Engine Installation; Engine Installation To Mid-2016 Model Year; Engine Installation From Mid-2016 Model Year - Club Car Precedent 2016 Maintenance And Service Manual

ENGINE – SUBARU EX40
1. Disconnect battery and spark plug wire(s). See Side-Post Battery: Disconnecting the Battery-Gasoline
Vehicles, Section 1, Page 1-3.
See Top-Post Battery: Disconnecting the Battery- Gasoline Vehicles on page 1-4.
2. For some vehicles, the engine (1) can be removed by lifting it up and out of the chassis. For other vehicles, it
is easier to remove the entire powertrain assembly first. If removing powertrain, see Transaxle Removal on
page 24-9.
3. If equipped, remove air deflector from top of engine.
4. Disconnect governor cable and P-clamp, air intake hose, fuel line, wire harness connectors, ground cable, and
accelerator cable P-clamp. See Fuel System – Subaru EX40, Section 21, Page 21-1.
5. Remove starter/generator and belt. See Starter/Generator Removal, Section 19, Page 19-1.
6. Remove drive clutch. See Drive Clutch Removal, Section 23, Page 23-5.
7. Remove muffler. See Muffler Removal, Section 22, Page 22-1.
8. Remove engine mounting hardware (2, 3, 4, 5, and 6) from muffler bracket (7), clutch plate (8), and engine pan
(9) (Figure 20-8, Page 20-10).
9. Lift engine (1) from engine pan (9). See following NOTE.
NOTE: The engine weighs approximately 54 lb (24.5 kg).
10. Remove crankcase oil drain plug and drain all oil from crankcase. Dispose of engine oil properly.
11. If replacing engine (1), remove starter/generator mounting weldment (10) and retain for installation on new
engine. See following NOTE.
NOTE: If replacing engine and throttle body, the ECU must also be replaced. Throttle bodies and ECU's are matched
pairs.

ENGINE INSTALLATION

ENGINE INSTALLATION TO MID-2016 MODEL YEAR

1. If replacing engine (1), install starter/generator mounting weldment (10) on engine with screws (11), bolts (12),
washers (13), and locknuts (14) (Figure 20-7, Page 20-8). Tighten locknuts (14) only finger-tight at this time.
2. Install oil drain plug and tighten to 18 ft·lb (24.4 N·m).
3. Place engine (1) onto engine pan (9) and secure with mounting hardware (4, 5, and 6). Leave flange nuts (4)
loose at this time.
4. Install clutch plate (8) with screws (3) and bolts (21). Leave screws (3) and bolts (21) loose at this time.
5. Install bolts (2) through muffler bracket (7) into transaxle but do not tighten.
6. Tighten hardware in the following order:
6.1. Tighten screws (3) to 23 ft·lb (31 N·m).
6.2. Tighten bolts (21) to 50 ft·lb (68 N·m).
6.3. Tighten bolts (2) to 50 ft·lb (68 N·m).
6.4. Tighten flange nuts (4) to 33 ft·lb (40.6 N·m).
7. Install drive clutch. See Drive Clutch Installation, Section 23, Page 23-11.
8. Install muffler. See Muffler Installation, Section 22, Page 22-1.
9. Install starter/generator and belt. See Starter/Generator Installation, Section 19, Page 19-11.
10. If necessary, install powertrain. See Transaxle Installation, Section 24, Page 24-12.
11. Connect air intake hose, fuel line, wire harness connectors, ground cable and governor cable. See Fuel System
– Subaru EX40, Section 21, Page 21-1.
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