Time to remove the faithful little 3 cylinder engine. Definitely had mixed feelings about taking apart a car that was running reasonably well, especially as it's been totally reliable.
Well past the point of no return now though! Seemed easiest to remove the complete transaxle, it looked like it would exit downwards after removing all the pipes and wires and the under-trays, and it wasn't too bad, taking about 4 hours in all.
It was a lot heavier than I expected!
Should be interesting to find out how much of that the hybrid motor accounts for.
The next step will be to separate the gearbox from the electric motor and engine, and then see what's involved in attaching the shiny new motor.
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