Removal

Engine Front Cover













Removal

NOTICE: During engine repair procedures, cleanliness is extremely important. Any foreign material, including any material created while cleaning gasket surfaces that enters the oil passages, coolant passages or the oil pan, may cause engine failure.

1. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist.

2. Recover the A/C system.

3. Disconnect the battery ground cable.

4. Remove the accessory drive belt, tensioner and the power steering belt.

5. Using the Strap Wrench, remove the crankshaft bolt and washer.
- Discard the bolt.





6. Using the 3 Jaw Puller, remove the crankshaft pulley.





7. Using the Oil Seal Remover, remove and discard the crankshaft front seal.





8. Loosen the exhaust flexible pipe clamp and disconnect the 2 exhaust hangers.





9. Remove the 4 nuts, the exhaust flexible pipe and the Y-pipe as an assembly.
- Discard the nuts and the gasket.





10. Remove the 2 nuts and the roll restrictor heat shield.





11. Remove the roll restrictor through bolt and the 2 roll restrictor-to-transaxle bracket plate bolts.





12. Loosen the roll restrictor-to-subframe through bolt.
- Position the roll restrictor and transaxle bracket plate aside.





13. Remove the 3 bolts and the transaxle bracket.





14. Remove the RH front halfshaft.

15. Remove the drain plug and drain the engine oil.
- Install the drain plug and tighten to 27 Nm (20 lb-ft).

16. If equipped, detach the engine block heater harness from the radiator support, the A/C suction tube and the engine wiring harness.





17. Remove the engine Air Cleaner (ACL) and ACL outlet pipe.

18. Remove the LH and RH valve covers. For additional information, refer to Valve Cover - LH Valve Cover - LH and Valve Cover - RH Valve Cover - RH.

19. Remove the safety clip from the A/C suction tube fitting.
- Disconnect the A/C suction tube fitting and position the tube aside.





20. Remove the A/C pressure tube bracket bolt.





21. Remove the nut and disconnect the A/C pressure tube fitting.
- Discard the O-ring seal.

- Position the A/C pressure tube aside.





22. Disconnect the 2 engine wiring harness connectors.





23. Remove the bolt and the ground wire from the engine front cover.





24. Remove the nut, the ground wire and the radio interference capacitor wire from the engine front cover stud.





25. Remove the nut, the ground wire and the radio interference capacitor from the cowl stud.





26. Disconnect the purge valve electrical connector.





27. Disconnect the 3 PCM electrical connectors and position the wiring harness aside.





28. Remove the 3 bolts and position the degas bottle aside.





29. NOTE: The area between the front of the engine and the body of the vehicle must be unobstructed in order to properly remove and install the engine front cover.

Remove the 2 power steering reservoir nuts.

- Support the power steering reservoir and hose away from the front of the engine with a length of mechanic's wire.





30. Remove the 3 power steering pump bolts.
- Support the power steering pump and hose away from the front of the engine with a length of mechanic's wire.





31. NOTE: LH shown, RH similar.

Remove the bolts, the LH and the RH Variable Camshaft Timing (VCT) solenoids.





32. NOTICE: The Oil Pan Holding Fixture must be carefully aligned to the mounting bosses on the oil pan. Failure to follow these instructions may result in damage to the oil pan.

NOTE: The Oil Pan Holding Fixture and floor jack are used to raise and lower the engine to access the engine front cover and engine mount bracket fasteners.

Position a floor jack and the Oil Pan Holding Fixture under the oil pan.





33. NOTICE: The transaxle through bolt must be loosened prior to removing the engine mount and lowering the front of the engine. Failure to follow these instructions may cause internal damage to the hydraulic transaxle mount and possible fluid leakage.

Loosen the transaxle mount through bolt.





34. Remove the nut, bolt and engine mount brace.





35. Remove the 4 engine mount nuts.





36. Remove the 3 bolts and the engine mount.





37. Remove the 2 bolts and the engine mount bracket.





38. NOTE: Only use hand tools to remove the studs.

Remove the 2 engine mount studs.





39. Remove the 2 upper engine mount bracket bolts.





40. Lower the engine to access the lower engine mount bracket bolt.

41. Loosen the lower engine mount bracket bolt and remove the engine mount bracket and bolt as an assembly.





42. Remove the 22 engine front cover bolts.





43. Install 6 of the engine front cover bolts (finger tight) into the 6 threaded holes in the engine front cover.
- Tighten the bolts one turn at a time in a criss-cross pattern until the engine front cover-to-cylinder block seal is released.
- Remove the engine front cover.