Removal & Installation: Engine: Removal
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 1995 Jeep Wrangler and 1994 Jeep Wrangler. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Pad windshield with cloth. Raise hood and rest it against windshield frame. Drain cooling system. Remove battery. Disconnect wiring from alternator, ignition coil, distributor, oil pressure sender and fuel injection wire harness.
- Disconnect fuel line quick-connect couplings at fuel rail. Remove engine ground strap. Remove air cleaner. Disconnect vacuum purge hose from vapor canister tee. Unplug idle speed actuator connector. Disconnect throttle cable and remove it from bracket.
- Disconnect throttle rod at bellcrank. Unplug oxygen (O2) sensor connector. Disconnect coolant hoses at radiator, intake manifold and thermostat housing. Remove fan shroud and radiator. Remove fan and spacer. Install a 5/16 x 1/2" bolt through fan pulley into water pump flange to maintain pulley and water pump alignment.
- Remove check valve from power brake booster. Disconnect power steering hoses at steering gear (if equipped). Drain power steering pump reservoir. Cap power steering hoses and fittings.
- Tag and disconnect any remaining hoses or electrical connectors. Raise and support vehicle. Disconnect exhaust pipe from exhaust manifold. Remove starter. Remove flywheel housing access cover. Remove engine mount through-bolts. Remove upper bellhousing bolts. Loosen lower bellhousing bolts.
- Lower vehicle. Attach lifting device to engine. Raise engine from front supports. Place support under bellhousing. Remove remaining bellhousing bolts. Lift engine from engine compartment.