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Engine Removal






REMOVAL

NOTE: Before starting, perform the following:
- Disconnect battery ground cable.
- Remove engine hood.
- In order to return the hood to the original position exactly, make alignment on the hood and hinges before removal.
- Drain radiator coolant.

1. Accelerator cable
- Disconnect from throttle valve and common chamber.
2. Ventilation hose
3. Air hose
4. Air cleaner assembly
5. Canister vacuum hose
6. Vacuum booster hose
7. Engine harness connectors
- Disconnect three connectors on canister side.
8. Battery ground cables
- Disconnect two black and white connector clips from the power steering pump bracket.
9. Ground cables
- Disconnect two terminals connected to the battery support and the front right frame.
10. Bonding cable connector
- Disconnect. connector on the left side dash panel.
11. Bonding cable terminal
- Disconnect terminal on the back of left bank.
12. Starter harness connector
- Disconnect from starter.
13. Radiator
- Disconnect upper and lower hoses from the engine.
- Disconnect coolant reserve tank hose from radiator.
- Disconnect automatic transmission fluid hose from the pipe. (A/T)
- Remove radiator lower hose clip from the hose bracket.
- Remove radiator lower fan shroud.
- Remove radiator.
14. Power steering pump drive belt
15. Power steering pump
- Remove two bolts on the bracket, and place the pump along with piping on the body side.
16. Air Conditioning compressor drive belt
17. Air Conditioning compressor
- Remove fixing bolts and shift aside the compressor with piping attached.
18. Heater hoses
- Disconnect two hoses from the engine.
19. Automatic transmission fluid pipes
- Disconnect two pipes from right side engine mount.
20. Transmission assembly. Refer to transmission and drivetrain.
21. Left side engine mount
- Support the engine.
- Remove two fixing bolts from engine mount on chassis side.
22. Right side engine mount
- Remove two fixing bolts from engine mount on chassis side.





23. Engine assembly

CAUTION: When assembling the engine and transmission, confirm that dowels have been mounted in the specified positions at the engine side. Besides, take care that dowel positions are different between the manual transmission and the automatic transmission. If assembled in the condition that dowels have not been mounted in the specified positions, it results in the transmission broken.

NOTE:
- For engine installation reverse the removal procedure.
- Fill oil to proper level.

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