Pontiac Fiero 1988 Service Manual page 319

6A1-18 2.5L ENGINE
15. Rear console.
16. ECM harness - through bulkhead panel.
17. Install engine support fixture.
18. Engine strut bracket.
19. Raise vehicle.
20. Rear wheels.
21. Torque converter bolts (automatic only).
22. Parking brake cable and calipers.
• Do not disconnect brake hoses, support
calipers out of way.
23. Strut bolts - mark struts for realignment. (See
Section 3D).
24. A/C wiring (if equipped).
25. Cradle bolts.
26. Parking brake cable at cradle.
• Use tool J34043 to release parking brake
cables at cradle.
27. Lower vehicle.
Inspect
[J] Important
• Support engine - transaxle and cradle
assembly on dolly: (be sure to support the
outboard ends of the lower control arms)
disconnect engine support fixture.
28. Raise vehicle, leaving engine, transaxle and
cradle assembly on dolly.
29 Separate engine and transaxle.
-H- Install or Connect
1. Reconnect engine and transaxle on cradle.
2. Lower vehicle over dolly.
3. Cradle bolts (4-in sequence).
• Install front bolts finger tight
• Torque rear bolts - 103 N-m (76 lb. ft).
• Torque front bolts - 90 N-m (66 lb. ft.).
4. Raise vehicle.
5. Strut bolts.
6. Caliper and park brake cable.
7. A/C wiring (if equipped).
8. Torque converter bolts (automatic only).
9. Rear wheels.
10. Lower vehicle.
11. Engine strut bracket.
12. Radiator hose and heater hoses.
13. Ground strap.
14. Transaxle cooler lines (automatic only).
15. Fuel pump relay and oxygen sensor connectors.
16. Fuel lines at TBI and filter.
17. Vacuum hoses.
18. Throttle and shift cables.
19. Air cleaner.
20. Engine harness and ECM harness.
21. Rear console.
22. Engine coolant.
23. Battery cables.
24. Charge A/C (if equipped).
25. Trim - at sail panel below battery side panel.
26. Engine compartment lid and side cover panels.
m For proper completion of repair.
m For fluid and exhaust leaks.
E X H A U S T M A N I F O L D
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Remove or Disconnect
Air cleaner.
Raise vehicle.
Exhaust pipe.
Lower vehicle.
Battery side cover.
Oxygen sensor connector.
Dipstick tube at manifold.
Retaining bolts and washers.
Exhaust manifold and gasket.
Clean
• Sealing surfaces of cylinder head and
manifold.
m Retaining bolts and threads - lubricate.
+4- Install or Connect
1.
2.
Exhaust manifold, with new gasket.
Retaining bolts and washers.
Q Tighten
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
• In sequence and to specification shown in
Fig. '810.
Dipstick tube at manifold.
Raise vehicle.
Exhaust pipe.
Lower vehicle.
Air cleaner.
Oxygen sensor connector.
Battery side cover.
Inspect
• For exhaust leaks.
CAMSHAFT
«--• Remove or Disconnect
Figs. 811812 and 813
1. Engine assembly from vehicle, leaving engine and
transaxle attached in cradle.
2. Rocker arm cover and push rods.
3. Push rod cover and valve lifters.
4. Front engine mount and bracket assembly
(support engine and transaxle).
5. Front pulley and hub.
6. Timing gear cover.
7. Camshaft thrust plate screws.