Or aulds ma da bakes them.

I should be able to get hold of an engine crane, a mate has one that I've used a few times before :strongbench:

this made me laugh :clap2:

That's brilliant Ross, I was looking into hiring an engine lift but local company has had them out on lease for ages & cant tell me when one would be available (Useless)

Blair I have loads of coolant here & hopefully wont go through it before engine swap so dont buy any..

Awesome Marcus, I have set aside some cash for oil, the only thing I need is a rear offside caliper as the sliding pins are beyond jammed!

Has the timing belt been done on this engine?, would be handy it it could be changed while it is on the floor.

Kind of been discussed Kev. Brutal truth, I have the 3 belts but not the tensioners (or the tools) and can't afford to spend more money on the tensioner pulleys etc.

The site has the lock down tools, and a tensioner is about £60

I'm only back onshore for 2 weeks this time, and my second week is looking busy so it'll need to be sharpish!

£50 for transporting car, £30 for oil, fuel costs for me travelling back and forward, getting the car back to Crieff, MOT, tax, it all adds up and the piggy bank is pretty dry lol. I know it's the best option but money just isn't there when I need to keep it aside for aux belt change on mk2 and possibly expensive repair on the rattle on the mk2 engine too!

Will you manage to dig that filter out when you are back.