Part 2

Engine










WARNING: Do not smoke, carry lighted tobacco or have an open flame of any type when working on or near any fuel-related component. Highly flammable mixtures are always present and may be ignited. Failure to follow these instructions may result in serious personal injury.

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22. Remove the EVAP (Evaporative Emission) canister purge valve.

23. Disconnect the PCM and engine harness electrical connectors.
- Detach the wiring harness retainer.






24. Disconnect the 2 PCM electrical connectors.






25. Remove the engine wiring harness retainer from the bulkhead.
1. Push the wiring harness retainer tab in.

2. Slide the wiring harness up and out of the bulkhead.






26. Disconnect the upper radiator hose, lower radiator hose and 2 heater hoses from the thermostat housing.





27. Disconnect the transaxle control cable from the control lever.





28. Disconnect the transaxle control cable from the shift cable bracket and detach the wiring harness pin-type retainer.





29. If equipped, detach the engine block heater harness from the radiator support.

30. Disconnect the A/C pressure switch and remove the nut and disconnect the upper A/C tube from the condenser.
- Discard the O-ring seal.






31. Disconnect the fuel supply tube from the fuel rail.





32. Detach the engine wiring harness retainer.





33. Detach the wire harness retainer from the RH valve cover stud bolt.





34. Remove the bolt and the ground cable from the engine.





35. Disconnect the hose from the power steering reservoir.





36. NOTE: Use a steering wheel holding device (such as Hunter(R) 28-75-1 or equivalent).

Using a suitable holding device, hold the steering wheel in the straight-ahead position.






37. NOTE: Apply the brake to keep the halfshafts from rotating.

NOTE: RH shown, LH similar.

Remove the RH and LH halfshaft nuts.
- Do not discard at this time.






38. NOTE: RH shown, LH similar.

Using the Front Wheel Hub Remover, separate the RH and LH halfshaft from the wheel hubs.






39. Remove the 2 lower scrivets from the rubber shield and position the shield aside.





40. Remove the bolt from the RH brake hose bracket.





41. NOTICE: Do not allow the intermediate shaft to rotate while it is disconnected from the gear or damage to the clockspring may occur. If there is evidence that the intermediate shaft has rotated, the clockspring must be removed and recentered. For additional information, refer to Restraints and Safety Systems &/or Air bag Systems.

NOTE: Index-mark the steering column shaft position to the steering gear for reference during installation.

Remove the bolt and disconnect the steering column shaft from the steering gear.
- Discard the bolt.






42. Remove the 4 Y-pipe-to-catalytic converter nuts.
- Discard the nuts.