Crankshaft access?

[Supercraftsman]

I'm trying to get my first car to 100%, though as I'm only lvl 21, it's a bit premature. I've got all the engine bits I need except my crankshaft is at 77% and try what I like, I can't get the damn thing out! I've read that the engine hoist doesn't work yet, is this what I need to wait for? Though I've seen other people claim 100% for their cars, I assume there might be a way to do it?

[RelievedSalami073]

engine hoist is fully functional, to take the engine out move it to the right bay, and click the hoist, an option should be to remove the engine and then you go over to the engine hoist by the first computer and there should be an option to put the engine on that hoist. Make sure you haven't left any rod caps or crankshaft bearing caps on the crankshaft, and that the pistons are removed

[Vellari]

Crankshaft is pretty much last thing to come of the engine last being the block itself. So heads have to come off from the top side, bottom side oilpan off, crankshaft bearing caps and rod caps off, back to topside to take the pistons out then back to bottom to get crankshaft out from that side.

[Heu, Iterum Id Feci]

You need to have removed the pistons. After that you can remove the crankshaft from below the car or via the engine stand.

[Supercraftsman]

The Hoist has 'unlock to use' but I can't find anywhere in the talent tree to unlock it...

[Trifler]

You don't actually need the engine hoist to remove the crankshaft. It's just easier to access everything, especially if you're playing on hard mode (where you can't see bolts through other objects). I think you need the first garage upgrade to gain access to it.

To get the crankshaft out, you have to remove the rod caps, pistons, etc. like other people said. You also have to remove the transmission. You'll need to raise and lower the car several times if you're doing it with the engine in the car. You can only access the pistons from the top, and the rod caps and crankshaft from the bottom.

[TruebornJester]

Dont forget to drain oil first

[jasonharris2]

Originally posted by TruebornJester:

Dont forget to drain oil first

our be fined $100

[Supercraftsman]

Thanks for all the helpful posts. I had indeed left a crankshaft bearing cap on - d'oh.

The hoist though remains a mystery, do I have to spend a talent point on it directly - I still can't find any mention of it on the talent tree? If so, I think I've got more interesting things to spend points on.

[Vellari]

Originally posted by supercraftsman:

The hoist though remains a mystery, do I have to spend a talent point on it directly - I still can't find any mention of it on the talent tree? If so, I think I've got more interesting things to spend points on.

IIRC it unlocked with the second garage upgrade (two lifts).

[bobsaget007]

Originally posted by supercraftsman:

Thanks for all the helpful posts. I had indeed left a crankshaft bearing cap on - d'oh.

The hoist though remains a mystery, do I have to spend a talent point on it directly - I still can't find any mention of it on the talent tree? If so, I think I've got more interesting things to spend points on.

The crane (the actual crane, not the mislabeled stand) unlocks with the second garage expansion, when you get the second lift and parts warehouse. Until then, the engine stand is entirely useless.

[Malidictus]

Why do we still need to remove the pistons in order to remove the crankshaft, by the way? In CMS15 it sort of made sense since the piston bearing caps were part of the "Piston with Conrod" item. Here, the caps are separate, meaning you can unhook the cran shaft from the pistons entirely. Why is it necessary to pull the pistons all the way out of the cyllinders in order to get the shaft out?

[Hardstyler[NL]]

Im working on a sakura gt20 atm just as a full restauration thing but i cant get my pistons out i have taken off everything else only thing in the car is the engine block itself the (16) variant the crankshaft and the pistons but to get the crank out i need to remove pistons but i cant get them out tried eveything even using kind of like xray to look for a red colour to know what is blocking my action. Any ideas?

[Hardstyler[NL]]

i dont get it i restarted the game and now i can take out 2 of the 6 only the one to the front and the one to the back

[Hardstyler[NL]]

nvm fixxed it apperently my restart made sure my rod caps came back on(facepalm)

[Waggy]

Originally posted by Malidictus:

Why do we still need to remove the pistons in order to remove the crankshaft, by the way? In CMS15 it sort of made sense since the piston bearing caps were part of the "Piston with Conrod" item. Here, the caps are separate, meaning you can unhook the cran shaft from the pistons entirely. Why is it necessary to pull the pistons all the way out of the cyllinders in order to get the shaft out?

Because the crankshaft is supporting the conrods and pistons in place against gravity so if you tried removing the crankshaft first then all pistons and conrods would lose support and slide down the cylinder tube falling to the ground.

That and you can't budge the crankshaft while the conrods are sitting in their "slots" as they will block this movement (or everything gets scratched and dented), so you'd have to push the conrods up and rotate the crankshaft using all two of your hands... it won't be pretty and the chance of scratching and damaging something is high, so it's cleaner to remove the pistons first.