How NOT To Remove an S2000 Engine - Project BADASS2000 - EP18 

Factory service manual has you lower the subframe to get to the starter/bellhousing bolts so you can pull the trans, and then take the motor out the top.

Something to soothe me after a bad break-up with a girl I've been with for 3 years. Thanks for making my day Speed Academy. :)

I feel your pain guys, I had to remove the engine out of my father's 325iX e30, rod knock knock, the front subframe is stuck because of one bolt that i don't want to break in the captive nut inside the frame rail. So i had to remove the oil pan, unbolt the steering rack, remove front diff and everything related to 4wd, separate the ZF 4 speed auto from the engine (going manual anyway), what a pain, I don't even want to think about putting it back in the car. Keep going, you are doing good stuff I never miss an episode, when I saw the last episode with no vtec I was like easy fix, probably some shmoo in the little mesh filter in the solenoid, my neighboor's s2k did that last year, but metal isn't a good sign :(

This build was the reason I started following you guys, love the s2k, any clean, interesting and fun content is highly appreciated

Genuine lol when the coolant fired out :-)

I like the colour coordination with the shorts and bucket! Spot on guys.

You guys are warriors, the first 3 times are always the hardest.

Followed Speed Academy just to watch this badass2000.

Love your content guys! As y'all already noticed dropping from the bottom would of been easier, but you have to get the car respectably high. I like pulling the transmission. Yes the starter bolt is the bolt from hell to get to, but it makes this job considerably easier. Looking forward to what y'all find out.

something about you guys back at the ole garage makes me very happy...wrenching on the ground like the rest of us!

this is funny. I just pulled mine out as well. I removed the shifter from the trans, the header, intake, and the Mishimoto radiator. I have the stock oil pan and it just squeezed out. The manual gives picking points so you can properly use the tilt system. Look forward to seeing what problem you have with yours. Mine melted a spark plug and parts fell into the #2 cylinder bending a valve and scoring the cylinder walls. This is just an excuse to do a Brian Crower build now. ;) 11.8:1 CP pistons, BC stage 2 NA cams, SS valves, springs and titanium retainers. And looking to go to a AP2 trans in my 2001.

Same way I pulled the F20 on one of my old S2000's. Fond memories. It's a much tighter squeeze with the oil pan still on; requires slight modification to the cross member for clearance.

That song at the end was really cool. Way better than the same shit all the other car channels on here use.

Okay, so manual says you can pull it from the top IF you disconnect it the trans first. Or of course if the head is off, but other than that, the tops not really the way to go...just to reiterate what you guys already stated. Anyways, GREAT video as always and Thank you for the S2K update!

Damn, I got back pain watching PT do that transmission dead lift. watch your back guys, very easy to hurt your back moving dead weight at weird angles. love the channel!

Have you guys noticed that on average the s2000 is getting the majority of hits on your channel? Might wanna capitalize on that guys!

maybe some of that excess sealer on the oil pan got into the oil pump or screen? waay too much used.

I took my f20 with the transmission on. I took the oil pan off and the valve cover off and pulled it off almost vertically. The car was lifted with 4 semi-truck break chamber under each wheel. The benefit is you don't need an alignment or remove power steering, or refill refrigerant or re install difficult starter or align transmission top bolts.

Well you guys did better than I did lol I was getting stuck on the bellhousing that cross member when removing mine so I just dropped it in the end. Luckily, though, the rolling chassis I swapped my engine and trans into had the crossmember cut out (I was told for an LS swap) so that made installation really easy from above lol

You guys are the FKN BEST!!!! I was waiting to hear something on this and low and behold Speed Academy delivers as usual!... F'n AWESOME! Now I gotta watch the vid... lol!

So you guys don't feel too bad, even stock motors with stock oil pans don't lift out of these cars. These are probably one of the hardest cars to pull a motor from. That's why your front brace bar is bent cause someone probably already tried to pull it from the top.

K20 head with k24 bottom end, ITB's with a proper 4" inlet airbox and 3" exhaust done.

Dave is working a lot in this episode 🤔 i wonder why but i like it 😁 Keep up the great Work guys!

my only request from you guys is more episodes please thanks love the videos keep it up!!

SPEED ACADEMY...... you guys should 100% fab up a bolt in/out cross member , even more so as it's a track car.Nice 4 inch d,o,m tube looks better than that battered member to lol

Seeing as i just did this twice this past weekend i can confirm out the bottom is the way to go. Motor on the ground in jist over an hour. K24 in a S2000 will come out the top. Ive done that a few times as well. I can confirm the K motor is 10x easier to work on in the engine bay then the F20 with a F20 manifold.

When you jam in an LS and don't need those Jenveys anymore, I have an EW10J4R they would fit on nicely. :-)

The short ass videos are really grinding my gears.

Will the F20c be saved? Will Dave remember to add dick jokes? Will Pete ever bring out his Porsche again? find out in the next episode of DragonBall Z.

I found removing the shifter assembly helps a lot with install/removal of these engines.

I was waiting for that chain on the drivers side to slip off the mount bracket like it did when you put it on the floor. Yall got lucky that could have been bad. Seems like a way to get it out quick n dirty, but that's sketchy stuff for such a nice ride. If it did slip you would be lucky if it only screwed up car parts and not people parts.

hahaha the comments section is more interesting than the video. Thanks Speed Academy for all that you do for us. Where can I get some information on the MX-5 you guys have back there?

Guys this is not fair, its almost winter and you haven't taken care of the badass.... my main reason for watching this channel was the s2000.... cmon !

LOL Done this a few times - such a PITA. IIRC we pulled the transmission though. What, no requisite safety sandals?

I like it! Can't wait to see more. Great outro! 🤘😎

Awesome Channel

open the valve on the cylinder and push the beam up by hand. watching you crank the pump drives me nuts! ;D

I'm digging the music at the end 😆

oo are you going to port,polish, bore,&stroke with forged internals ?

you guys should blueprint and balance the engine

You girls actually took the engine out i am so proud of you i guess you two can have a sleepover but remember no cat fights

we all been there guys. feel the pain

Removing the valve cover makes a ton of room right where you needed it. I've pulled 5-6 f20/22c engines and I've never had to drop the subframe or oil pan. It takes 5 min and will save you hours.

I love this car so much, I'd buy it right now if Speed Academy would let me...

Honestly guys, get rid that oil filter and stick to the OEM filter. I've seen way too many engines fail because of non-OEM filters (honda tech) and I've been thrashing on my S2000 for 6+ years on OEM filters with zero problems to report.

Looks like it went a lot smoother than my recent Integra engine removal! Not too bad guys.

big copper chunks can be valve guides.

Personally, I like to disconnect the transmission before I pull a motor. It's a little bit of work, but for me it's great to pull the motor straight up.

Ill take the S2000 when you guys are done =)

Get your oil cooler ultrasonically cleaned instead of "rinsed out". That's will ensure all metal particles are out.

Isnt it possible to remove the bolts from transmission to engine and then just lift the engine out and then take the transmission ut?

If your going to do a swap of some kind then do something unique and truly awesome! RB26DETT N1! In an S2K!

any updates??? when is the s2k making another appearance?

love the timelapse at the end 👌

That one wire that you can't get out is the VTEC wire.

Any issues with watching? won't play. all other vids are ok??

Any chance you guys would ever do a Sti project car?

was the crankshaft scored/damaged?

why does everyone leave the transmission attached???

Where is the update? What broke.?

Roll on the engine build

As a racing chassis platform would you choose the S2K or the S14?

Please just get a fresh F20C or F22C. Get it blue printed and balanced, and have Sasha do a fresh tune and enjoy the car. Don't waste time dealing with all the issues that will come with a swap.

Not sure what is up with youtube today. I have been trying to watch your video since this morning and I have only gotten a minute into it before I get playback errors. I have unsuccessfully tried with both wifi and 4g. Oddly enough, every other video I watch plays without issue.

Pull the trans and header, its SOO MUCH EASIER, I am on my 5th s2000 engine removal, this is a waste of time. Lucky they said how NOT to remove it. I posted a time laspe of me doing a motor swap. Not really a instructional tho. I should be posting another one in the next few weeks

Nice stuff

Awesome! More S2K vids!!!

That was a healthy stream of coolant...!!!

Did you guys intend to use EP17 twice or was that a typo?

Hoist leveler fail. You run it front to back so you can maneuver the trans out and over.

Why are you pulling the motor from the top. Almost all engines are inserted up threw the bottom at the factory and it makes a huge difference I personal think when removing it with the subframe.

Whats the music at the end?

Why do people refuse to take transmissions off of motors when pulling them? It's not much more work and it makes removal much easier. You have to take it off the motor in your case anyway.

Looks like we left Canada too early. 😜

All those bits of metal around the exhaust manifold just add weight

Did you give up with this project? tried to find the next video but there isn't one?

buy the factory service manual. $50-100 save you a lot of time and money in the future

Time for boost???

where is episode 19 ?

k24 swap, with a k20 head, would awesome

yall should be using axle stands

Well... you could've used the engine crane to lift the nose up. Something tells me it would've been easyer.

Is this Ep18 not 17?

New episode coming anytime soon??

What happens with S2000?

Mishimoto is surprisingly lax about their maintenance and installation practices. Great products, but in corresponding with them directly I'm not impressed in other aspects.

Update on the S2000? No videos for quite a while

I've paused the video at 7 minutes and I'm predicting either the trans has to come off or the engine has to go out the bottom LOL.

Am I the only one that appreciates the F20 and does not want to see a kseries or f22 in there :/

"Oh Jesus !..." xD

Thats à lot of gasket maker on oil pan !!!oil pump strainer clogged!!!

Please replace that oil cooler!!

fantastic video. #mores2kvids

Why not just remove it without the trans ?

K20/24 Frankenstein swappp!!!

what's going on with the Mullet Mustang?

Ive dropped them out the bottom. Definitely easier.

Time for 2.4L

Annoyed you never provided an update on the fate of the BADASS2000. Guess you guys just got tired of the car.

that would have been much less hassle by disconnecting the transmission...