Honda Accord V6 3.0L Engine Swap Removal J30A4 (2003 - 2007)
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- Опубликовано: 24 авг 2024
- 2004 Honda Accord with 220,000 miles on the old engine and the timing belt jumped several teeth. Bent a couple valves. We got a replacement engine for $500 out of a 2005 Accord. This video is for those with the automatic transmission although a lot of the steps apply to the manual as well.
This dude is a rockstar...detailed, clearly speaking and pretty much walks you through the whole process.. awesome job
I have a 2005 Honda Accord EX V6. It has 155k miles and it still drives like a dream. It has outlasted my wife's Ford Harley Davidson F-150, BMX X5, Cadillac SRX, and will probably out live her current GMC Terrain. I refuse to sell my Accord. I'm planning to buy a Honda Ridgeline next year along with a Honda Rebel 500 motorcycle.
I can't stress how well made and reliable Honda vehicles are. I think my wife is finally coming around and is considering a Honda Pilot as her next SUV.
thank you so much, all this time has passed and the video is still helping people. what a LEGEND
This video helped me a lot for pulling the J30A4 out of my 2003 Accord to replace the rear main oil seal. I put a quart of Lucas stop leak but it still was dripping on the exhaust pipe and the car smelled bad when stopped at signal lights, so I had to fix it. What I would like to see is a video for putting the engine back in, that was a major task and took a long time to get it lined up correctly. Make sure when reinstalling the motor to try and have a helper, if doing it alone lower slowly, keep an eye on the rear precat and make sure it doesn't get hung up on the drive axle. Install one heat shield bolt loosely and move around as need when lowering the engine back down. When the mtor is close to being back in you may need to use a jack on the bottom or the motor and tranny to help get both lined up with each other. It only takes a little lifting, maybe a inch or two. I found I needed to get the motor mounts done before I could bolt the intermediate shaft bracket back on.
My recommendation is to go over everything that has to be done, look over everything beforehand and mark with paint pens on all the connections. For the DIY crowd that isn't a professional mechanic, do your prep work, create checklists following what this video mentions and be prepared for the unexpected, and take photos as you go along. And while you have the motor is out of the car, you might consider doing valve adjustments, replace the valve cover gaskets and spark plug tube seals. Be careful with removing things like the electrical connections to the fuel injectors, they break very easily. My 03 Accord has 164K and I want to keep it for at least another 125K. For all those of us who don't work on cars everyday, make sure to take you time, keep everything organised, keep bolts with the components they fasten, clean up the parts you remove, be methodical with each task, be your own best friend for when you have to reassemble all the stuff you took apart. Enjoy! You just saved yourself about a grand in repair costs.
Great information, thank you!
Wow, how long did it take to perform the job?
Sounds about right. I would also include changing the timing belt while you have the engine out of the car. While it can be done while the engine is in the car, it’s way easier to do it with the engine out. I have an 06 Accord with the 3.0 liter V6 with the automatic transmission and I did my timing belt back about a year ago and I did it with the engine in the car and it would’ve been so much easier with the engine out. It wasn’t too bad with the engine in the car. I absolutely would NOT recommend taking the engine out of the car to do a timing belt but rather just saying “if” it’s out then you might as well just go ahead and do it!!! I was an auto mechanic, by trade, for about 15-20 years and I just decided, one day, that I was done and made my mind up to just get out of the trade altogether. Believe me when I say, that my back let’s me know every day that I should have never started working on cars to begin with. But honestly, I loved doing it. I love trying to figure out why something is working or not working properly. You start by looking over everything and listening to what someone says is wrong or what the vehicle is doing and go from there and using different methods of tests and a process of elimination in order to narrow down an issue(s) and ultimately figure out what the problem is. I really enjoyed working on hot rods and/or custom cars especially when it came to the older cars with carburetors and very little, if any, electrical crap involved. By “electrical crap” I mean computers and sensors and not the battery and alternator and what not. All cars have to have some kind of electrical system. Now, don’t get me wrong, the newer cars, with computers and sensors, are usually easier to diagnose but just simply because you can hook it up to a OBDII scanner and it pretty much tells you what is wrong with the car by giving you codes. The newer cars can be easier to diagnose, but they aren’t always easier to work on and that’s just due to the very tight spaces and very little room to work on the majority of newer cars. Manufacturers are making stuff more and more compact and harder to work on so that you are forced to bring it back to the dealer for any service work. But yeah, bending over the hood and into the engine bay for years has took its toll on my lower back. I got out of the mechanic trade because of my back and I also got tired of coming home greasy and oily every single day, as well. And o top of that your hands stay stains with oil and grease. Plus, it’s a rather hot job as a lot of shops aren’t air conditioned. I never worked at a dealership, just auto repair places and the occasional used car lot when I first got started. I have been tinkering with cars since I was about 14 years old and started doing mechanic work when I got out of high school. I still do most of my own maintenance and repairs to my car, my wife’s car and my kids cars but that’s about it.
@@DFWJonWhere you went wrong was deciding to do it for money. I love cars and working on cars and I’m not gonna jeopardize that interest by doing it for money.
Unless it’s buying a car to flip and fixing it myself. Never an actual hourly job. Screw working on other peoples cars.
Great video.I am a Auto Tech 30+ years and had a engine job on a honda like this.Your video saved me a few hours at least!!
Alldata said drop the engine and trans on the subframe as a assy. Much easier to pull from the top.Swapped the engine in 1 day. THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!
Bill Mac: Normally, how much would it cost to swap a honda accord engine???
Toyota says the same. Drop subframe. I think it is for charging more labor $$$$. Honda's are easy to work on.
So which one is better 2004 accord vtech 3.0 or 2005 Ex-l Honda accord I-vtec
Where do you hook to up top?
Basically the same engine and setup as the Accord 3.0 v6 97-02. Great tutorial. I'm pulling out my engine to change my rear main seal, timing belt, water pump, and the oil pump. Too much work to drop the transmission vs pulling out the engine to fix the rear main seal. Thanks a lot. 👍🚗
ditto - torque converter, water pump and timing belt, maybe valve cover gaskets or whatever is leaking.
That's exactly why I watched all of this video. Not to swap engines but rather to gain access to that rear main seal without removing the transmission.
@@snowyowl9132 I no
I do this work almost every day and your video is one of the best I have ever seen. Very well explained and thorough. Nice Job!
since i watched this video you literally saved me hundreds to maybe a thousand bucks man have actually gotten everything loose and out except rear motor mount and exhaust
i dont know who didnt like it and why ?
we should encourage this effort the gentleman made it.
keep it up
thanx
Sucks that this is more of a help changing my motor mounts than literally any other video on RUclips specifically made to help change motor mounts on this vehicle lol
Procedure is pretty much the same with the 2011 Accord with the J35Z2. Thanks for this helpful vid.
Direct simple on point and no BS! I love the vid, very productive and helpful!
No long introduction and very on-point about the subject. Great video. 2 thumbs up.
That's real mechanic sh*t right there. I bet 50% of professional mechanics couldn't even do this job by themselves.
Removal: I was NOT able to remove the 3 nuts from the exhaust flange. Note to self… GET A BETTER TORCH. But if you look a few inches behind the exhaust flange you will find an exhaust hanger attached to the underside of the body. Remove those 2 - 12mm bolts and the exhaust pipe drops down about a foot and can then be moved out of the way to access the nasty intermediate shaft bracket and heat shield (CAUTION this may cause exhaust damage near the rear of the car,)
Installation: I installed the engine with the coolant manifold (drivers’ side that attaches to both heads), I remember it being a bear to remove in the vehicle and assumed it would be just as difficult installing (this video shows it removed as the engine is being pulled). I also installed the rear pre cat on the engine (new gasket and torqued) before installation. (Can the rear pre cat be installed after the engine is installed? I’m not sure and I didn’t want to chance that). The tricky part is getting the heat shield, intermediate shaft bracket and rear pre cat installed correctly. This has to be done while the engine is being lowered. I lowered the engine until the top engine to tranny bolt holes were about 6 inches above the tranny. I crawled under the car as an assistant (my 17-year-old son) lowered and raise the engine until I got the puzzle correct. (I took a screenshot of this video at 12:36 to help guide me.) It helped to loosely attach the heat shield with one bolt (lower drivers side bolt) to the intermediate shaft bracket until the engine was lowered and in place. Once I got the engine in place and all engine to tranny bolts tightened (including the one behind the rear motor mount using the long extension trick through the wheel well.) I also installed all upper three motor mounts. I crawled under the car to tackle the intermediate shaft bracket. It’s a bear. Do yourself a favor and purchase a ratcheting metric combination wench set. The ratcheting wrench set can get to all but one bolt. Install the two shoulder bolts (14mm head) on the lower holes of the intermediate shaft bracket, and the regular bolt (14 MM head) on the top hole. The trick is to install both lower shoulder bolts into the mount then rotate the mount into place. Turn both shoulder bolts as far as you can by hand (in my case not far). The drivers side shoulder bolt had to be driven down a bit by using an open-ended wrench. After a point you can get your ratcheting side of the wrench in and drive it down… But don’t snug it yet. Now for the tough one, the lower passenger side shoulder bolt. I sat in the passenger’s side wheel well for about a half an hour turning that bugger a quarter turn at a time with the open-ended side of the wench. I never was able to use the ratcheting side. Before snugging that down I installed the upper (14 MM head) bolt into the bearing mount (easiest bolt of the three). I then torqued the three down and installed the heat shield and that bracket between the oil pan and the rear pre cat. (Thank goodness I put the heatshield in place before I dropped the engine the final few inches!) Once that was done, I swung the exhaust pipe back into place, attached it to the rear pre cat and then reattached the exhaust pipe hanger.
Excellent Video! Thank you very much.
Great video! So much information. I really appreciate your ability to convey information in a concise manner.
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cant express how much this helped me man, THIS WAS GREAT! and to the point. Helped me get the engine out of my 2010 TSX V6. I didn't want to drop the subframe and i have a huge turbo on top of the transmission and didn't want to take my turbo apart. thanks again man, definitely subscribing !
Nice to know some of this stuff applies to other models!
@@happywrenching yea man, almost exactly the same! I have a turbo setup and most of the piping is on top of the transmission and I was dreading taking it apart lol, then found this video!! lol
Last week my timing belt busted. I changed the timing belt but it's still running weird. A lot of misfire codes and clicking noises. #2 cylinder low compression. hmmm. Over 280k miles on my EX V6. This video is timely for me as i'm leaning now at swapping out the engine. Yes, I love this car!. haha.
Lol, I loved our EX V6 too and if it wasn’t for the rust, we would still have it. Sold it with 275k on the odometer
I'm no professional but if the timing belt busted then don't you have bent valves? It is an interference engine which means the valves use the same space and if not in time they will run into eachother right? Or does the single overhead cam prevent that?
@@VisionaryVicente yup. Thats what happened. 3 bent valves. Complete rebuild. It's back on the road again. 285k and counting. 🤣 🤙
@@VisionaryVicente the first mechanic told me it was non-interference...thats what prompted me to change the timing kit myself. He was wrong. Haha
I am going to dare to do it myself. I feel confident watching this video. Thank you!
Me too
Lol how did it go?
Man, I just had a new motor put into my CL from an MDX, only to find out the new one has a rod knock. So now i'm going to have to pull the new motor out again, and put another one in. However, this time, I'll be doing it myself. So this video is very helpful. Thanks for it.
I have a 2006 MDX with 125K on it. Engine seized up and I'm getting ready to swap out engines. I was going to drop the engine and tranny from the bottom. After this video I will try pulling just the engine from the top. Liked the video. Thanks for the post. -Tom
I found this very helpful regarding the general assembly and cross section of the Honda Accord v6. It answered quite a few little nagging questions I had regarding this motor, thank you.
thank you thank you thank you. you have helped many many people out with this video. great job man
+Jake Lyon Thanks for the kind words :)
Hey that’s my engine. It’s a great engine. Mine still purs and stays quite once warmed up.
I thought about this and messaged the previous video about how to do this and bam, your video came up like a badaboom 😂
I love this video man. I have an Acura TL 2006 w/ a J32 and this helps me locate most of my connections and parts of my engine.
I willing using this video to do my first motor swap. I really liked is everything. Your tone your voice level, especially how you circle the bolts or part your talking about.
Very good video. Nearly all the J series motors are going to be very similar. I’m about to go after a J35Z2 swap and this video was way more helpful than the Honda manual or AllDatadiy. Thank you so much!!
2011 Odyssey swap into a 2004 a5
Or maybe an acura 3.5
You make it seem as even I can do this. Wtg man. Awesome video
Nice, got a side job to do this weekend and wasn't sure how to remove the torque converter bolts, now I know.
Really nicely done my. Boy!
HappyWrenching, THANK YOU, I finally found a LEGIT, experienced, get it the fuck done mechanic on youtube that actually teaches practical shit ----(without providing stupid subjective incorrect opinions that aren't remotely accurate, like 99% of ALL the others.) ---Look forward to your future videos, everyone out there, THIS GUY IS LEGIT. Everyone else on here related to this specific model/program/powertrain package are bullshit, skip them and watch his.
I'm glad someone appreciates my work :)
happywrenching how much would a job like this go for...i have a 2003 ford Taurus with a 3.0 v6 engine , i want to pull that out and put it in a old school car??...any suggestions...is that POSSIBLE
I have to pull a j32 out of a 2005 Acura TL with an automatic, so I was looking for a way to pull the engine and leave the tranny. Slight differences I’m sure but this is extremely helpful!
damn no fancy tools great job man
I was looking for another stuf and I find this helpful video.! very clear..! tks
Man u lucky as hell u didnt catch anything on fire with that gas hose you took off
I finally pulled my engine& transmission out mine like u said is different story, v6 6speed manual, I tried to get engine out itself no luck, then I disconnected transmission and all brackets from tyranny, wire harness axels both sides and finally got all removed
+geniyl123 Nice, yeah the 6 speed takes some more work. Glad it worked out for you though.
I got a lift and I drop engine wirh tranny down, easier for me.
Great work guys.
the manuals are smaller than autos I've heard that the autos have to be dropped and the 6spds can be lifted
nahh you can take the auto out from the top, was told its easier to drop
Hi guys, I need to change the engine in my 06 accord. Is it ok to swap a J35A8 engine from 07 Acura TL to J30A5 engine in 06 accord. If yes, is there any other thing that needs to be done after that or is just install and drive. Thanks
This video has been incredibly helpful and I'm about ready to hoist. Where were your hoist points exactly? I see the hook close to where the P/S Pump is. Any input on the other side? Is there a bolt that threads into the head towards the front?
Just in case anyone stumbles across this in the same predicament; it's the same size as the engine to trans bolts under the engine next to access plate to the flex plate/torque converter. Get a Grade 8, slightly shorter. Engines been replaced over a year ago and it's still ticking along.
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I’m taking a J30a1 from the bay of my 98 Accord Coupe is there many differences
Honda Accord engines are great for custom made motorcycles, just as if Toyota Prius hybrid engines are great also.
Me watching this but I need to remove my transmission lol
Thank you so much for this video its been incredibly helpful, my first two questions are for the converter thats attached to the engine at the end of the video, thats in the back of the engine, is it considered as part of the engine or can you pull them apart? And for the torque converter, same question. I am also curious as how what other parts are part of the engine that could be separated. Thank you
Thanks for this brother very helpful. Getting ready to do a swap on my kids car.
You are one of the best!!
Very good, detailed video. Thanks
I wonder I can follow same techniques for 2008 accord ?
I have a 2001 honda accord ex coupe. Will the motor and trans from a 2012 honda accord fit
Not easy
Great video. Very helpful. I'm trying to crank the crankshaft of the engine in my 2006 Honda Accord v6. Could you please tell me which direction I should be cranking it in. Towards the front of the car or towards the rear? Thanks for your response in advance.
For anyone wondering, it is clockwise. Towards the front of the engine.
Woww great video man!!!! Gracias 👍
Question please. I'm swapping out an 08 3.5L V6 which is very similar to the video. I can't seem to get the motor seperated from the trans. When all the transmission bolts are removed, should they come apart pretty easily from one-another? I gotta be missing a bolt... Anyone know the number of bolts for an 08 Accord EX 3.5L V6 auto trans? Thanks for any help!
Extremely helpful
Great video
Awesome!! I need to replace the same engine too!
How did you access the rest of the back of the engine harness its a tight fit on tht left side right behind the steering pump its like 3/4 other connectors
Been a long time but if I remember right, I got those from the bottom.
@@happywrenching i got it loose today #happywrenching
First:Great video, second: could tell me what part is above the the windshield washer fluid cap?
the blue one
Thank you very much, for the great video,god bless you.
good job guys !!!!!
Great stuff! How long did it take you to do this?
To remove the transmission along with the motor is it possible from the top ?
Did you ever find out? I have a manual that I will be doing a swap on.
Yes you should be able to remove the engine and transmission from either a auto or manual although with a manual it'll be easier since you have more space
I don't know much about Honda V6 engines. I do have a 98 Accord 4cyc and a 2000 Accord V6. I don't know much about the J30A4; why convert / upgrade to it in a V6??? I plan on purchasing a 7th or higher Gen manual Accord. My twin and I came driving manuals. And he has a 93 VW Corrado Vr6 and it's a fun car to drive. I like the dependability of Honda. And if my 6th Gen V6 was 5-speed, I wouldn't be searching for a newer v6 that's manual.
You THOROUGH bro, I SALUTE! !!!!#
Nice job and video! Now come do mine, except I need the tranny out too in one pull.
Awesome job video helped alotttt!!!
Lo que hace el hombre ,parece hacer más rápido pero en realidad no lo es de cualquier manera, todos trabajamos muy diferente
Awesome video thanks
1) did you rebuild the heads on this engine post-removal (basically, what became of the engine you removed); and, 2) can you describe the engine you dropped in? (i.e.; same J30A4 but rebuilt; used J30A4; reman J30A4; upgraded to J35A8, etc)?
Great video. Lots of information. My question is can this same method be applied to a 06 Acura tl. I don't want to remove the transmission.?
Thank you for the clarification. I'm doing a 2009 and I'm going out of my mind looking for the bolts that connect the drive plate to the torque converter. I'm used to doing this on muscle cars, but my wife loves her pilot. So we're gonna save it. But I'm always used to finding a little window to remove the bolts. I guess they're both held in place by that gear pin? That's what I think is going on. Thank you for showing that.
Good job
Hello, will a 2007 V6 Accord engine connect to a 2005 model?
you should of use PB blaster for the bolts
My friend, can you tell me if this printhead accepts paper? Well I have a J30a4 engine accord that burned the head gasket and after replacing the gasket the same time it takes to run and when it works it does not keep slow, spark and fuel are right, compression too, I do not know what could be wrong.
Blah currently doing this on my 04 v6 manual as the engine went plus it was burning oil bad..
What do you have to remove from an 2001 3.0 engine to install in an 99 accord?
What other engines out there that can turn my honda accord into a trackcord i understand bout acuras having all wheel drive but i wanna be different then everyone else
I would like to know what part number is the transmission. or where is it?
thank you for your help.
Nice torch what kind is it please
Good video thank you. I have an 06 with manual trans to do. There is a strut tower support bar running across the back of the engine. Does this have to come out before I pull it or is there enough room to get it to come forward and past the bar. Not even sure how to get to the bolt that go through the firewall.
Yes that's strut brace needs to come out. it's only 3 bolts on each side I believe. Also remove the wire harnesses and hoses that clip onto the brace
So which one is better 2004 accord vtech 3.0 or 2005 Ex-l Honda accord I-vtec
How hard would be to replace a clutch in a v6?
Please do video about chevy cruze engine 1.6 f16d3 like a timing belt and other spec.
+MultiShtirliz I'd love to but right now I don't have a Cruze to work on.
Hi, anybody have trouble getting the bolt out that he used a really long extension for ? Can’t seem to get it to unloose so I can separate the engine and transmission
Good video my friend
How long do you think it takes to remove and install the v6?
3-6 hours if you know what you're doing lol
4 days into it almost done. Have to keep buying things that I don't have. Breaker bar is your best friend.
@@dirtywrx8478 ahhaha the damb motor mounts are fun hey and its stupid tight spaces
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If I use usd j30a heads harness and ECU on a JDM long block, will it run correctly over 5k rpm?
What torch are you using I like that but haven't seen one that small
Any idea how similar this is for a Ridgeline? Thanks
So I have a 06 honda accord 3.0 vtec can you swap this motor in a smaller Honda like a civic or integra or prelude? Or should o just junk it the motor is good bit the body is shit just curious if I could actually do somthing with the motor
Question: I have an 06 accord V6 6sp, can I put a 2006 Acura TL engine in it? Thanks
Thx for the info
Would this be similar for a 1998 to 2002 6th gen Honda accord?
great video! i think im ready. i can do it!
thanks for this video is very good
Thanks for this video , now I have some ideas how I will remove my engine mine is v6 6 speed manual might be more difficult since I don't have that much clearance, I will remove my engine with transmission and put another one in. My engine is blew up oil black smoke and everything, it won't start oil pan is busted
+geniyl123 How did you blow the engine?
I busted 3 gear high into 2 gear evidently, more than 4 times, I've been racing a lot tho LOL, mine valve was ticking noise, then when I pulled it out I noticed one pin ring on cam gear was gone , so I replaced new one but it already did damaged my cylinders block I've been driven my car for over 3 years like that, than later it gave me check engine stock EVAP valve system, I replaced my EVAP fuel system but it wasn't it it was my cylinder messed up, it blew up on normal driving all the suddenly
I am getting ready to do a engine replacement on a v6 6 speed accord is there anything I should be aware of?
Can someone help me whit this issue I removed and J30A4 from my accord 04 so I bought a J30A but I see that it have some different connectors like 4 now I'm worried that it's not going to work ..my question it's can I do that kind of swap??
Yes you can. I got the same engine as you. You need to use the american harness. You swap over your original injectors, power steering pump, alternator, etc.
Do you think I can replace a v6 clutch in my garage just using Jackstands? 2011 Acura TL. I don't trust anybody to work on my car lol