1. As a staple of the Detroit areabusiness community, now intotheir 67th year in business, thispresentation of slides will depictthe entire procedure that it takesfor Michigan Motor Exchange toremanufacture and install anewly remanufactured Long-Blockengine into a typical customersvehicle. In the slides to follow, Iwill walk you through the processbeginning with the dis-assemblyand removal of an engine from acustomers vehicle throughcleansing, machining, engine re-manufacturing & assembly andfinal mechanical installation backinto the vehicle awaiting thefinal payment and pick-up ofcompleted engine exchange.

2. Once space becomesavailable inside thegarage to begin workon a vehicle, it ispositioned in a baywhere it will remainfor an estimated 3-5days where it will beworked on by an ASECertified Mechanic.With the vehicle inplace, the first thingthe assignedmechanic will do is toremove the hood andprepare for workinside the enginecompartment. Thevehicle picturedrequired a hoist bayto pull the enginefrom the bottom. 3. Before anengine iscompletelyremovedfrom avehicle , itsactuallynecessarythat themechanicunhook anddisassemblea variety ofitems toallow foreasy removalof the oldengine. 4. Answer: When it becomesnecessary that the AirConditioning System isinterrupted in the process ofengine removal/replacement,whatever Freon that remains inthe A/C System will be storedand replaced after theinstallation of the newlyremanufactured engine. 5. As indicated in an earlier slide,this specific vehicle requiredthat the entire front cradleand drive axle assembly beremoved from below thevehicle. At this point with thisvehicle, the mechanic is nowable to remove the enginefrom the transmission andfinalize the disassemblyprocess in order that theengine can be torn down forinspection and cleaning priorto being remanufactured. 6. Final removal of theengine from the cradletakes place before theengine is tagged andtaken to the teardowndepartment. 7. Parts removedfrom a customersvehicle, areinspected by themechanic andarranged for theireasy accessibilityand reassembly. 8. Michigan MotorExchange has manylong-standingrelationships withlocal automotivedealers and autoparts suppliers toensure we providethe highest qualityparts required of acustomers vehicle.Labor charges arewaived for any partsprovided throughMME. Additionalparts purchased fora customer arecovered byMichigan MotorExchange under a 1year parts and laborwarranty. 9. While additional parts are being located for a specific customervehicle, the engine removed from that vehicle will be torn-down,cleaned and inspected for its remanufacturability. Full credit will bededucted fromthe final billproviding theEngineBlock, CylinderHeads& Crankshaftare returned toinventory forfuture use. Thejob in questionrequired use ofcustomers core. 10. Although it maybe difficult todetermine theactual reason forevery enginefailure, the maincauses arerelated toproblems witheither the OilSystem or theCoolant system.This enginesfailure can beattributed to aspun bearing. 11. During the tear-down of theengine, the heads areremoved from the Long-Blockfor final tear-down, cleaningand inspection by the HeadDepartment. 12. During the tear-downof an engine, the oldpistons and pins areremoved from theConnecting Rods inorder that they can becleaned and honed forre-use & installationinto the customersnew remanufacturedengine. 13. Just as with the Engine Block,the Cylinder Heads must becompletely dis-assembled todetermine their value and use inremanufacturing a Long-Block. 14. Once an Engine Block is determined acceptable for remanufacturing it is labeled with a Michigan Motor Exchange serial number. 15. Following the boring andhoning of the Engine Block andbefore it is transferred to theAssembly Department, it goesthrough one final cleansingprocess. 16. EveryCylinderHead goesthrough athree-anglemachiningprocess toensure thateach of thevalves seatsproperly. 17. Each and everyCylinder Head remanufacturedby MichiganMotor Exchange is equippedwith a new setof hydraulic lifters. 18. Following their cleansing, theconnecting rods are honed toaccommodate for newbearings. At this stage in theassembly process, they arealso hung with new pistonsand new piston rings. Theyare now ready to be installedinto the re-machined cylinderblock for final Long-Blockengine assembly. 19. After the hand assembly of theLong-Block Engine is completethe mechanic is notified thatthe remanufactured engine isavailable for replacement intothe customers vehicle. 20. Before final re-dress andpositioning of the Long-Blockonto the engine cradle, theengine will be painted to therequired paint specifications. 21. In certain instances,customers requestthat componentsoutside of the actualengine be replacedwhile we have theirvehicles in our possession. Aswas the case with this vehicle,the customer was aware thathe required a new drive axle. 22. It is with great pleasure that I have been able to prepare and toshare this example of a complete engine exchange project.This example was for the contracted sale of a re-manned engineand complete installation for an actual customer.Please note that Michigan Motor Exchange also remanufacturesand sells engines on a carry-out basis for the Do-it-yourselfconsumer and Wholesale market.Should you have questions that have not been answered in thispresentation or if you desire a quotation for a specificvehicle, feel free to contact me at either (313) 892-7300 or by e-mail at thomas@michmo.com. Thomas (Tom) Bertin Michigan Motor Exchange Sales 23. I wish to extend a special note of Thanks to both Chris andKevin Navarre for their time and effort on my behalf incapturing the final photographs from the Engine AssemblyDepartment. I would also like to acknowledge all of my colleagues for their full cooperation in making this project asuccessful endeavor.