Engine: Service and Repair

Rh Engine/Transaxle Mounts:

Lh Engine Mounts:

Remove or Disconnect

1. Negative battery cable.
2. Drain engine coolant.
3. Air cleaner.
4. Vehicle hood.
5. Cooling fans.
6. Accessory drive belt.
7. Upper intake manifold.
8. Upper radiator hose and heater hoses from intake manifold.
9. Wire connectors and reposition.
^ Oil pressure switches
^ Coolant temperature sensor
^ Distributor
^ Engine temperature switch
^ Injectors at injector harness connector
^ Oxygen sensors
^ Generator
^ Ground wires at generator bracket

10. Cruise control diaphram with bracket and move out of way.
11. Oil and transmission cooler lines from radiator.
12. Radiator.
13. Oil cooler lines from oil filter adapter and remove lines.
14. Air cleaner mounting bracket.
15. Oil filter adapter.
16. Cross car brace.
17. Right front heater hose.
18. Coolant reservoir.
19. P/S line brace on right cylinder head.
20. P/S pump and tensioner assembly and position out of the way toward front of engine.
21. Discharge A/C system.
22. A/C lines to accumulator and condenser.
23. Fuel line bracket and move fuel lines out of way.
24. Raise vehicle.
25. Electrical connectors from starter and ground wires from block.
26. Oil level sensor and oxygen sensor(s).
27. Exhaust 'Y' pipe.
28. Starter.
29. Flexplate cover.
30. Three flexplate to converter bolts.
31. A/C compressor lower dust shield.
32. R/F tire and wheel assembly.
33. Outer wheelhouse plastic shield.
34. Right rear trans/engine mounting bolt.
35. Front engine mount nuts and right rear trans mount bolts.
36. Generator, oxygen sensor wires and heater bypass bracket from right side of vehicle.
37. Right side engine brace.
38. Lower vehicle.





39. Five top engine/trans mounting bolts.
40. Install engine lift chain.
41. Engine assembly.

Install or Connect

1. Raise transaxle with a separate jack to engage engine.
2. Lower engine into chassis on an angle matching the transaxle. Engage dowels on block to transaxle case.

Important
^ Make sure that converter is properly positioned to the flexplate and engaged in front pump of transaxle.
^ During this operation, use care not to damage any items in the engine compartment (e.g. dipstick tube, throttle linkage, transmission cooler lines, etc.). Some maneuvering of the engine is sometimes required.

3. Upper five transmission bell housing to engine bolts.
4. Lower and remove floor jack from transaxle.
5. Lower engine making sure that it is properly seated on mounts.
6. Remove lifting equipment.
7. Raise vehicle on hoist.
8. Support engine.
9 Right side engine brace.
10. Remove engine support.
11. Generator and oxygen sensor wires and heater bypass bracket from right side of vehicle.
12. Front engine mount nuts and right rear trans mount bolts.
13. Connect oil level sensor at oil pan and both oxygen sensors.
14. Right rear trans/engine mounting bolt.
15. Outer wheelhouse plastic shield.
16. R/F tire and wheel assembly.
17. A/C compressor lower dust shield.
18. Three flexplate to converter bolts.
19. Flexplate cover.
20. Starter.
21. Exhaust 'Y' pipe.
22. Electrical connectors at starter and ground wires to block.
23. Lower vehicle.
24. Fuel line bracket.
25. A/C lines to accumulator and condenser.
26. P/S and tensioner assembly.
27. P/S line brace on right cylinder head.
28. Coolant reservoir.
29. Right front heater hose.
30. Oil filter adapter.
31. Oil cooler line bracket at transmission.
32. Oil cooler lines to oil filter adapter.
33. Radiator.
34. Engine oil and trans oil cooler lines to radiator.
35. Cruise control diaphragm with bracket.
36. Wire connectors.
^ Injectors
^ Ground Wires at generator bracket
^ Oil Pressure Switches
^ Coolant Temperature Sensor
^ Distributor
^ Engine Temperature Switch

37. Accessory drive belt.
38. Upper radiator hose and heater hoses to intake manifold.
39. Upper intake manifold.
40. Cooling fans.
41. Vehicle hood.
42. Air cleaner.
43. Engine coolant.
44. Negative battery cable.
45. Charge A/C system.
46. Run engine and inspect for leaks.