Pontiac Fiero 1988 Service Manual page 318

2.5L ENGINE 6A1-17
Fig. 807 Timing Gear Cover Sealer Application
CENTERING
TOOL
INSTALLED
5 2 0 0 1 7 - 6 A 4
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
Fig. 808 Front Cover Centering Tool Installed
Starter - let hang.
Flywheel cover.
Pulley and hub.
Lower vehicle.
Support engine with J28467.
Engine torque strut.
Raise vehicle.
Engine mount.
Timing gear cover screws.
Timing gear cover.
Clean
• Sealing surfaces of cylinder block, oil pan
and timing gear cover.
Install or Connect
3.
4.
6.
9.
10.
11.
12
13
14
15
16
17
Apply a 3/8* wide by 3/16" bead of RTV to joint
at oil pan and timing gear cover.
Apply a 1/4" wide by 1/8" thick bead of RTV
sealer to timing gear cover at block mating
surfaces.
Centering tool J34995 in timing gear cover oil
seal (Fig. 808).
Partially tighten two opposing cover screws with
centering tool in place.
Remaining cover to block screws.
Tighten
• All timing gear cover to cylinder block
screws - 10 N°m (90 lb. in.). Remove
centering tool J34995.
Engine mount. Lower engine and remove J28467.
Hub and pulley.
Flywheel cover.
Starter.
Inner splash shield.
Right rear wheel and tire.
Lower vehicle.
Serpentine belt.
Trim - at sail panel below battery side panel.
Engine compartment lid and side panels.
Negative battery cable.
ENGINE A S S E M B L Y
1.
2.
3.
Remove or Disconnect
Tools required:
J28467 Engine Support Fixture.
J34043 Parking Brake Cable Retainer
Compressor.
Battery cables.
Engine coolant.
Rear compartment lid and side cover panels.
Important
(Fig.
807)
1. Front seal in timing gear cover.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
® Do not remove the torsion rod retaining
bolts.
• Scribe hinges for later reassembly.
• Remove trim at sail panel below battery side
panel.
Air cleaner.
Throttle and shift cables.
Heater hose at intake manifold.
Vacuum hoses to all components not engine
mounted.
Fuel lines at TBI and filter (see Section 6C).
Fuel pump relay and oxygen sensor connectors.
Transaxle cooler lines (automatic only).
• Slave cylinder from manual transaxle
equipped vehicles.
Ground strap - engine to chassis.
Radiator hoses and heater hoses.
Engine harness connector at bulkhead.
Discharge A/C system (if equipped).
• Disconnect A/C lines at compressor and
seal.