Engine Unit: Removal
WARNING: This page is about a different variant/trim than selected.
- Remove engine under covers .
- Drain transaxle oil .
- Drain transfer oil .
- Drain engine oil .
- Drain engine coolant .
- Remove hood .
- Remove radiator reservoir .
- Remove battery and tray
.
- Remove the cowl top ventilation louver (See REMOVAL ).
- Remove the hold-down clamp, battery and tray.
- Remove the 5 bolts and battery bracket.
- Remove air cleaner assembly
.
- Disconnect the MAF meter connector.
- Disconnect the 2 EVAP hoses from the VSV.
- Disconnect VSV connector for EVAP.
- Disconnect the CCV hose from the air cleaner.
- Disconnect the PCV hose from the cylinder head cover.
- Disconnect the air cleaner hose from the throttle body, and remove the 3 bolts and the air cleaner assembly.
- Remove engine room J/B
.
- Remove the engine room J/B cover.
- Loosen the bolt.
- Remove the engine room J/B.
- Pull out the engine wire connector.
- Disconnect the connector.
- Disconnect the engine wire clamp.
- Disconnect engine wire from cabin
.
- Remove the 2 screws and glove compartment door.
- Disconnect the 6 engine wire connectors from the ECM and instrument panel wire.
- Pull out the engine wire from the cabin.
- Disconnect tubes, hoses, connector, cable and wire
.
- Disconnect the accelerator cable.
- Disconnect the ground wire from the cylinder head.
- Disconnect the discharge and liquid tubes from the compressor, and remove the 2 O-rings (See REMOVAL ).
- Disconnect the suction hose, pressure feed tube and gasket from the PS vane pump.
- Disconnect the upper radiator hose.
- Disconnect the lower radiator hose.
- Disconnect the fuel tube connector.
- Disconnect the 2 heater hoses.
- Disconnect the connector from the fusible link block.
- M/T: Disconnect shift control cables from transaxle.
- Remove the 2 clips and 2 washers.
- Remove the 2 clips, and disconnect the 2 control cables.
- Remove starter
.
- A/T: Disconnect the hose from the dipstick guide.
- Disconnect the connector.
- Remove the 2 bolts, and disconnect the starter.
- Remove the nut, and disconnect the starter cable.
- Remove the starter.
- M/T: Disconnect clutch release cylinder and line from transaxle
- Remove the 2 bolts and heat insulator.
- Remove the 5 bolts and disconnect the release cylinder.
- A/T: Disconnect shift control cable from transaxle
- Remove the nut holding the control shift lever to the control cable.
- Remove the clip, and disconnect the control cable.
- Disconnect the control cable from the cable clamp.
- A/T: Disconnect oil cooler hoses .
- Disconnect ground cable from transaxle .
- 4WD: Remove propeller shaft (See REMOVAL ) .
- Remove front drive shafts (See REMOVAL ) .
- Remove front exhaust pipe
.
Remove the 4 bolts, 2 compression rings, 2 gaskets and exhaust pipe.
- Disconnect stabilizer bar links
.
Remove the 2 nuts, and disconnect the LH and RH stabilizer links.
- Disconnect PS gear assembly
.
Remove the 2 bolts of the PS gear assembly.
- Attach engine sling device to engine hangers
.
- Install No. 1 and No. 2 engine hangers in the correct direction.
- Torque: 38 N.m (390 kgf. cm, 28 ft. lbf)
- Attach the sling device to the engine hangers.
CAUTION: Do not attempt to hang the engine by hooking the chain to any other part. - Install No. 1 and No. 2 engine hangers in the correct direction.
- Remove engine, transaxle, front suspension crossmember and center engine mounting member assembly
- Remove the 2 nuts and bolt holding the RH engine mounting insulator to the tinning chain cover.
- Remove the bolt holding the LH engine mounting insulator to the mounting bracket.
- Support the suspension crossmember with a jack.
- Remove the 6 bolts holding the suspension crossmember engine mounting member to the body.
- Lower the engine out of the vehicle slowly and carefully.
NOTE: Make sure the engine is clear of all wiring, hoses and cables. - Remove engine and transaxle assembly from front suspension crossmember and center engine mounting member
- Remove the bolt holding the front engine mounting bracket to the mounting insulator.
- Remove the bolt holding the rear engine mounting bracket to the mounting insulator.
- Separate the engine and transaxle assembly from the suspension crossmember and engine mounting member.
- 4WD: Remove stiffener plate
.
Remove the 5 bolts and stiffener plate.
- 2WD: Remove center bearing bracket
.
Remove the 3 bolts and bearing bracket.
- A/T: Remove torque converter clutch bolts
.
- Remove the hole plug.
- Turn the crankshaft to gain access to each bolt.
- Hold the crankshaft pulley bolt with a wrench, and remove the 6 bolts.
- Remove transaxle from engine
.
- Remove the 4 lower bolts holding the engine to the transaxle.
- M/T: Disconnect the connectors.
- Disconnect the vehicle speed sensor connector.
- Disconnect the back-up light switch connector.
- A/T: Disconnect the connectors and clamps.
- Disconnect the park/neutral position switch connector.
- Disconnect the solenoid wire connector.
- Disconnect the input turbine speed sensor connector.
- Disconnect the counter gear speed sensor connector.
- Disconnect the vehicle speed sensor.
- Disconnect the wire clamp from the bracket.
- Disconnect the wire clamp from the engine mounting bracket.
- Remove the 6 upper bolts holding the transaxle to the engine.
- Remove the transaxle together with the torque converter clutch (A/T) from the engine.
- Remove drive belt (See CHARGING SYSTEM ) .
- M/T: Remove clutch cover and disc .
- A/T: Remove drive plate .
- M/T: Remove flywheel .
- Remove A/C compressor
.
- Disconnect the magnetic clutch and lock sensor connector from the compressor.
- Remove the 3 bolts, nut and compressor.
- Remove PS vane pump
.
- Disconnect the oil pressure switch connector.
- Remove the 2 bolts and vane pump.
- Remove generator
.
- Remove the terminal cover and nut, and disconnect the generator wire.
- Disconnect the generator connector.
- Disconnect the A/C wire.
- Remove the 2 bolts and generator.