Procedures
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
2. Drain the engine cooling system; refer to Engine Coolant Replacement.
3. Remove the hood.
4. Remove the air cleaner outlet tube; refer to Air Cleaner Outlet Tube Removal/Installation.
5. Disconnect the upper radiator hose and the lower radiator hose at the radiator; refer to Radiator Removal/Installation.
Note: The fan clutch has left-hand threads.
6. Remove the fan clutch and the fan blade as an assembly; refer to Cooling Fan and Clutch Removal/Installation.
7. Remove the drive belt; refer to Drive Belt Removal/Installation.
8. Remove the fan shroud.
1) Remove the bolts.
2) remove to fan shroud.
9. Remove the radiator; refer to Radiator Removal/Installation.
10. Recover the A/C system; refer to Refrigerant System.
11. Disconnect the A/C manifold and tube; refer to Refrigerant System.
12. Disconnect the A/C manifold and tube at the accumulator.
13. Remove the nut and position the line aside.
14. Remove the nut.
15. Disconnect the A/C compressor wiring.
16. Remove the bolt and nut.
17. Set the A/C compressor and the A/C compressor mounting bracket aside as an assembly.
1) Remove the bolts.
2) Set the assembly aside.
18. Disconnect the heater water hoses.
19. Remove the nut and position the ground cable aside.
20. Relieve the fuel system pressure; refer to Fuel Pressure Relief.
21. Disconnect the fuel lines; refer to Spring Lock Couplings.
22. Disconnect the accelerator cable and the cruise control actuator cable.
23. Disconnect the vacuum line from the vacuum tee.
24. Disconnect the vacuum line.
25. Disconnect the connector.
26. Disconnect the vacuum line.
27. Disconnect the PCM connector.
28. Remove the nut from the PCM harness.
29. Remove the stud bolt and the powertrain control module ground strap.
30. Disconnect the generator wiring and position aside.
31. Disconnect both heated oxygen sensors; refer to Heated Oxygen Sensor (HO2S) Removal/Installation.
32. Disconnect the transmission harness connectors.
33. Disconnect the vacuum line to the vacuum reservoir.
34. Disconnect the Mass Air Flow (MAF) sensor.
35. Raise the vehicle on a hoist; refer to General Information.
36. Remove the LH heated oxygen sensor; refer to Heated Oxygen Sensor (HO2S) Removal/Installation.
37. Remove the torque converter nuts.
1) Remove the access plate.
2) Remove the four nuts.
38. Disconnect the dual converter Y pipe from both exhaust manifolds; refer to Right Hand Exhaust Manifold Removal/Installation, and Left Hand Exhaust Manifold Removal/Installation.
39. Remove the starter motor and the starter grounding stud bolt; refer to Starter Motor Removal/Installation.
40. Remove the bolt.
41. Remove the eight transmission-to-engine bolts.
42. Lower the vehicle.
43. Attach engine lift.
44. Remove the four nuts.
45. Support the transmission.
46. Remove the engine from the vehicle.
47. Remove the flywheel; refer to Crankshaft Rear Oil Seal Removal/Installation.
48. Mount the engine on a suitable work stand.
49. Install in the reverse order of removal.