Removal & Installation: Engine: Removal
- Drain cooling system and remove battery and tray. Remove air cleaner assembly. Remove purge control valve bracket from battery support and disconnect vacuum hose from valve. Remove windshield washer tank, radiator reservoir and damping canister.
- Remove radiator assembly and cooling fan. Disconnect the following from the engine/transaxle: clutch, accelerator and speedometer cables, heater hose, fuel hoses, PCV vacuum hose, high altitude compensator vacuum hose (California models), bowl vent purge hose,
- Remove wires from starter, engine ground, alternator, coolant temperature, ignition coil, high temperature sensor, neutral start switch, back-up light and oil pressure switch.
- Remove ignition coil. From under vehicle, remove undercover and drain transaxle. Remove right and left drive shafts from transaxle case and suspend with wire to prevent damaging joints. Cover holes in transaxle case to prevent entry of foreign matter.NOTE: Drive shaft retainer rings should be replaced whenever drive shafts are removed from transaxle.
- Remove assist rod, control rod and range selector cable from manual transaxle. Remove shift control cable from automatic transaxle. Disconnect and suspend exhaust pipe.
- Remove front roll rod bolts and loosen transaxle mounting bracket attaching nuts. Remove bolts and nuts from front and rear engine insulators and disconnect rear roll rod.
- Suspend engine from chains attached to hoisting brackets and remove mounting bracket nuts loosened previously. Lift engine-transaxle assembly from vehicle using care that assembly does not hit battery bracket during removal.