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Hand turning the motor
How can I do it, if possible? What should I disconnect?
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I've never disconnected anything. ALWAYS!!!! Turn in the direction of the natural rotation, clockwise. Just put a socket on the crank pulley and turn.
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Haven't done it on a 370Z, but, I agree with synolimit. Every other motor I've worked on was the same - put a socket with a LONG breaker on the crank bolt/nut and turn. Accessories won't add enough drag to make it worthwhile to remove the belt(s).
Edit: I have seen times where removing the radiator, alternator, &c made it a lot easier to get to the crank bolt and/or turn the engine, but, if you have enough clearance, you shouldn't need to remove anything. |
Going from memory, since I'm not by my car. You might need to take off the overflow tank. That's about all I could think of that's kinda in the way.
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Pull the skid plate and get it from underneath. From up top the fans will make it pretty tight.
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Yeah, it would be a hell of a lot easier from underneath.
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take out plugs to reduce compression causing more effort to turn? I've turned cranks by hand with ratchet and it was a b***h getting past what felt like the compression stroke on each cylinder. Of course my little chicken wings were straining like h*ll.
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You shouldnt have an issue turning it by hand with a breaker bar. I can turn over a diesel engine by hand that runs a much higher compression than this car. You wont be able to turn it fast but she'll go.
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Sweet! Thanks for all the replies guys!
I was going to diagnose, or try to diagnose my car issues. But it's going to the dealership soon enough |
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