Engine Assembly Removal and Installation

Removal

WARNING:
^ Situate vehicle on a flat and solid surface.
^ Place chocks at front and back of rear wheels.
^ 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.
^ For safety during subsequent steps, the tension of wires should be slackened against the engine.
^ Before disconnecting fuel hose, release fuel pressure from fuel line.
^ Before removing front axle from transaxle, place safety stands under designated front supporting points.
^ Be sure to hoist engine and transaxle in a safe manner.
^ For engines not equipped with engine slingers, attach proper slingers and bolts described in PARTS CATALOG.

CAUTION:
^ When lifting engine, be careful not to strike adjacent parts, especially the following: Accelerator wire casing, brake lines, and brake master cylinder.
^ In hoisting the engine, always use engine slingers in a safe manner.
^ In removing drive shaft, be careful not to damage grease seal of transaxle.

1. Remove engine undercover and hood.
2. Drain coolant from both cylinder block and radiator.
3. Remove vacuum hoses, fuel hoses, wires, harnesses, connectors and so on.
4. Remove front exhaust tubes, ball joints and drive shafts.
5. Remove radiator and fans.
6. Remove drive belts.
7. Remove alternator, compressor and power steering oil pump from engine.
8. Set a suitable transmission jack under transaxle. Hoist engine with engine slinger.





9. Remove rear engine mounting.





10. Disconnect control rod and support rod from transaxle (M/T model).
11. Disconnect control cable from transaxle (A/T model).





12. Remove front engine mounting.





13. Remove center member and then slowly lower transmission jack.





14. Remove engine with transaxle as shown.

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