EJ22 engine manual same as auto?

MidcoastScooby · Post by **MidcoastScooby** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 12:40 am

Hi, haven't been on this forum since my son rolled the L-Series last year. I now have a new project.

Can the EJ22 motor be swapped from an auto car to a manual car? All I want to do is swap motors over, anything I need to change or check on? Is it easier to drop the motor or lift it out?

Thanks in advance.

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 12:50 am

You can use a EJ22 mbehind either manual or auto.. the engine are the same, you'll just need to swap over the obvious things like flywheel/clutch but everything else is the same

Engine will need to be lifted out as the crossmember is in the way of dropping it out the bottom

AlpineRaven · Post by **AlpineRaven** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 6:20 am

People have different opinion about taking out engines. For me due equipment I have I find easier to pull engine out with gearbox attached from top while cross member still attached to the chassis with Radiator removed first.
Cheers
AP

MidcoastScooby · Post by **MidcoastScooby** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 9:10 am

Thanks guys.

FROG · Post by **FROG** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 9:35 am

I think the starter motors are different from auto and manual ..... I think ....
Depth of throwout ???

Post by **TOONGA** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 11:49 am

Frog the depth of the throw out is a little different but the main difference is the size of the mounting hole the starter motor sits in. the automatic starter has a bigger mounting hole and the flange hole on the gearbox is bigger than for the manual starter on the manual gear box.

TOONGA

FROG · Post by **FROG** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 1:16 pm

Ah yep , alarm bells were ringing

vincentvega · Post by **vincentvega** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 9:15 am

starter bolts to the gearbox so that really doesnt matter.

one thing that is different is there is a guide on the timing belt in the manuals to stop the timing belt skipping a tooth. its not fitted on the autos. This wont be a showstopper though. plenty of people have converted to manual without worrying about this.