Part 2

Engine









WARNING: Do not smoke, carry lighted tobacco or have an open flame of any type when working on or near any fuel-related component. Highly flammable mixtures are always present and may be ignited. Failure to follow these instructions may result in serious personal injury.

41. Detach the 2 wiring harness retainers from the battery tray bracket and transaxle mount.





42. Remove the PCM ground bolt and position aside the ground wire.





43. Disconnect the 3 PCM electrical connectors.





44. Disconnect the fuel supply tube from the fuel rail. For additional information, refer to Fuel Delivery and Air Induction.

45. Disconnect the EVAP tube-to-EVAP canister purge valve quick connect coupling and the brake booster vacuum tube from the upper intake manifold.
- Detach the fuel tube and EVAP tube-to- EVAP canister purge valve tube retainer from the upper intake manifold.





46. Disconnect the LH Heated Oxygen Sensor (HO2S) electrical connector.





47. Disconnect the upper and lower radiator hoses.





48. Disconnect the 2 heater hoses.





49. Disconnect the gearshift cable from the transaxle.





50. Remove the 2 shift cable bracket bolts, and position the cable and bracket aside.





51. Remove the A/C tube/windshield washer bottle bracket bolt.





52. Remove the nut and disconnect the A/C tube.
- Discard the gasket.





53. Disconnect the LH Catalyst Monitor Sensor (CMS) electrical connector.





54. Remove the 4 bolts (3 shown) and the LH catalytic converter heat shield.





55. Remove the 6 nuts and the LH catalytic converter manifold.
- Discard the 6 LH catalytic converter manifold nuts and gasket.





56. Clean and inspect the LH catalytic converter manifold. For additional information, refer to Engine.

57. Remove and discard the 6 LH catalytic converter manifold studs.





58. Remove the bolt and separate the A/C manifold from the A/C compressor.
- Discard the gasket.





AWD vehicles

59. Disconnect the RH CMS electrical connector.





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





61. Using the Exhaust Gas Oxygen Sensor Socket, remove the RH HO2S.





62. Remove the 5 bolts and the RH exhaust heat shield.





63. Remove the 3 nuts and the RH exhaust heat shield bracket (outboard half).





64. Remove the 2 bolts and the RH exhaust heat shield bracket (inboard half).





65. Remove the 3 nuts (2 shown) and the RH catalytic converter.
- Discard the nuts and gasket.





66. Remove the 5 bolts and the PTU support bracket.





67. Remove the 5 bolts and the PTU.





All vehicles

68. Remove the torque converter nut access plug.





69. Remove the 4 torque converter nuts.





70. Remove the 2 oil pan-to-transaxle bolts.





71. Remove the 2 nuts and the transaxle-to-engine stud.





72. NOTE: Position a suitable block of wood under the transaxle.

Install the Powertrain Lift and the Universal Adapter Brackets onto the engine.

- Raise the engine and transaxle 25.4 mm (1 in) to neutralize the engine and transaxle mounts.





73. Remove the rear transaxle support through bolt.





74. Remove the bolt and ground strap from the engine mount bracket.





75. Remove the bolt and damper.





76. Remove the bolt, 3 nuts and the engine mount bracket.





77. Lower the engine and transaxle from the vehicle.

78. Remove the transaxle-to-engine bolt.





79. Install the Universal Adapter Bracket and the Engine Lifting Bracket.





80. Install the Engine Lifting Bracket.





81. NOTE: When installing the lower half of the lifting bracket it will be easier to loosely install the upper bolt first then install the lower bolt.

Install the lower half of the Engine Lifting Bracket Set.





82. Install the upper half of the Engine Lifting Bracket Set.





83. Using the Spreader Bar, Engine Lifting Brackets, Engine Lifting Bracket Set and a suitable engine crane, remove the engine and transaxle from the lift table.





84. Remove the nut and the starter wiring ground.





85. Remove the 2 nuts and the starter wiring.





86. Remove the 2 stud bolts and the starter.





87. Detach the wiring harness retainer from the transmission indicator tube.





88. Disconnect the 2 transmission electrical connectors and detach the wiring retainer from the stud bolt.





89. Remove the 4 remaining transaxle-to-engine bolts.





90. Using the Spreader Bar, Engine Lifting Brackets, Engine Lifting Bracket Set and the Heavy Duty Floor Crane, separate the engine and transaxle.