[sand_man]

Originally Posted by speeder

It's that bad, huh?

I'm not familiar w this vehicle but I've pulled and installed plenty of engines and drivetrains on other cars and trucks, it's usually just a bit laborious but not particularly challenging, technically speaking. IDK Mr. Sandman's mechanical experience or abilities, nor the problems w this car but it shouldn't be that bad?

Maybe it's an access problem under the hood. All connectors these days are usually idiot-proof, i.e. impossible to plug in wrong.

The access is what I'm most concerned with. I have done many engines (removals, installs, rebuilds, etc), but they've all been on older British, German, and/or Italian sports cars. And they've all been manual transmissions. I don't have a lift, so will be working from underneath with a creeper (to handle the lower extremities) and hoping the rest will be from on top. Also, I'm not sure if the 4x4 adds any complexity? I'm planning to leave the trans in place.