i need to replace the main and rod bearings is it possable to do it myself with the very little engine knowhow i do have the chilton book for my car its a 94 gs with a 1.8 could i do it myself with the book guiding me
i have jacks and jackstands but would i need a lift to do it
any info on how to do this and if i could do it myself instead of payin 500 bucks to get it done the parts are 60 bucks and i have very little income right now IS IT POSSABLEfor me to do it without screwin up my engine

 

Umm.... those manuals are'nt the most descriptive on the planet, and since you clearly state you have very little mechanical apptitude, you're best, and most reliable bet, is to have it done by someone who knows what they are doing.

 

Damn, I hate when I type run-on sentences.
Ugh.

 

well i have a friend whos a mechanic he said he would do it but i dont have the money to pay him and does anyone know of a site that has a step by step instructions on how to do that and i have a bit of experence workin on engines just not mitsubishi

 

that would be a lot of steps... it's a descriptive process and to go into detail would literaly take up about 50-60 lines!! save your money, get it done right you do NOT want to be messing around with your internals if you don't kno what you are doing.

 

thanks for the info but i still need the step by step my friend is a mechanic but he deals primairly in hondas
thanks

 

The best step by step your gonna get is a factory manual of the car from a dealer

 

I would get someone that knows what theyre doing honestly...

 

if your friend know's what he's doing and has one it before, he shouldn't need a step by step process written out for him. in a mechanic's hands it's a relatively simple process, oil pan, main seal, harmonic balencer, drop the crank and bam. if he's asking for a step by step process... honestly i wouldn't trust it! that's just me though, you don't want to spend the money on the parts and for the labor (even though it's a friend) and then him make a mistake and end up having to replace more parts than just a rod bearing...

 

I'd suggest you find somebody else. You're not going to know what scoring on the crank looks like, you probably won't be able to tell if your crank needs to be reground, and that's a pretty big job for an unexperienced amatuer mechanic.

If you were close to around here I'd do it for you for moderately cheap.