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Removal & Installation: Engine: Removal

  1. Remove hood. Release fuel pressure. See FUEL PRESSURE RELEASE  under REMOVAL & INSTALLATION. Remove battery cables. Drain cooling system and crankcase oil. Remove strut tower cross brace (if equipped). Remove windshield washer, radiator and heater supply hoses.
  2. Disconnect all electrical harness connectors from engine. Remove serpentine belt. Remove power steering pump and position aside. Remove airflow duct and air cleaner. Remove cables and hoses from throttle body. Remove ignition coil ground strap.
  3. Disconnect fuel lines and vacuum hoses. Disconnect upper engine strut. Raise and support vehicle. Disconnect exhaust pipe. Disconnect engine mount bolts. Attach a suitable lifting hook and chain to engine lifting brackets. Raise engine slightly to take weight off mounts.
  4. Disconnect A/C compressor (if equipped) and position aside. Disconnect engine oil cooler lines (if equipped). Remove front engine mount and right front engine-to-transaxle bracket. Support transaxle, and remove transaxle-to-engine bolts.
  5. Remove flexplate cover. Match mark flexplate to torque converter for reassembly reference. Remove flexplate-to-torque converter bolts. Remove starter. Separate transaxle from engine, and raise engine out of vehicle.
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