Installation

1. Install transmission to engine and temporarily tighten engine to transmission mounting nuts.
2. Install rear crossmember to rear cushion rubber, torque to 13 - 23 Nm (9 - 17 ft.lbs).
3. Install rear crossmember to car body taking care not to damage threads. Torque to 54 - 83 Nm (40 - 61 ft.lbs).
4. Tighten engine to transmission nuts on the lower side, torque to 46 - 54 Nm (34 - 40 ft.lbs).
5. Remove transmission jack.






6. Install axle shaft to axle drive shaft and drive a new spring pin into place.

Caution: Be sure to align the two shafts at the chamfered holes and engage shaft splines.

7. Align bolt holes using a cross-head screwdriver, insert bolt into holes from the front side and temporarily install the transverse link to the front crossmember with a new lock nut.
8. Temporarily install stabilizer to the transverse link.
9. Tighten nut which holds cable to brackets and connect cable to select lever.
10. Connect ATF cooler hoses and ATF supply pipe and lower car to the floor.
11. With the tires placed on the ground but the vehicle not loaded, torque the transverse link to front crossmember mounting bolt to 59 - 69 Nm (43 - 51 ft.lbs) and the transverse link to stabilizer mounting bolt to 20 - 29 Nm (14 - 22 ft.lbs).
12. Connect the engine and transmission and torque the bolt on the right side to 46 - 54 Nm (34 - 40 ft.lbs).
13. lift up the car and install the front exhaust pipe using new gaskets.
14. Torque front exhaust pipe to engine to 25 - 34 Nm (18 - 25 ft.lbs), front exhaust pipe to bracket to 25 - 34 Nm (18 - 25 ft.lbs), and the front exhaust pipe to rear exhaust pipe to 13 - 23 Nm (9 - 17 ft.lbs).
15. Remove the engine support assembly.
16. Align torque converter with drive plate at mounting holes.
17. Install torque converter to drive plate mounting bolts and torque to 23 - 26 Nm (17 - 20 ft.lbs).

Note: Be careful not to drop bolts into torque converter housing.

18. Install service hole plug.
19. Install connector holder bracket.
20. Install pitching stopper, torque the bolt for body side first to 47 - 67 Nm (35 - 49 ft.lbs) and then the one for engine to transmission side to 44 - 54 Nm (33 - 40 ft.lbs).
21. Install the starter assembly, torque upper bolt to 46 - 54 Nm (34 - 40 ft.lbs), torque lower nut to 30 - 36 Nm (22 - 27 ft.lbs).
22. Connect the following harness connectors:

- Transmission ground terminal
- Transmission harness connectors
- Knock sensor connector
- Cam angle sensor connector
- Crank angle sensor connector
- Oxygen sensor connector

23. Connect meter cable.
24. Fill ATF through the fluid level gauge hole. Capacity is 8.8 US qts (7.3 Imp qts).
25. Connect battery cables to battery.
26. Check ATF level with engine idling. If lower than specified, stop engine and add ATF then re-check.