Removal

REMOVAL
1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
2. Remove the engine appearance cover.
3. Discharge the air conditioning system.
4. Remove the air cleaner assembly and the throttle body inlet tube the fan.
5. Remove the radiator air deflector.
6. Remove the radiator, the fan shroud and
7. Remove the radiator inner grille
8. Remove the headlamps.
9. Remove the side marker lamps.
10. Remove the radiator grille opening panel
reinforcement.
11. Remove the front end stone deflector.
12. Remove the power steering cooler.
13. Remove the auxiliary transmission cooler.the fan.





14. Remove the bolts and the transmission/power steering cooler mounting brackets.
15. Remove the A/C condenser core.





16. Set aside the hood latch.
- Remove the hood latch retaining bolts.
- Disengage the cable routing clip.





17. feed wire wiring harness to:
- Remove the cover at the power distribution box.
- Remove the nut and cable.
- Disengage the routing clips.

18. Remove the bolts and set the power steering reservoir aside.





19. Remove the bolts and the upper core support.





20. Set aside the headlamp dash panel junction wiring harness.
- Remove the screw.
- Disconnect the wiring at the front air bag sensor.
- Disconnect the wiring at the horn.
- Disconnect the wiring at the daytime running lamp module, if so equipped.
- Disengage the wiring harness routing clips and set the harness aside.

21. Remove the bolt and the lower core support.
22. Remove the bolt and the engine oil level indicator tube.
23. Remove the upper intake manifold.
24. Remove the lower intake manifold.
25. Remove the accessory drive belt.





26. Set the power steering pump aside.
- Disconnect the low-pressure line at the power steering pump.
- Remove the bolts.

27. Set the lower radiator hose aside.
- Cut the clamp.
- Disconnect the lower radiator hose at the water pump.





28. Set the A/C manifold and tube aside.
- Remove the bolt.
- Remove and discard the O-rings.
- Cap the lines.

29. Disconnect the A/C high-pressure line at the A/C evaporator core. Discard the O-ring.
30. Raise the vehicle.
31. Drain the engine oils
32. Remove the starter motor.





33. Remove the torque converter access cover and the nuts. Rotate the crankshaft to access the nuts.





34. Remove the bolts on the left side.





35. Remove the bolts on the right side.
36. Remove the nuts retaining the exhaust pipe at the exhaust manifolds.
37. Remove the bolt retaining the shift cable routing bracket.





38. Remove the nuts retaining the engine mount. (Left side shown).
39. Lower the vehicle.
40. Install the engine lifting equipment.
41. Remove the transmission dipstick tube.
- Position the drain pan.
- Remove the transmission-to-engine retaining
- bolt at the dipstick tube bracket.
- Remove the tube.
- Discard the O-ring.





42. Remove the bolts retaining the transmission to the engine.
43. Remove the engine.