Steve - It's okay to jack up the engine after unbolting the motor mounts, without disconnecting anything else ... if you just raise the engine up the minimum amount to get the heat shield replaced. You will put stresses on several different tubes and pipes, but they should be okay with it. The oil pan is fairly sturdy, but I would personally use the flange where the pan bolts up the the block just under the crank shaft pulley. If you do use the pan itself, spread the load out with a 2 X 4 across its width. It is a cast aluminum piece, so its rather brittle. Watch out that you don't bind the exhaust tips on the rear fascia. You only have an inch or so of clearance there. You may have to loosen the muffler clamps and other attachments to let the muffler rotate down a bit. Have fun! Toby Peterson VIN 2248 "Winged1" DeLorean Parts Northwest, LLC www.delorean-parts.com --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Stephen Jaeger" <sjaeger@xxxx> wrote: > I have to replace the heat shield that goes around the catalytic converter. I need a little room between > the cat and the frame to do this. I was hoping someone could save me some time by confirming > that I can raise the engine a few inches after loosening the engine mounting bolts only and not having > to disconnect anything else. Also, is it safe to jack up the engine under the oil pan. > > Thanks > Steve To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/