Chrysler 2000 LHS Owner's Manual page 985

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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
Fig. 45 Air Cleaner With Inlet Hose
1 – AIR CLEANER ASSEMBLY WITH AIR INLET HOSE
2 – THROTTLE BODY
(25) Disconnect both hoses at coolant bottle.
(26) Disconnect all vacuum hoses.
(27) Disconnect ground straps at both cylinder
heads.
CAUTION: Upper Intake manifold is a composite
design. Therefore, manifold should be removed
before lifting engine or damage to the manifold
could occur.
(28) Remove upper intake manifold. Cover intake
manifold openings with tape.
(29) Disconnect heater hoses.
(30) Remove rear throttle body support bracket.
(31) Remove fastener for water pipe at transmis-
sion to block bolt.
(32) Remove four upper transmission to block
bolts.
(33) Disconnect all electrical connections.
(34) Hoist vehicle.
(35) Drain engine oil.
(36) Remove structural collar and mark flex plate
to torque converter position.
(37) Remove bolts holding torque converter to flex
plate.
(38) Disconnect both transmission oil cooler line
brackets from engine.
(39) Loosen and remove left exhaust manifold
V-Band clamp.
(40) For starter removal, loosen the left converter
exhaust pipe band clamp and exhaust pipe support
bracket at transaxle.
(41) Remove starter.
(42) Remove left engine mount bolts.
(43) Remove right engine mount bolts.
(44) Remove crankshaft position sensor.
(45) Remove two lower transmission to block bolts.
(46) Lower vehicle.
(47) Attach lifting device to engine.
(48) Insert floor jack with small block of wood
under transmission pan to support transmission.
(49) Hoist engine from engine compartment.
INSTALLATION
(1) Attach lifting device and lower engine into
engine compartment.
(2) Align engine mounts and install fasteners but
do not tighten until all mounting bolts have been
installed.
(3) Install transmission case to engine block
tighten bolts to 102 N·m (75 ft. lbs.).
(4) Remove engine lifting device.
(5) Raise vehicle.
(6) Tighten engine mount fastener to 61 N·m (45
ft. lbs.).
(7) Align flex plate to torque converter and install
mounting bolts. Tighten bolts to 75 N·m (55 ft. lbs.).
(8) Install crankshaft position sensor.
(9) Install starter.
(10) Install new V-Band clamp at left side exhaust
manifold to catalytic converter. Tighten V-Band
clamp to 11 N·m (100 in. lbs.).
(11) Install left side catalytic converter down pipe
support fastener at transaxle. Tighten fastener to 47
N·m (35 ft. lbs.).
(12) Tighten the left converter down pipe band
clamp.
(13) Install the transmission
bracket to engine.
(14) Install structural collar. Refer to procedure in
this section.
(15) Lower vehicle.
(16) Connect all electrical connections.
(17) Install four upper transmission to block bolts
tighten to 102 N·m (75 ft. lbs.).
(18) Install water pipe and retaining fasteners to
the transaxle/cylinder block double-ended bolts.
(19) Install rear throttle body support bracket.
(20) Connect heater hoses.
(21) Install upper intake manifold. Refer to proce-
dure in this section.
(22) Connect ground straps at both cylinder heads.
(23) Connect all vacuum hoses.
(24) Connect both hoses at coolant bottle.
LH
oil cooler lines