So ive bought all the parts to manual swap my E46, the manual transmission is easily liftable but im not sure how to move the heavier automatic transmission (zf5hp19) onto a car trunk for disposal. for those with some experience in this regard, will I need hulk strength or is it possible to lift it?
Use an engine hoist honestly so that you can easily control placing it in the trunk.
You’ll also want to make sure the transmission is fully drained of ATF otherwise you are in for one gigantic mess.
And drain the torque converter if your moving it.
I had an old Monte Carlo that’s trunk leaked oil for a year once because of this. Why yes I was an idiot why do you ask?