussion counts at most once per action/state. Multiple repairs reported together remain a combination. Suggestions and failed attempts do not establish a fix. Matches cover whole discussions and can include related faults, model variants and incomplete threads.
6 eligible posts · 0 unverified posts · 1 discussions match the subject in their title or opening post.
Rennlist: 1 discussions
0 evidence records excluded for query context · 0 excluded by outcome qualification · 0 adjusted by outcome qualification.
0 acknowledgements have no verified action link; they do not establish a repair result.
Generation: 20261026T135432Z · outcome-qualification-6. Deterministic extraction; no AI model inference. How we use sources
Yes too lazy to search for once.
What is the minimum height you have to lift the rear to drop the motor and slide it out(presumably on a trans jack or something)?
Plus I have the tranny jack and a hydraulic table for lowering the motor down......its like giving birth......glad there is no emicon for the birth thing.
Two pario slabs stacked up under a 3T axle stand set at the maximum height. And then the rear bumperr needs to be removed. But only the bumper cover. This was enough to pull mine with an ATV jack under the engine. Between the ATV jack and the sump was another patio slab and a half inch rubber pad.
Thanks Pete for the offer but I like to work slow and be meticulous so don't want to tie up your bay. Plus I'd have to pitch a tent in your backyard and I'll know I'll eventually run out of toilet paper and bug you on that too. Eventually by the 3rd or fourth day, you'd probably be ready to call the police to escort me off your property. Lol.
Actually I was thinking of pulling the trigger on a portable lift. I didn't want to mention it initially as I didn't want to have this turn into a lift debate.
I know someone is gonna ask and that lift would be EZ Car lift. However this one is rated to go up only 26", although some have gotten it to 29" at their own risk. I could stack some 2x10's for the few more inches but not really ideal. This is the only one at the current time that would fit my criterias:
- small garage with low ceiling height
- thinking of splitting the cost between few friends so it needs to be portable
- cracked concrete floor and unknown depth of concrete
- plan on doing a new garage with pad in a few years
- needs to be high enough for future m96 engine drop
- can't be scissor style since I need to work on the center of other cars
- nice to be able to roll it out and work in the driveway
- don't have to worry about hydraulic lines, 220v ps, etc.
Once I get my new garage built in a few years, I'd be in a position and would make more sense to get a more permanent lift.
The truth is, I really wanna do a full KK style detail on the engine and change my IMS every few oil changes(sarcasm).
This is a source reference. Confirm exact model applicability in the original material.
