Engine removal

Fiero engine removal

Note: Do not attempt to remove the engine from this vehicle unless
you have access to a hoist.  This procedure is extremely difficult to
perform using a floor jack and jackstands.Caution: If your vehicle is
equipped with air conditioning, take it to a dealer of air conditioning
specialist and have the system depressurized before you begin to
remove the engine.

1/ If the engine is not already warm, warm it up and drain the oil.    22/  Disconnect the backup light switch connector and the
                                                                                                                                  clutch slave cylinder.
2/ Disconnect the negative battery cable and the ground strap        23/ Disconnect the spark plug wire harness from the rocker
from the right front corner of the cylinder head, then disconnect            cover, unplug the boots from the spark plugs and the dist
the cable from the positive battery terminal.                                                 distributor terminals and remove the spark plug wire harness.
                                                                                                                                 Disconnect the connector between the coil and the distrib
                                                                                                                                 utor and the ignition coil grounds.
3/ Allow the engine sufficient time to cool down and drain the         24/ Disconnect the radiator and heater hoses from the water
engine coolant.                                                                                                     pump.  
4/ Disconnect the rear compartment lid ground strap.  Mark the     25/ Raise the vehicle and support it securely on jackstands.          
alignment of the lid mounting bolts and remove them.  Remove
the rear compartment lid.  Caution:Do not remove the torsion
rod retaining bolts.
5/ Remove the vapor canister (left side) and the battery (right       26/ Disconnect the air conditioning compressor line fitting
side) cover panels.                                                                                               bolts.
6/ Remove the air cleaner.                                                                           27/ Disconnect the exhaust pipe bolts.
7/ Disconnect the throttle cable and set it aside.                                    28/ Remove the rear wheels.
8/ Remove the shifter cable bracket bolt, disconnect the shifter       29/ Disconnect the parking brake cables.
cables from the shift linkage and secure the cables out of the
way with wire.
9/  Disconnect the heater hose from the intake manifold and            30/ Remove both rear brake calipers and hang them out the
disconnect the heater hose bracket from the throttle linkage                  way.  Do not disconnect the brake hoses.  NOTE: The
assembly.                                                                                                              caliper mounting bolts are Torx bolts not Allen bolts.
10/ Disconnect the vacuum hoses between the intake system         31/ Mark the struts for realignment and remove the strut
and all non-engine components.                                                                      mounting bolts.
11/  Disconnect the fuel lines at the throttle body and the                   32/ Remove the inner fender splash shields where they
filter and remove the filter bracket retaining bolt.                                         attach the engine cradle.
12/ Disconnect the throttle position sensor, the injector                     33/ Remove the nuts from the front cradle through-bolts
connector and the idle air control solenoid connector from                      but do not remove the through-bolts themselves at
the throttle body.                                                                                                   this time.
13/ Before disconnecting the remaining electrical connectors,           34/ Slide a suitable support under the engine/trans axle/
label them clearly for proper reinstallation.  The important                        cradle assembly.
thing to remember is how the wire harness is routed because
failure to reroute it properly will make it impossible to reattach
all the connectors.  If you are in doubt as to your ability to
reroute the harness properly, a few sketches now will be
helpful later at reinstallation time.
14/ Unplug the engine wire harness connector at the right side        35/ Lower the vehicle until the cradle is resting on the support.
of the engine compartment, then disconnect the two fusible                    NOTE: Unless your cradle support is higher than the axle
link connectors.                                                                                                     line of the wheels, it will be necessary to remove the
                                                                                                                                   front wheels in order to lower the vehicle enough to lay
                                                                                                                                   the cradle on the support.
15/ Disconnect the ground strap and the coolant temperature           36/ Slide jack stands underneath the forward end of the cradle.
switch/sender and connector on the left end of the cylinder
head.
16/ From underneath the vehicle, disconnect the oil temper               37/ Remove the front cradle through-bolts.
ature sending unit and the alternator leads.
17/ If your vehicle is equipped with air conditioning, disconnect        38/ Remove the rear cradle bolts.  Disconnect the parking
the electrical leads on the air conditioning compressor.                             brake cable at the cradle.
18/ If your vehicle is equipped with an automatic transaxle,                39/ Carefully raise the vehicle a few inches and check to make
disconnect the cooler lines.                                                                                sure that everything is disconnected.  If it is, raise the
                                                                                                                                   vehicle.  The engine/trans axle/cradle assembly will remain
                                                                                                                                   resting on the support.
19/ Disconnect the two leads on the starter solenoid.                           40/ Remove the trans axle-to-block bolts and separate the
                                                                                                                                    engine from the trans axle by prying them apart.
20/ Remove the strut rod.  Work all three air conditioning                   41/ Attach a hoist to the engine lifting brackets and raise the
wires out from between the air conditioning compressor and                  engine slightly until the front engine mount bolts are clear
the compressor bracket by threading them around the front                    of the cradle.
of the engine block and into the void behind the block.
21/ Feed the main wire harness down between the intake                 42/  Lift the engine out of the cradle.
manifold and the alternator bracket.                                    


Caddy Engine Removal

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