Engine Assembly Removal and Installation

WARNING:
a. Position vehicle on a flat and solid surface.
b. Place chocks at front and back of rear wheels.
c. Do not remove engine until exhaust system has completely cooled off. Otherwise, you may burn yourself and/or fire may break out in fuel line.
d. For safety during subsequent steps, the tension of wires should be slackened against the engine.
e. Before disconnecting fuel hose, release fuel pressure from fuel line.
f. Before removing front axle from transaxle, place safety stands under designated front supporting points.
g. Be sure to lower engine and transaxle in a safe manner.
h. For engines not equipped with engine slingers, attach proper slingers and bolts described in PARTS CATALOG.

CAUTION:

- When lowering engine, be careful not to strike adjacent parts, especially accelerator wire casing, brake lines, and brake master cylinder.
- In lowering the engine, always use engine slingers in a safe manner.
- In removing drive shaft, be careful not to damage grease seal of transaxle.
Removal
1. Remove front wheels, engine under covers and side cover.
2. Drain coolant from both cylinder block, and radiator.
3. Remove vacuum hoses, fuel hoses, wires, harnesses and connectors and so on.
4. Remove exhaust tubes, ball joints and drive shafts.
5. Remove drive belts.
6. Remove generator, compressor and power steering oil pump from engine.
7. Set a powertrain lift under engine and transaxle.






8. Remove LH rear engine mounting bolts.






9. Remove RH rear engine mounting.






10. Remove center member bolts and slowly lower powertrain lift.
11. Remove engine with transaxle as shown.






Installation
1. Installation is in the reverse order of removal.






CAUTION:
- When installing sliding parts such as bearings and pistons, be sure to apply engine oil on the sliding surfaces.
- Place removed parts such as bearings and bearing caps in their proper order and direction.
- When tightening connecting rod bolts and main bearing cap bolts, apply engine oil to thread portion of bolts and seating surface of nuts.