Installation (ES300)
- Assemble engine and transaxle. Install rear and front mounting insulators. Attach engine sling to engine hangers. Tilt transaxle downward, and lower engine into engine compartment. Align right and left mountings with body bracket to ensure engine is level.
- Temporarily install No. 2 right engine mounting bracket and engine moving control rod with 3 bolts. Tighten bolts "A", "B", "C" and "D". See Fig 1. Install mounting insulator with 3 bolts.
- Install engine mounting absorber with 4 bolts. Connect rear and left engine mounting insulators. Remove engine sling. Connect transaxle control cable to transaxle. Install power steering pump and 2 bolts. Install drive belt. Connect power steering pressure tube with 2 nuts.
- Install A/C compressor and drive belt adjusting bar bracket. Tighten nuts and bolt to specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS . Install drive belt. Connect A/C compressor connector. Install axle shafts in reverse order of removal.
- Push engine wire through cowl panel. Install grommet. Connect 3 engine ECM connectors. Connect 3 cowl wire connectors to connectors on bracket. Install lower instrument panel. Connect connectors, cable clamps and hoses.
- Temporarily install 3 new gaskets and front exhaust pipe. Install 2 bolts, 2 compression rings and 4 nuts. Tighten 4 nuts holding exhaust manifolds to front exhaust pipe. Tighten 2 bolts and 2 compression rings holding front exhaust pipe to center exhaust pipe. Install support stay with 2 bolts.
- Install radiator, cruise control actuator and air cleaner cap assembly. Connect accelerator cable. Using 5-mm hexagon wrench, install "V" bank cover with 3 nuts. Press down "V" bank cover fastener.
- Install engine fender apron seals. Install battery tray and battery. Install hood, and fill engine with oil and coolant. Check for leaks.