Engine Installation

Engine Installation

Special Tools Required

- Engine Support Hanger, A and Reds AAR-T1256
- Engine Hanger Balance Bar VSB02C000019
- 2008 V6 Attachment Arm SIL02C000033
- Subframe Adapter VSB02C000016
- Subframe Alignment Pin 070AG-SJAA10S
*Available through the Acura Tool and Equipment program, 888-424-6857.

1. Install the engine mount brackets and the accessory brackets and tighten their bolts to the specified torque.






2. Position the engine/transmission under the vehicle. Be sure that they are properly aligned. Carefully lower the vehicle until the engine/transmission are properly positioned in the engine compartment. Make sure the vehicle is not resting on any part of the engine/transmission. Support the engine/transmission with a chain hoist (A) and carefully raise the engine/transmission into place.

NOTE: Reinstall the mounting bolts/support nuts in the sequence given in the following steps. Failure to follow this sequence may cause excessive noise and vibration, and reduce engine mount life.






3. Install the new mounting bolts into the upper half of the side engine mount bracket. Tighten the bolts to the specified torque.






4. Tighten the new upper transmission mount bracket mounting bolts and nut to the specified torque.

NOTE: If bolt (A) was removed by mistake during removal, the upper transmission mount bracket must be replaced as an assembly.

M/T model





A/T model





5. Lift and support the engine with the engine support hanger (AAR-T1256) and the engine hanger balance bar (VSB02C000019). Attach the front arm (A) to the front cylinder head with a spacer (B) and a 10 x 1.25 mm bolt (C). Remove the rear arm from the engine hanger balance bar, and install the 2008 V6 attach arm (SIL02C000033), then attach the 2008 V6 attachment arm (D) to the rear cylinder head with an 8 x 1.25 mm bolt (E).

- Be careful when working around the windshield.
- Be careful not to damage the hood opener cable when installing the engine support hanger at the front bulkhead.
- AAR-T1256 two sets required for stacking additional cross section bar.





6. Remove the chain hoist, then raise the vehicle on the lift.

7. Attach the front subframe adapter (VSB02C000016) to the subframe by looping the belt (A) over the front of the subframe (B), then secure the belt with its stop (C).





8. Line up the slots in the front subframe adapter arms with the bolt holes on the jack base, then securely attach them with four bolts, then raise the front subframe up to the body.

9. Loosely install the four subframe mounting bolts (A), four 12 x 1.25 mm bolts (B) with the stiffeners (C).






10. Loosely install the subframe middle mount.





11. Remove the jack and the front subframe adapter.

12. Loosely install the new right-rear subframe mounting bolt (A) and the new right-rear stiffener mounting bolt (B); insert the subframe alignment pin (070AG-SJAA10S) through the positioning slot (C) on the rear stiffener, through the positioning hole (D) on the subframe, and into the positioning hole (E) on the body, then tighten the subframe mounting bolt.





13. Loosely install the new left-rear subframe mounting bolt and the new left-rear stiffener mounting bolt using the same procedure as the right-rear with the subframe alignment pin.

14. Loosely install the new subframe mounting bolt (A) and the stiffener mounting bolt (B) on both sides to the front stiffener.






15. Tighten the new right-rear subframe mounting bolt (A) to the specified torque.





16. Tighten the new left-rear subframe mounting bolt (B) to the specified torque.

17. Tighten the new front subframe mounting bolts (C) to the specified torque.

NOTE: Check all of the subframe mounting bolts, and retighten if necessary.

18. Tighten the front and new rear stiffener mounting bolts (D) to the specified torque.

NOTE: Before tightening the stiffener mounting bolts, check that the positioning holes and slot are aligned using the subframe alignment pin.

19. Tighten the bolts securing the subframe middle mount.






20. Tighten the nuts securing the lower transmission mount.





21. Lower the vehicle on the lift.

22. Remove the engine support hanger, the engine hanger balance bar and the 2008 V6 attachment arm.

23. M/T model: Install the front engine mount.

24. A/T model: Tighten the new front engine mount bolt (A), then install the front engine mount stop (B) and connect the vacuum hose (C).






25. M/T model: Lift and support the engine with a jack and a wood block under the engine/transmission. Loosely install the new rear engine mount bolt. Remove the jack and the wood block, then tighten the rear engine mount bolt.






26. A/T model: Tighten the new rear engine mount bolt (A), then install the rear engine mount stop (B).






27. Loosen the mounting bolts for the upper half of the side engine mount bracket, then retighten them to the specified torque.






28. Loosen the mounting bolts and nut for the upper transmission mount bracket, then retighten them to the specified torque.

M/T model





A/T model





29. Install the connector bracket to the front cylinder head.






30. Install the engine mount control solenoid valve bracket to the rear cylinder head, then install the harness clamp (A).





31. A/T model: Connect the vacuum hose (B).

32. Install the A/C compressor, then install the harness clamp (A) and connect the A/C compressor clutch connector (B).





33. Install the radiator Radiator Replacement.

34. Connect the heater hoses.






35. Connect the upper radiator hose (A) and the lower radiator hose (B).





36. Raise the vehicle on the lift.

37. A/T model: Connect the automatic transmission fluid (ATF) cooler hoses to the transmission.

38. With SH-AWD: Install the transfer assembly:

- Manual transmission Transfer Assembly Installation (M/T)
- Automatic transmission Transfer Assembly Installation (A/T)

39. With SH-AWD: Install the propeller shaft Propeller Shaft Installation.

40. Install exhaust pipe A using new gaskets (B) and new self-locking nuts (C).






41. Install the front subframe stiffener (A) using new bolts (B).






42. Install a new set ring on the end of each driveshaft, then install the driveshafts. Make sure each ring "clicks" into place in the differential and the intermediate shaft.

43. Connect the suspension lower arm to the knuckles.

44. Connect the tie-rod end ball joints to the knuckles.

45. Install the damper fork.

46. Install the splash shield Front Splash Shield Replacement.

47. Install the front wheels.

48. Lower the vehicle on the lift.

49. Align the reference mark (A) on the steering joint and the steering gearbox pinion shaft. Connect the steering joint (B) to the steering gearbox pinion shaft (C). Tighten the steering joint bolt (D).





50. Install the steering joint cover (D).

51. Install the steering wheel Steering Wheel Installation.

52. Connect the EPS connectors (A).





53. Install the drive belt Service and Repair.

54. A/T model: Install the shift cable Service and Repair.

55. M/T model: Install the clutch slave cylinder and the clutch line bracket mounting bolt.

56. M/T model: Install the shift cable and the select cable, then tighten the three bolts securing the shift cable holder.

57. Connect the brake booster vacuum hose (A) and the EVAP canister hose (B).






58. Connect the fuel feed hose (A) Fuel Line/Quick-Connect Fitting Installation, then install the quick-connect fitting cover (B).






59. Connect the ECM/PCM connectors (A), then install the harness clamp (B).






60. Connect the harness connectors (A), then install the harness clamp (B).






61. Install the harness clamps (A).





62. Connect the battery cable (B) to the under-hood fuse/relay box.

63. Install the strut brace Service and Repair.

64. Connect the positive starter cable (A), then install the ground cable (B) and the harness clamps (C).

M/T model





A/T model





65. Install the battery base (A), then install the harness clamp (B).





66. M/T model: Install the harness clamps (C).

67. Install the air cleaner assembly Service and Repair.

68. Do the battery installation procedure.

69. Install the air intake duct splash separator.






70. Inspect for fuel leaks. Turn the ignition switch to ON (II), or press the engine start/stop button to select the ON mode (do not operate the starter) so the fuel pump runs for about 2 seconds and pressurizes the fuel line. Repeat this operation three times, then check for fuel leaks at any point in the fuel line.

71. Refill the engine with the engine oil Service and Repair.

72. Refill the transmission with fluid:

- Manual transmission Service and Repair
- Automatic transmission ATF Replacement

73. M/T model: Check that the transmission shifts into all gears smoothly.

74. A/T model: Move the shift lever to each gear, and verify that the A/T gear position indicator follows the transmission range switch.

75. Refill the radiator with engine coolant, and bleed the air from the cooling system Service and Repair.

76. Check for fluid leaks.

77. Do the ECM/PCM reset procedure.

78. Do the CKP pattern clear/CKP pattern learn procedure.

79. Inspect the idle speed Testing and Inspection.

80. Inspect the ignition timing Testing and Inspection.

81. Install the engine compartment covers Service and Repair.

82. Check the wheel alignment Service and Repair.