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Originally Posted by Daox
The main reason I got the Civic was the price. I know I can make decent money on it when I sell it. So the plan is to fix it up and then make it my daily driver for a while. At that point l'll decide weather I want to keep it and sell the Metro, or fix the Metro and sell the Civic. I absolutely love the mileage that the Metro gets, but I'm getting sick of fixing the car all the time, and the list isn't growing shorter... It needs the engine rebuilt (piston rings are shot, 125 psi compression), the trans grinds going into 4th, the front brakes need to be done, and there is still a bunch of rust to be taken care of as well. Its all doable and the parts are very cheap, but the time investment is a lot for me.
Anyway, I nearly got the engine out of the Civic tonight. I still have to pull the wire harness through the firewall. The grommet is quite the sturdy little thing. If anyone has any tips on removing it I'm all ears.
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Well, if it helps you decide... I plan to get rid of my '01 Civic soon because things keep breaking on it. It hasn't been very reliable for me...
The harness was a pain, just keep working at it. I don't remember the grommet being the hard part, but if it is, prying with a blunt screwdriver can be helpful (a nice new flat screwdriver has sharp edges and will tear right through, so don't be tempted to use one) For me, it was more of getting the connector to fit through the hole. Hopefully you have small slender hands, because my big mitts didn't help any.
Also, it looks like you could find a better spot for your engine hoist chains. Your engine is hanging kinda sideways. I grabbed on the backside of the head on the driver's side:
