Contents: Removal ⇊ Installation ⇊
On these cars, the engine and gearbox are lowered down and removed from under the car.
When installing, replace all bolts and nuts of the powertrain suspension support supports/brackets.
Removal
1. Mark the position of the hinges and remove the hood.
2. Remove the battery with the tray.
3. Remove the air filter and air ducts.
4. Decompress the fuel system (Chapter 5), drain the oil and fluid from the engine and transmission, drain the coolant and disconnect the hoses from the radiator.
5. Designate (including the routes) and disconnect all hoses, cables and wires from the engine, including the cruise control and throttle cables, brake booster hose, fuel lines, 3 vacuum hoses on the intake manifold, etc. Disconnect the battery cable from the fuse box in the engine compartment.
6. Remove the accessory drive belts.
7. Remove the power steering pump, move it to the side and secure it without disconnecting the hoses.
8. Remove the generator together with the bracket.
9. Remove the radiator assembly with 2 fans.
10. Disconnect the heater hoses from the cooling system pipe under the intake manifold.
11. Remove the air conditioning compressor and secure it with wire to the radiator support without disconnecting the hoses.
12. Disconnect the hoses on the automatic transmission housing.
13. Attach the hoist to the hooks on the cylinder block and slightly lift the engine.
14. Raise the car.
15. Disconnect the oxygen sensor connector
16. Disconnect the exhaust pipe from the manifold.
17. Mark the position of the central subframe beam relative to the rear one, unscrew the 2 bolts, but do not remove the beam.
18. Remove the gearbox cable cover and disconnect the cable from the rod.
19. Remove the engine protective panel, remove the front wheels.
20. Disconnect the shock absorber fork from the lower suspension arm, unscrew the bolts and remove the fork from the suspension strut.
21. Disconnect the lower arms from the suspension knuckles by pressing out the ball joints.
22. Disconnect the axle shafts and carefully knock the splined axles out of the wheel hubs. Move the axle shafts to the side and tie them up. Place plastic bags over the splined axles and covers to protect them from dirt.
23. Remove the front engine mount bracket.
24. Place a jack under the front subframe beam and support the beam using a board.
25. Loosen the bolts and remove the front support, suspension rods and lower arms, remove the front beam.
26. Remove the side engine support.
27. Remove the gearbox side support.
28. Make sure all hoses and wires are disconnected and slowly lower the engine and remove it from under the vehicle.
29. Place stands under the front of the vehicle and block the rear wheels. If the vehicle needs to be rolled after the engine has been removed, install the front beam and suspension arms
Installation
30. Install the power unit on the vehicle by lifting it from underneath the vehicle. Install the side support, center the holes for the bolts with a wrench (punch). Tighten the bolt to a torque of 64 Nm, on the engine side, tighten the nut and bolt by hand.
31. Install the side support of the gearbox, center the holes for the bolts with a wrench (punch). Tighten the bolt to a torque of 64 Nm, on the engine side, tighten the nut and bolt by hand.
32. Install the rear engine mount bracket and tighten the bolt to 47 Nm.
33. Install the front subframe beam, screw in new color-coded bolts, tighten by hand.
34. Align the marks on the center and front beams, tighten the 2 mounting bolts by hand.
35. Tighten the front beam bolts to 64 Nm.
36. Attach the lower suspension arms and stabilizer bar links. Tighten the bolts and nuts by hand.
37. Install the front support bracket, tighten the three bolts by hand. Tighten the support through bolt to 47 Nm.
38. Tighten the side support bolt and nut to 64 Nm.
39. Tighten the transmission side support nuts to 38 Nm.
40. Tighten the three front support bracket mounting bolts to 38 Nm.
41. Install the splined hub axles and half shafts, replacing the spring rings on the inner part of the half shafts.
42. Reattach the cables, exhaust pipe, transmission hoses and other parts removed after raising the vehicle. Install the wheels and lower the vehicle.
43. Then assembly is carried out in reverse order. When installing removed units, follow the description in the relevant sections.
Powertrain Mounts and Mounting Tightening Procedure (4-cylinder Odyssey): 1. Transmission support; 2. Rear support; 3. Front support