Removal & Installation: Engine: Removal
- Release fuel pressure. See FUEL PRESSURE RELEASE . Remove battery, engine cover, and air cleaner. Drain cooling system.
- Disconnect engine wiring harness connectors, generator harness connectors, oil pressure switch and oil pressure sender. On automatic transaxle models, disconnect oil cooler lines.
- On all models, disconnect radiator hoses from engine connections. Remove radiator assembly.
- Disconnect spark plug wires and all distributor and ignition coil wires. Disconnect engine ground. Disconnect brake booster vacuum hose.
- Disconnect main fuel line, and return and vapor hoses from engine. Disconnect heater hoses from engine. Disconnect accelerator cable and cruise control cable.
- Disconnect shift control cable from transaxle. Disconnect speedometer cable from transaxle. Remove power steering pump hose.
- Raise and support vehicle. Remove oil pan shield. Drain transaxle oil.
- Disconnect front exhaust pipe from exhaust manifold. Suspend exhaust pipe from body.
- Remove lower control arm ball joint bolts and upper control arm bolt from steering knuckle. Remove drive axles from transaxle. See appropriate article in
DRIVE AXLES. Cover all openings to prevent dirt from entering transaxle case.
- Attach lifting sling to engine, and raise just enough to hold engine weight. Remove front and rear roll stoppers. Disconnect starter connector. Remove engine mount bolts. Remove bolts and nuts holding engine mount bracket to body. See Fig 1. With chain lift, slowly raise engine and verify all cables, hoses and wiring have been disconnected.
- Remove transaxle mounting bracket bolts. Remove left mount insulator bolt. Tilt transaxle downward. Lift engine and transaxle assembly up and out of vehicle.
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