Hi,
Could anyone tell me the size of the threaded bolt holes at the firewall/back side of the cylinder heads on a 4.0L XKR engine '96 - '01?
Those are the holes used for attaching the lifting eyes for engine removal.
They appear to be 14mm, but I cannot tell the thread pitch.
Thank you.
Charlie

 

Not sure about the bolt size, (have not gotten that far yet) but i need to fabricate the engine support braces. Did you make those or buy them somewhere!

 

If you want to go hillbilly style, just use hooks on the catalytic converter outlets.

Do so at your own risk, however it will work.

 

Thanks for your ideas. I have been able to determine the bolt size after some trial and error.
For future reference, they are 14mm x 1.5mm pitch. Length of the bolts can be up to about 30mm.
I am planning to use chains between the bolts and then attach those to the tilting device on the engine hoist.

 

I must admit I wrap a strap around the cats and use the eyes at the front

 

The sump plug bolt will fit, its M14x1.5. Save your old ones. Glad I did.