So i finally got to actually removing the engine from the bay of the white Leone. Mechanically it's quite easy to remove. It's only held in place by 2 nuts on crossmember from the engine mounts and pitch stop with 2 bolts on top of the engine and transmission. Then there is 4 bolts holding it on the gearbox. This layout has been the same on every Subaru to these days, except that the number of bolts connecting the engine and gearbox has changed over time. It's actually so similar that EJ engines mount directly to the Leone engine bay. All you need is a gearbox adapter plate or EJ series gearbox.
The clutch is a push type clutch so there is no need to remove the clutch fork that actuates the clutch movement to separate the engine and the gearbox. Before i could attach the engine to the engine stand, i had to remove the clutch assembly from the flywheel. It's a good thing i did, since the clutch is worn out. 84 000 kilometers of driving in town by possibly not so talented driver has worn the clutch so badly that the rivets that hold the friction materials on
place have started to wear out. Also the pressure plate and flywheel have damaged a bit by the rivets. Now i gotta say, it didn't slip or
give any signs of being worn out. On the other hand, 136 horses and 200 Nm of torque isn't exactly much and the stock clutch should be capable of holding 180-200 hp when in good condition. I found a new clutch assembly on Ebay.de for 98€ + postage. If the flywheel and pressure plate would have been in perfect order, i could have just bought new friction plate and bearing. I have been informed that any 225mm Subaru 5spd friction plate should fit. Also some Nissan King Cap 230mm friction plates have the same fitting, all they need is to be machined to 225mm diameter. And apparently
those things should hold pretty nicely. This was told by one guy whose buddy runs turbo Leone on ice track. Bad thing was that since the clutch didn't operate as a fuse in the driveline anymore, the transmission blew apart after a while from the power and ruff driving.
So after that i got the engine bolted on the stand so i can start to remove the valve heads from the block. I have to get the flywheels surface machined before i fit a new clutch.
It's a good idea to ALWAYS cover your engine when you leave it alone. Especially in a shared space as there can be all sorts of splashes, dust and other not so desirable things happening in same space. You really don't want any excess things in your engine as it could be damaged if you don't clean it up and just start it up later on.
Tomorrow i'm going to go back to the garage to continue on the projects. I have gotten some serious, albeit justified nagging due to the fact that i'm taking up quite a lot of space in the garage. Currently my time and financial side of things aren't really favouring me. Well, hopefully i'll get the white one on the road soon so i can fix up my current daily Ford Fiesta 1.1i Coupe -91 (drivers door is bent and valve clearance is causing some noise) and then sell it to fund my hobbies.
Take care, enjoy the ride and drive safe
Hannu
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