Removal

NOTE: On 4EAT vehicles, the engine is removed with the transaxle attached. The engine and transaxle are lifted from the engine compartment as an assembly.

1. Relieve the fuel line pressure.

WARNING: FUEL IN THE FUEL SYSTEM REMAINS UNDER HIGH PRESSURE EVEN WHEN THE ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING.

2. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
3. Remove the engine air cleaner (ACL) and engine air cleaner intake tube.
4. Remove the battery and battery tray.
5. Loosen the A/C and generator belt idler tensioner locknut.
6. Loosen the A/C and generator belt idler tensioner adjusting bolt and remove the drive belt.
7. Raise and support the vehicle.
8. Remove the wheel and tire assemblies.
9. Remove the front fender splash shields.
10. Remove the six crossmember bolts and remove the crossmember.
11. Disconnect the heated oxygen sensor (HO2S) electrical connectors.
12. Remove the three exhaust inlet pipe nuts from each exhaust inlet pipe.
13. Disconnect the oil pressure switch electrical connector located near the oil filter.
14. Remove both front wheel driveshaft and joints.
15. Loosen the power steering and water pump drive belt tensioner locknut.
16. Loosen the power steering and water pump drive belt idler pulley tensioner adjuster bolt.
17. Remove the drive belt.





18. Remove the three power steering pump bolts through the power steering pump pulley.
19. Remove the power steering hose bracket bolt.





20. Remove the power steering pump rear bracket bolt.
21. Use mechanic's wire to tie the power steering pump aside.





22. If equipped, remove the four A/C compressor bolts. Position the A/C compressor aside.

CAUTION: Do not allow the A/C compressor to hang by the refrigerant lines. Use mechanic's wire to secure the A/C compressor.

NOTE: It is not necessary to disconnect the refrigerant lines from the A/C compressor.

23. Use mechanic's wire to tie the A/C compressor aside.
24. Lower the vehicle.
25. Drain the cooling system into a suitable container.
26. Loosen the upper radiator hose clamp at the front water hose connection and slide it toward the middle of the upper radiator hose.
27. Remove the upper radiator hose from the front water hose connection.
28. Loosen the lower radiator hose clamp at the rear water hose connection toward the middle of the lower radiator hose.
29. Disconnect the lower radiator hose from the rear water hose connection.
30. Disconnect the radiator coolant recovery reservoir overflow hose from the radiator coolant recovery reservoir.
31. Disconnect the electrical connector from each engine cooling fan motor.
32. Disconnect and plug the transmission fluid cooler tubes from the radiator.
33. Remove the two radiator hold-down bolts from the top of the radiator.
34. Remove the radiator and the fan shroud by lifting straight upward.

CAUTION: Do not bend the radiator and condenser cooling fins. Use extreme care when lifting the radiator, and the fan shroud from the vehicle.





35. Disconnect the distributor electrical connectors from the top of the distributor.

NOTE: Label all of the electrical connectors to aid in the installation.





36. Remove the two A/C and generator wiring harness bolts, then disconnect the A/C and generator wiring harness from the cylinder head.





37. Disconnect the two fuel injection supply manifold electrical connectors.
38. If equipped, disconnect the vacuum hose from the speed control servo.
39. Disconnect the vehicle speed sensor (VSS) electrical connector.
40. Disconnect the wiring from the starter solenoid.
41. Disconnect the throttle position (TP) sensor electrical connector.
42. Disconnect the knock sensor (KS) electrical connector.
43. Disconnect the EGR valve (EGR valve) and EGR solenoid vacuum valve electrical connectors and vacuum hoses.





44. Disconnect the idle air control bypass air (IAC SPA) valve electrical connector, located below the throttle body.
45. Disconnect the EGR valve position sensor electrical connector.
46. Disconnect the transmission range (TR) switch electrical connector.





47. Disconnect the ECT sensor electrical connector and the water temperature indicator sender unit electrical connector from the front water hose connection.





48. Disconnect the CKP sensor electrical connector.
49. Disconnect the two heater water hoses from the rear water hose connection.
50. Remove the wiring harness grounds.
51. If equipped, disconnect the speed control servo electrical connector.
52. If equipped, remove the two nuts from the speed control servo bracket and place the speed control servo and speed control servo bracket aside.





53. Remove the fuel supply tube from the fuel injection supply manifold and discard the copper crush washers:





54. Remove the two fuel tube bracket bolts from the fuel tube bracket





55. Remove the return fuel tube and vacuum hose from the fuel pressure regulator.
56. Remove the vacuum hoses from the throttle body.





57. Disconnect the accelerator cable from the throttle body.
58. Disconnect the brake vacuum booster hose from the power brake booster.
59. Disconnect the climate control assembly vacuum hose from the intake manifold.





60. Remove the two nuts from the fuel filter bracket and place the fuel filter aside.

NOTE: It is not necessary to disconnect the fuel hoses from the fuel filter.

61. Remove the spring clip from the ignition / shifter interlock cable bracket.
62. Carefully pull the transmission shift cable from the TR switch.
63. Remove the two bolts from the fan control (FC) relay bracket and place the FC relay bracket aside.
64. Raise and support the vehicle.
65. Remove the rear transaxle support insulator through bolt.
66. Remove the front transaxle support insulator through bolt.
67. Lower the vehicle.
68. Attach lifting cables to the engine lifting eyes and remove any slack.
69. Remove the LH transaxle support insulator through bolt from the LH transaxle support insulator.





70. Remove the RH engine support insulator through bolt and three RH engine support insulator nuts from the RH engine support insulator.
71. Remove the RH engine support insulator from the vehicle.
72. Carefully lift the engine and transaxle from the vehicle.
73. Separate the engine and transaxle.
74. Remove the flywheel.
75. Mount the engine on an engine stand.
76. Remove the lifting cables from the engine lifting eye.