Any hints on separating engine block from inverter?

By inverter you mean transaxle I’m sure??

on the underside, at the seam between engine and transaxle, there’s a little recess. @Ragingfit tapped a cold chisel in there, loosened it up.

 

If you've done it before I doubt you're overlooking anything obvious... I suspect that it's some type of corrosion or bad fit. Any symptoms with car that could be related to damage in the the area you're trying to separate?

Perhaps some impact tools that are used on separating suspension parts? Or perhaps a really big pry bar? Or some kind of other lever that will convert the weight of the vehicle as you lower it with a jack into a sideways force to make the separation?

 

Nobody else does. The inverter is the silver box that sits on top of the transaxle, and houses the electronics.



The engine bolts directly to the transaxle. The "generator" (a/k/a MG1) and the "motor" (MG2) are in that order from passenger to driver's side, but they are both parts of the transaxle, and inside of it.

 

I'm confused at what you're trying to do I guess you're trying to pull the engine out while leaving the CVT and the inverter which is the thing that says hybrid synergy drive on it if it's a Gen 2 if it's a Gen 3 I don't think it says anything on it it's just aluminum with a sheet metal plate on it. The engine and transmission with the bolts out should separate pretty easily and lift right out If not then you're looking for a bolt not to be all the way undone or something along those lines serious corrosion seriously I would like to think not unless you've got some kind of water spraying inside of your transmission bell housing or other fluid leak in there but if it's transmission fluid it should help it come apart if it's coolant or water it could be causing rust and causing things to not come apart but I would hate to believe that that's the case