Removal and Installation

REMOVAL
1. Disconnect battery.
2. Mark hood position at hinges and remove hood.
3. Drain cooling system.
4. Disconnect all electrical connections.
5. Remove coolant hoses from radiator and engine.
6. Remove radiator and fan assembly.
7. See Powertrain Management/Fuel Delivery and Air Induction/Service and Repair to release fuel pressure.
Service and Repair

Disconnect fuel lines and accelerator cable.
8. Remove air cleaner assembly.
9. Hoist vehicle and drain engine oil.
10. Remove air conditioning compressor mounting bolts and set compressor aside.
11. Disconnect exhaust pipe at manifold.
12. Remove transmission inspection cover and mark flex plate to torque converter position.
13. Remove screws holding torque converter to flex plate and attach C-clamp on bottom of converter housing to prevent torque converter from sliding out.
14. Remove power steering pump mounting bolts and set pump aside.
15. Remove two lower transmission to block screws.
16. Remove starter.
17. Lower vehicles and disconnect vacuum lines and ground strap.
18. Install transmission holding fixture.
19. Attach engine lifting hoist and support engine.
20. Remove upper transmission case to block bolts.

Fig. 3 Engine Mounting:

21. See Engine Mounting and separate mount/insulators as follows:
a) Mark RIGHT insulator on right rails supports. Remove insulator to rails screws.
b) Remove FRONT engine mount through bolt and nut.
c) Remove LEFT insulator through bolt from inside wheelhouse or insulator bracket to transmission screws.

22. Remove engine.

INSTALLATION
1. Attach hoist and lower engine into engine compartment.
2. Align engine mounts and install but do not tighten until all mounting bolts have been installed. Tighten bolts to torque specified.
3. Install transmission case - to cylinder block, tighten bolts to 102 Nm (75 ft.lbs.) torque.
4. Remove engine hoist and transmission holding fixture.
5. Remove C-clamp from torque converter housing. Align flex plate to torque converter and install mounting screws. Tighten to 75 Nm (55 ft.lbs.) torque.
6. Install transmission inspection cover.
7. Connect exhaust system at manifold.
8. Install starter.
9. Install power steering pump and air conditioning compressor.
10. Lower vehicle and connect all vacuum lines.
11. Connect all electrical connections including ground strap.
12. Connect fuel lines and accelerator cable.
13. Install radiator and fan assembly. Reconnect fan motor electrical lead. Reinstall radiator hoses. Fill cooling system. See Cooling System/Service and Repair for filling procedure.
Service and Repair

14. Fill engine crankcase with proper oil to correct level.
15. Install hood.
16. Connect battery.
17. Start engine and run until operating temperature is reached.
18. Adjust transmission or linkage if necessary.