Removal
REMOVAL
Special Tool(s)
Removal
1. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist.
2. Remove the battery.
3. Remove the cowl vent screen and cowl extension.
4. Recover the refrigerant from the A/C system.
5. Release the fuel system pressure.
6. Drain the engine cooling system.
7. Remove the RH and LH halfshafts.
8. Remove the nuts and position the steering column input shaft coupling boot aside.
9. Remove the pinch bolt and slide the coupling off the steering gear input shaft.
10. Disconnect the tubes, loosen the clamps and remove the air cleaner outlet pipe.
11. Remove the pin-type retainers and the snow shield.
12. Disconnect the accelerator cable, speed control actuator cable and the throttle return spring from the throttle body.
13. Remove the bolts and position the accelerator cable bracket aside.
14. Disconnect the vacuum hose and the Evaporative Emissions (EVAP) return tube.
15. Remove the nut and disconnect the manual control lever cable.
16. Disconnect the manual control lever cable from the bracket and position aside.
17. Loosen the bolt and disconnect the 42-pin and transmission range (TR) sensor electrical connectors.
18. Disconnect the upper radiator hose and the heater hose from the thermostat housing.
19. Remove the nut and disconnect the ground strap electrical connector.
20. Disconnect the power steering return hose.
21. Disconnect the generator electrical connectors and position the wire harness aside.
22. Disconnect the A/C suction tube from the accumulator drier.
23. Disconnect the fuel supply hose.
24. Disconnect the degas bottle hoses.
25. Remove the nut, the bolt and the engine roll restrictor brace.
26. Remove the bolts and the engine roll restrictor.
27. Disconnect the heater hose.
28. Remove the bolt and disconnect the ground electrical connectors.
29. Disconnect the EVAP canister purge valve electrical connector.
30. Loosen the bolt disconnect the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) electrical connector.
31. NOTE: Support the exhaust with mechanic's wire.
Remove the nuts and disconnect the three-way catalytic converter from the dual converter Y-pipe.
32. Remove the nuts and the muffler clamp.
^ Separate and remove the three-way catalytic converter from the muffler pipe.
33. Remove the nut and disconnect the A/C discharge tube.
34. Remove the radiator support bracket.
35. Disconnect the lower radiator hose from the radiator and degas bottle supply hose.
36. Disconnect the transmission oil cooler hose.
37. If equipped, disconnect the wire harness electrical connector.
38. Disconnect the auxiliary oil cooler assembly.
^ Disconnect the transmission oil cooler hose, if equipped.
^ Disconnect the power steering return hose.
39. Remove the oil pan drain plug and drain the engine oil.
^ Install the drain plug when finished.
40. Remove the starter motor electrical connector cover.
41. Remove the two nuts and disconnect the starter motor electrical connectors.
42. Remove the two bolts and the starter motor.
43. Remove the bolt and the engine inspection cover.
44. Remove the four torque converter nuts.
45. Remove the nuts and disconnect the LH and RH stabilizer links from the stabilizer bar.
46. Remove the nuts and separate the LH and RH tie-rod ends from the steering knuckles.
47. Position the special tool.
48. Remove the four front subframe-to-body bolts.
49. Using the special tool, lower the powertrain and subframe assembly out of the vehicle.
50. Remove the nut and detach the Power Steering Pressure (PSP) line bracket.
51. Remove the nut and detach the PSP line bracket.
52. Disconnect the PSP line from the power steering pump.
53. Disconnect the spark plug wires.
54. Disconnect the ignition coil electrical connector.
55. Disconnect the Output Shaft Speed (OSS) sensor electrical connector and position the wire harness aside.
56. Disconnect the Turbine Shaft Speed (TSS) sensor electrical connector.
57. Disconnect the transaxle harness electrical connector and position the wire harness aside.
58. Remove the bolt, the nuts and the RH catalytic converter heat shield.
59. Install the special tool to the LH side of the engine.
60. Install the special tool to the RH side of the engine.
61. Using the special tools, support the engine.
62. Remove the two RH engine support insulator-to-transmission bolts.
63. Remove the LH engine support insulator-to-subframe nut.
64. Remove the RH engine support insulator through bolt.
65. Disconnect the catalyst monitor sensor electrical connector.
66. Disconnect the catalyst monitor sensor electrical connector.
67. Remove the bolts and the Y-pipe.
68. Disconnect the lower radiator hose from the coolant pump.
69. Remove the five transmission-to-engine bolts and one stud bolt.
70. Separate the engine from the transmission.