Part 1

Engine

Disassembly (Steps 1-31)

Special Tool(s):

Material:

CAUTION: During engine repair procedures, cleanliness is extremely important. Any foreign material, including any material created while cleaning gasket surfaces that enters the oil passages, coolant passages or the oil pan, can cause engine failure.

NOTE: For additional information, refer to the exploded view under the assembly procedure.

All vehicles
1. Remove the 8 bolts and the flexplate.

2. Remove the crankshaft sensor ring.

3. Using the special tools, remove and discard the rear crankshaft seal.

4. CAUTION: Install the engine stand bolts into the cylinder block only. Do not install the bolts into the oil pan.

Mount the engine on a suitable engine stand.
5. If equipped, remove the heat shield and disconnect the block heater electrical connector.
^ Detach all of the engine block heater harness retainers and remove the harness.

6. Disconnect the PCV hose from the PCV valve.

7. Disconnect the throttle body (TB) electrical connector.

8. Detach the wiring harness retainers from the upper intake manifold.

9. Remove the upper intake manifold support bracket bolt.

10. Remove the 6 bolts and the upper intake manifold in the following sequence.
^ Discard the gaskets.

11. Disconnect the power steering pressure (PSP) switch electrical connector.

Front wheel drive (FWD) vehicles
12. Disconnect the RH catalyst monitor sensor electrical connector.

All vehicles
13. Disconnect the RH heated oxygen sensor (HO2S) electrical connector.

14. Disconnect the RH variable camshaft timing (VCT) solenoid electrical connector.

15. Disconnect the 3 RH coil-on-plug electrical connectors.

16. Detach all of the wiring harness retainers from the RH valve cover and stud bolts.
17. Disconnect the RH camshaft position (CMP) sensor electrical connector.

18. Disconnect the knock sensor (KS) electrical connector.

19. Remove the bolt and the ground cable from the RH cylinder.

20. Disconnect the 6 fuel injector electrical connectors (3 shown).

21. Disconnect the cylinder head temperature (CHT) sensor electrical connector.

22. Disconnect the LH CMP sensor electrical connector.

23. Disconnect the LH catalyst monitor sensor electrical connector.

24. Disconnect the LH HO2S electrical connector.

25. Disconnect the 3 LH coil-on-plug electrical connectors.

26. Disconnect the LH VCT solenoid electrical connector.

27. Detach all of the wiring harness retainers from the LH valve cover and stud bolts.
28. Remove the wiring harness retainer bolt from the rear of the LH cylinder head.

29. Remove the nut, the bolt and the heat shield.

30. Remove the wiring harness retainer stud bolt.

31. Remove the wiring harness grommet.