Do I need to remove the front end to get the starter out???

 

What motor do you have? If it's the 2.8 you need to put the front in service position. It's only a 15 minute job. But on the 2.8 you have to remove the alt, then the starter. And it's hard enough with the front moved out.

 

The motor is a 1.8l.. What does put the "front in service position" mean.

Does the exhaust need to be dropped from the turbo back?

 

If you're going to do this, you need a Bentley. "Service postion" is when you pull the front forward about 6 inches. B5's are made to do this without disconnecting coolant hoses and AC lines.

 

Almost done removing the old transmission in my 1.8l having trouble removing the catalytic converter it will not drop out the bottom of the car and will not fit out the top.What is the solution, the manual does not address this.

 

Transmission out of car. I found that I had to separate the cat from the downpipe to remove the cat, just not enough room to get The cat and downpipe out together.

Would you rebuild a damaged auto transmission or buy a used low mileage trasmission on eBay?

 

All I know is....I had a shop rebuild mine. Put it back in. It lasted 1 month. Shop rebuilt again. Lasted 2 days. Shop rebuilt again, this time it lasted but it always made noise. It was never right.

 

hello : " you have to remove the alt " , may you tell me what is ALT please?

 

alt = alternator

 

thanks a lot