This is a video giving a visual step-by-step process on how to remove the 2.8 liter V6 engine from a Pontiac Fiero using basic tools. The only tools that you…
How to Remove a 2.8 V6 Engine from a Pontiac FIero step-by-step (HD)
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This is why I bought a Fiero. The powerplant and suspension on the car
aren’t that great. But the community and potential this car has is
unmatched by most others. Gotta love it. Thanks guy.
I have that exact ratchet, buuuut it needs to be rebuilt. it got molested
in the first 6 weeks of use. -_-
I meant 4×6 not 2×6 sorry. Yea I used a custom made dolly made of wood and
metal. It attached right on top of my jack. So what I did was lift the car
up high enough to let the engine clear. than jacked the dolly up under the
cradle. loosened the cradle bolts and let the jack down slow than pulled it
out using the jack handle. Again great video.
Keeping the project budget friendly and using techniques for the average
back yard mechanic was one of my biggest goals. Such as using two moving
dollies I bought at Harbor Freight for $10 apiece to move the engine cradle
around as opposed to building a custom one would save time and money. I
happen to already have a home built engine dolly but it was being used on
another project at the time. I have used cinder blocks to help give my car
stands extra height but I’ll have to keep the 2×6 in mind
Nice video. However from my experience. putting two 2×6 posts one behind
the front tires and one in front of the rear tires and letting the car rest
on those. of it keeps the car level. So when you go to put the engine back
in the cradle bolts line up easier. 2×6’s and cinder blocs was a must for
me when changing out the clutch or just removing the engine.
I had to put my jack stands on cinderblocks to get the added height
(remember the car is very light with out the engine and drive train) which
hold the car just fine. I also throw the rear wheels under the car 1) to
get them out of the way and 2) incase the car ever falls they will catch it
and keep it from slamming onto the ground. Thanks for watching. Lemme know
how it turns out! Fiero’s ROCK!
I removed the engine today from the 86 GT and I was originally thinking I
may be able to drop the engine from the 84 SE into this car, but the 86 is
toast. So I’m back to the original plan of removing all the body panels
from the 86 and putting them on the 84. I should have taken photos of the
cradle because it was literally falling apart. I’ll be removing all the
body panels off the 86 this weekend. Any recommendations on removing the
lower rear panels behind the doors?
I like the hyper mode. lol
Hey nice color on your fiero, i just finished rebuilding my own but im
confused on where all the ground straps go could you help me out i’d really
appreciated.
good video.
You’ll also want to carefully pop off the black plastic trim that separates
the upper and lower body panel. You’ll see plastic rivets connecting the
lower and upper panels. You can take a drill and drill out the center of
the rivets very easily. On the driver’s side you have to take off the air
intake scoop. There are screws in the rubber grommet that you’ll need to
remove in order to detach the rubber air intake line.
I’m going to make a serious attempt at it, so we’ll see here in a few
months when I have some free time and some serious cash saved up
i have a fiero 2.5 4.L engine is done can i put a 3.8 in it in will it fit
on the tranny or what engine can i put that will fit right in it
Alone* becuase all the 86 I have needs is a paint job so I’m going to just
repaint myself to save some work and time..be sides I only got the 86 for
500 hundred bucks and it has less than 100 thousand on it
This vid made me lol several times..shades in the dark must be hard to see
ha. serious side this video was amazing stuff, im bout to do exact same
thing for first time as i just got into Fieros and this really wrapped
entire process up nicely. Really helped me get comfortable with the process
as im new to Fieros, (sold my Triumph and got a cherry/mint Fiero for a
change). Well done brutha, im gonna watch rest of your vids. thanks allot
for the time you took. much appreciated
The options are endless depending on your budget. At a minimum I woulld go
with the 3.4 pushrod. It’s basically the same engine as the 2.8 but a
little more hp and a better oiling system. The work to convert it is easy
and I have videos showing what to do. If you have a manual trans you can do
the 3.4DOHC. 3800 engine are popular as well as the V8’s. I think my next
swap will be an LS4. It’s a fairly cheap engine that puts out about 300hp
(60hp more than the 3800). Let me know what you go with!!
I pick up the 84 Fiero on Saturday finally 🙂 Dropping it off to a mechanic
who will take care in starting the engine up properly since it has not been
run in 7 years. I’m just not sure how to do that part carefully.
Let’s see if I can remember them all. There is the negative battery cable
that goes from the block to the batteryThere is one that goes from the
negative batter cable to bottom of the battery tray. There is a braided
strap that goes from the block to the passenger side deck lid strap. On
your wiring harness there is a grounding wire near the relays (behind the
air box) that attaches to the drivers side deck lid.
Thanks! Good luck with your project. Fiero’s have such a great design in
that you remove the engine, transmission, drive train and exhaust system
all in one package. The 3.4 engine is a great and easy replacement for the
2.8. It won’t blow the doors off but it has noticable up & go over the 2.8.
Mine is all done and I’ve put 1000 miles on it so far. I have video of the
first start up as well as a 0-60 test I need to finish editing and post.
For the install just watch this video backwards 😉
I tried running the fuel out of my lines by unplugging the pump relay
switch (behind the air filter canister). When I turned the key the pump
didn’t come on, so I figured I had it made, but the car just kept running.
My fuse box lettering in warn off of the most used fuses, so I looked at my
Haynes manual and it said 10A fuse number 2. Is that the one you
disconnect? Because it’s designated to the relay, which I unplugged, and it
didn’t work..? I’ll remove the fuse and see if that will work.
Ha ha yes, what was I thinking with the sunglasses! There were a few times
I had to stop the camera, take them off to see what I was doing but It’s
all about the image ya know 😉 Fiero’s are awesome cars. I hope you find
the videos useful. I have MANY hours of conversion footage that I probably
won’t be able to post but if you have any questions I can try and post a
video to show what I did.
what is the ALDL and where is it located and how do you do the paper clip
trick? thanks for the info.
I love my Fiero and how she is designed, but they must have gone out of
their way to find the stupidest man on the payroll to design that
ridiculous drain cock on that radiator! It’s made of plastic so you can’t
us pliers or vice grips on it, without tearing it apart, it fits no tool
known to man, and it’s sunk way back up, under and behind, to make sure
know one can get to it. How in the #&@*# do you get it out without jacking
it 3-feet in the air to get to it? So, what is the secret?
16:40 thats a freakin Ferrari.. duhhhh..that made me laugh so hard i peed a
little.. cant tell you how many times some one called my fiero a ferrari..
Burning oil is very common. Those engines had oiling issues which led to
worn rings. If you have an 84 then it’s 4cyl. If you’ve done heads before
then you should be ok on the 4cyl. You’ll have a bit of an added cost
converting a 4cyl to any kind of engine. The V6 Fiero’s have more reusable
parts than the 4cyl. Plus the 4cyl fuel pump and lines will have to be
converted. 84 is a good year and it is the only year where a highly
desirable 4.10:1 gear ratio was an option.
Great video!
Anyone reading this should join us on Facebook. Fiero Association of
American Chapter Utah is the group name.
thx
Bravissimo Very educational Magnificent 🙂
Unfortunately no I’m not on PFF. I do go in there often to read posts but
in order to join PFF you can’t have an “anonymous” email provider such as
Yahoo, Gmail and Hotmail. I only have a yahoo account so there is no way I
can join. I do have a couple posts in the Georgia Fiero clubs forum on the
7730 ecm swap and installing a double DIN radio in a Fiero. It would have
been nice to share those in PFF.
Thanks! I had a lot of energy that day 😉
The auto tranny won’t be able to withstand the torque of the 3.8 but the
4spd and 5spd manual trans should hold up pretty well. I would suggest
upgrading the clutch though. Yes, the bolt patterns are the same so the
engine should bolt right up to the trans. You will have a little extra cost
and work for converting a 4cyl Fiero becuase you don’t have any of the 2.8
parts to resuse and the engine bay setup is a little different. Good luck
with the swap!
It’s located in the center console next to the cigarette lighter. Just
remove the black trim and you’ll see it. If your looking at the connector
you will bend the paperclip and stick in the bottom left two pins. This
will put the engine in service mode and you’ll start to see your service
engine light flashing codes. It will always start with a code 12 which is a
blink, pause blink blink. It will flash each code 3 times before moving on.
If your check engine light is on this will help you out.
I have to say, it sounds like you’ve taken apart quite a few Fiero’s 🙂 I
truly appreciate the tips and guidance. I removed the rear wheel wells over
the weekend to get a view of what you were talking about. Haven’t had a
chance to do anything further due to work but tomorrow night I’m going to
hit it hard to start removing panels.
Removing the lower rear panels behind the door isn’t too bad. You’ll want
to remove the rear wheel wells which will be a 7mm socket and a Philips
head screw driver. Remember when you unscrew the plastic screws to also pop
out the plastic rivets. There are plastic rivets connecting that panel to
the rocker panel. I usually take wire cutters and cut the backs off and pop
them out.
I’m actually going to leave my 84 onone
I have a 84 and soon to be taking the 2.5 out and throwing in the 2.8..
Great vid
My Fiero was running with out a thermostat for quite a while, until i put
one in. Well i don’t know if i should still have the same issue once i make
the 3800 series ii sc swap. But thanks for the info i appreciate it 🙂
I do smell it burn some oil (engine runs smooth, small white smoke), seems
like head. Is it hard you think to buy a redone head and install?any
weirdness on an 84 Fiero i should watch for? I have done heads on Triumphs
and other cars previously,
I kept my car a little high than normal when removing the engine for the
sake of the video but I did stop the camera to raise it higher to slide the
engine out. Once you have the engine set on the dolly, raise the car up
high enough to slide the engine out the wheel well. If you have a crane you
can hook it up to the trunk brackets and lift the car but trying to use a
crane to lift the car while having an engine hoist hold the engine might
get a little crowded.
very good you are the best
actually i agree i love the 4 banger in it..and its ratio (i live on an
island) car is super mint but guy wasnt good with engines.i really like the
84 though i got flamed on few forums ha i know you haven’t seen it but
assuming i take it out to replace a new clutch (i verified with pro its TO
bearing) and do all that and tweak suspension. So i do head then i should
auto do the rings then in your opinion? No way to later redo rings unless i
redrop engine? Or do head and rings with engine in car?
Great video man! I just bought an 86 SE on Wednesday and the 2.8 was
already removed. Debating on what to put back in it though
Hey thanks man just dropped my engine this weekend thanks to you!