Engine: Service and Repair

1. Relieve fuel system pressure as outlined under Fuel Pressure Relief. Under Powertrain Management/Computers and Control Systems/System Diagnosis/Procedures/Diagnostic Charts/A Charts/Chart A-7 Fuel System Diagnosis.
2. Disconnect battery ground cable and remove battery
3. Disconnect windshield washer hose, then remove hood.
4. Remove air cleaner assembly.
5. Drain cooling system, then remove radiator and engine cooling fan.
6. Disconnect high tension lead from ignition coil.
7. Disconnect electrical connectors from body harness.
8. Disconnect battery ground cable from transaxle.
9. On models with manual transaxle, disconnect electrical connector from back-up lamp switch.
10. On models with automatic transaxle, disconnect electrical connectors from neutral safety switch and speed sensor.
11. On all models, disconnect intake manifold to power brake unit vacuum hose.
12. Disconnect evaporative emission canister hoses from intake manifold and tube connections.
13. Disconnect fuel hoses from throttle body.
14. Disconnect heater hoses from engine.
15. Disconnect accelerator cable from throttle body.
16. On models with manual transaxle, disconnect clutch cable from fork and housing.
17. On models with automatic transaxle, disconnect shift control and fluid pressure control cables from transaxle.
18. On all models, disconnect speedometer cable from transaxle.
19. Raise and support vehicle, then disconnect exhaust pipe from exhaust manifold.
20. Drain engine crankcase, then drain fluid from transaxle.
21. On models with manual transaxle, disconnect control shaft and extension rod from transaxle.
22. On all models, separate drive axles from transaxle. Suspend drive axles from chassis using wire.
23. On models with automatic transaxle, remove engine torque rod bracket from transaxle.
24. On all models, lower vehicle and install an engine lifting fixture.
25. Remove engine and transaxle mounting bolts, then remove engine and transaxle assembly from vehicle.
26. Reverse procedure to install.