Engine & Transaxle Assembly: Removal

Remove the battery.
Detach the air cleaner.
Disconnect the connectors for the backup lamp and engine harness.
For a vehicle with a 5-speed manual transaxle, disconnect the select control valve connector.
On all vehicles, disconnect the connectors for the generator harness and the oil pressure gauge wiring.

Fig 1: Locating Generator & Oil Pressure Gauge Wiring
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Drain the engine coolant.
For vehicles with an automatic transaxle, disconnect the transaxle oil cooler hoses.
NOTE: When disconnecting the hoses, make identification marks to avoid making any mistakes in reconnecting them.

CAUTION: Be careful not to spill oil or fluid out of the hoses, and plug the openings to prevent the entrance of foreign material.
On all vehicles, disconnect the radiator upper and lower hoses on the engine side.

Fig 2: Disconnecting Radiator Hoses
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Disconnect the engine ground.
Disconnect the brake booster vacuum hose.
Remove the main fuel line, and the return and vapor hoses from the engine side.
CAUTION: To reduce the residual pressure in the hoses, refer to FUEL FILTER .
Disconnect the heater hoses (inlet and outlet) on the engine side.

Fig 3: Disconnecting Heater Hoses
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Disconnect the accelerator cable at the engine side.
For vehicles with a manual transaxle, remove the clutch cable from the transaxle.
For vehicles with an automatic transaxle, remove the control cable from the transaxle.
For vehicles with manual transaxle, remove the shift control rod and extension rod.
On all vehicles, disconnect the connector of the vehicle speed sensor from the transaxle.

Fig 4: Locating Vehicle Speed Sensor Connector
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Separate the column shaft from the steering gear box.

Fig 5: Separating Column Shaft From Steering Gear Box
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Remove the engine mounting insulator.

Fig 6: Removing Engine Mounting Insulator
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Remove the transaxle mounting insulator.

Fig 7: Removing Transaxle Mounting Insulator
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After removing the wheel and attaching the wheel speed sensor and caliper to the body, disconnect the lower arm and the fork, and then separate the upper arm and knuckle.

Fig 8: Removing Caliper & Attaching Caliper To Body
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Fig 9: Disconnecting Lower Arm From Fork
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Fig 10: Disconnecting Upper Arm From Knuckle
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Jack up the vehicle.
Drain the transaxle oil (or fluid).

Fig 11: Draining Transaxle Oil
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Disconnect the front exhaust pipe from the manifold.
NOTE: Use wire to suspend the exhaust pipe from the bottom of the vehicle.
Place the supporter under the sub-frame.
CAUTION: Check that all of the cables, hoses, harnesses, connectors etc. are disconnected from the engine.
In order to remove the sub-frame, engine, transaxle, steering gear box and drive shaft all together, loosen the sub-frame bolts (6ea) slowly and lift the vehicle with lifter.

Fig 12: Removing Sub-Frame
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Fig 13: Removing Engine, Transaxle, Steering Box & Drive Shaft
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Remove the driveshaft and hang the engine and transaxle at the hoist, then separate engine and transaxle from the sub-frame. To separate the engine and transaxle from the sub-frame, remove the engine mounting bracket and transaxle mounting bracket, and then lift up the hoist.