205 HDi :)

[Uberderv]

Armed with plenty of Stella, Amber Leaf and a garage crammed with stuff I started to remove the engine out of the 205. Emptied all the fluids and started to take off things that would make engine removal easier which includes the lower radiator support.


With the gearbox removed I could then get the trolley jack in to support the engine and in theory wheel the engine out of the gap. So in full drunken mechanic mode I withdrew the block head etc....



20 yrs worth of veg/road grime



With the engine out I gave the bay a good clean, removed the subframe and steam cleaned it then replaced slit balljoint boots, droplinks, brake calipers etc....
From taking a few measurements I found that the master cylinder was going to be very close to the cam cover so it had a trim.


Now the smaller jobs were done I wheeled the new engine into its new home-



Before I could fit the gearbox a couple of things had to be done-
Move gear rod mount.
Change gear selector arm.
Swap the toothed gear from the xud diff to the Hdi diff-

Then got it fitted onto the engnie/car-


Next up the faff that is the cooling system........