Removal

Engine Front Cover





Removal

All vehicles
1. Remove the intake manifold.
2. Remove the nut and position the fuel line retaining bracket aside.





3. NOTE: Remove the thermostat housing only if a new front cover is being installed.

Remove the 2 stud bolts and the thermostat housing.
^ Remove and discard the O-ring seal.





4. NOTE: Only one shown, others similar.

Remove the bolts and the accessory drive idler pulleys.





5. NOTE: The nut behind the pulley is accessed through one of the holes in the pulley.

Remove the nuts and the coolant hose shield.





6. Loosen the clamp and disconnect the engine coolant fill hose.





7. Remove the power steering pump upper mounting bolts.





8. Remove the LH fan stator stand-off.





9. NOTE: The front bolt will remain in the power steering pump.

Remove the power steering pump bolts and position aside.





10. Disconnect the lower radiator hose.





Vehicle with single generator
11. Remove the bolts and the accessory drive belt tensioner.





All vehicles

12. NOTE: Remove the coolant pump pulley only if a new front cover is being installed.

Remove the 4 bolts and the coolant pump pulley.





13. NOTE: Remove the coolant pump only if a new front cover is being installed.

Remove the 4 bolts and the coolant pump.
^ Remove and discard the O-ring seal.





14. Remove the oil pump.
15. Remove the bolts and the front cover.





16. CAUTION: Sealant is used where the crankcase and lower crankcase meet. Failure to cut the sealant may result in pulling the lower crankcase seal out and damaging it while removing the front cover gasket.

Use a thin-blade scraper to cut the sealant where the crankcase and the lower crankcase meet. Remove and discard the front cover gasket.
^ Clean and inspect the sealing surfaces.