Steps 1-40

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NOTICE: During engine repair procedures, cleanliness is extremely important. Any foreign material, including any material created while cleaning gasket surfaces that enters the oil passages, coolant passages or the oil pan, may cause engine failure.

NOTE: For additional information, refer to the exploded view under the Assembly procedure.

All vehicles

1. Remove the 8 bolts and the flexplate.





2. Remove the crankshaft sensor ring.





3. Using the Crankshaft Rear Oil Seal Remover and Slide Hammer, remove and discard the rear crankshaft seal.





4. NOTE: Install the engine stand bolts into the cylinder block only. Do not install the bolts into the oil pan.

Mount the engine on a suitable engine stand.

5. If equipped, remove the heat shield and disconnect the block heater electrical connector.
- Detach all of the engine block heater harness retainers and remove the harness.





6. Disconnect the PCV hose from the PCV valve.





7. Disconnect the Throttle Body (TB) electrical connector.





8. Detach the 4 wiring harness retainers from the upper intake manifold.





9. Remove the upper intake manifold support bracket bolt.





10. Remove the wire harness pin-type retainer and the fuel tube bracket bolt from the upper intake manifold.





11. Remove the 6 bolts and the upper intake manifold.
- Discard the gaskets.





12. Disconnect the Power Steering Pressure (PSP) switch electrical connector.





Front Wheel Drive (FWD) vehicles

13. Disconnect the RH Catalyst Monitor Sensor (CMS) electrical connector.





All vehicles

14. Disconnect the RH Heated Oxygen Sensor (HO2S) electrical connector.





15. Disconnect the RH Variable Camshaft Timing (VCT) solenoid electrical connector.





16. Disconnect the 3 RH coil-on-plug electrical connectors.





17. Detach all of the wiring harness retainers from the RH valve cover and stud bolts.

18. Disconnect the RH Camshaft Position (CMP) sensor electrical connector.





19. Disconnect the Knock Sensor (KS) electrical connector.





20. Remove the bolt and the ground cable from the RH cylinder head.





21. Disconnect the 6 fuel injector electrical connectors (3 shown).





22. Disconnect the Cylinder Head Temperature (CHT) sensor electrical connector.





23. Disconnect the LH CMP sensor electrical connector.





24. Disconnect the LH CMS electrical connector.





25. Disconnect the LH HO2S electrical connector.





26. Disconnect the 3 LH coil-on-plug electrical connectors.





27. Disconnect the LH VCT solenoid electrical connector.





28. Detach all of the wiring harness retainers from the LH valve cover and stud bolts.

29. Remove the nut, the bolt and the heat shield.





30. Remove the wiring harness retainer stud bolt.





31. Remove the wiring harness grommet.





32. Disconnect the Crankshaft Position (CKP) sensor electrical connector.





33. Disconnect the A/C compressor electrical connector.
- Detach the A/C compressor wiring harness retainer.





34. Remove the nut and disconnect the generator B+ cable.





35. Disconnect the generator electrical connector.





36. Disconnect the Engine Oil Pressure (EOP) switch electrical connector and the wiring harness pin-type retainer.
- Remove the wiring harness from the engine.





37. Remove the nut, 2 bolts and the A/C compressor.





38. Remove the A/C compressor mounting stud from the oil pan.





39. Remove the nut, bolt and the generator.





40. Remove the PSP tube bracket-to-power steering pump bolt.