That's what I was thinking..... All it would take is for it to kink the dipstick, and you would not be able to pull it out.

 

No luck there. Got it unbolted and it won't come out.

That's the direction I'm leaning at this time.

When I get the bad .motor pulled, I'm going to pop the oil pan off and see if I can find out what exactly was causing it.

 

The engine itself should work fine, just like previously stated the outer items would need to match, oil pump, oil pan, intake, accessories, etc, but you should be good to go.

 

Keep in mind, the dipstick goes thru a metal 'sleeve' spot welded to the inside of the oil pan, so, once you have all the pan bolts loose, real possibility that it still won't come off, as the dipstick will be preventing you from removing it completely. You may end up having to cut the dipstick off between the engine, and oil pan.

 

Does anyone have a decent picture of the best place to hook up a chain to remove the engine? According to the FSM, it specifically states not to lift the engine by the intake manifold (pg. 1152 on the downloaded manual from the how to section)....I have read that some have looped chain/strapping around the exhaust manifolds but I'm a tad leery about doing that...IF I was, I would assume that going around the manifold at cylinder 2 and 7 and again at 1 and 8 and then connecting to the cherry picker in the middle would work but like I said, a bit leery about that.

Thanks in advance.

Steve

 

Pull the intake manifold, And bolt your chain to the heads.

 

All copied from the bowels of the internet.... hopefully of some help to you...

"Use the bolt sticking out of the timing cover for the front attachment point, and the two lifting points in each head. You can somewhat see where they are located in the picture below:"



Another copied pic...




"I need to replace the oil pan in my Jeep Grand Cherokee. The Factory Service Manual said to loosen the engine mount bolts and lift the engine a few inches. It also has an illustration of the engine hoist connected to the engine lift bolt on the front of the engine block. I have rented the engine hoist. The illustration is attached/below"

 

Let me know if I was wrong:
connecting rod broke in the middle and piece of rod started hitting oil pan and possibly cylinder wall.
crank repair $100(?)
sleeve installation $150 (?)
Maybe sleeve is not needed because cylinder wall was only damaged in the bottom.
Most likely old engine only needs crank repair.
Please post picture of old engine damage.

 

I use 1 or 2 boards 2x6. I install eye bolt thru them and lift engine using a nut on top.

 

Thanks for the images. Will have to see if the 5.9 has the same bolt as the 4.7...appreciate the help.