For 1990-2009 cars

### Removal Procedure

1. Remove the fuel pump fuse.
2. Start the engine and repeat cranking until the remaining fuel in the fuel line is all consumed.

Warning: Refer to Battery Disconnect Warning in the Preface section.

3. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
4. Drain the engine coolant. Refer to Cooling System Draining and Filling.
5. Drain the engine oil.
6. Drain the transaxle oil.
7. Drain the power steering oil.
8. Recover the refrigerant. Refer to Refrigerant Recovery and Recharging.
9. Remove the engine assembly. Refer to Engine Replacement.
10. Remove the timing chain cover. Refer to Camshaft Timing Chain and Sprocket Replacement.
11. Remove the compressor.
12. Remove the idler retaining bolt, upper pad-to-lower pad bracket bolt, and the idler.
13. Remove the lower pad bracket.
14. Remove the engine oil dipstick tube.
15. Remove the crankshaft position (CKP) sensor. Refer to Crankshaft Position Sensor Replacement.
16. Remove the bed plate baffle.
17. Remove the oil pump chain lever.
18. Remove the bed plate outer bolts in the sequence shown.
19. Remove the bed plate inner bolts.

### Installation Procedure

1. Clean the contact surfaces between the bed plate and the cylinder block.
2. Apply the liquid gasket, Loctite® 5900-M8585, on the bed plate.

Caution: Refer to Fastener Caution in the Preface section.

3. Install the bed plate and tighten the inner bolts to 33 N·m (24 lb ft). After tightening all the inner bolts, turn the bolts by 135 degrees each.
4. Tighten the bed plate outer bolts to 20-26 N·m (15-19 lb ft).
5. Install the oil pump. Refer to Oil Pump Replacement.
6. Install the oil pump chain lever and tighten the bolt to 8 N·m (71 lb in).
7. Install the bed plate baffle and tighten the bolts to 8 N·m (71 lb in).
8. Install the oil pan. Refer to Oil Pan Replacement.
9. Install the engine oil dipstick tube.

• | Tighten the engine oil dipstick tube bracket bolt to 20 N·m (15 lb ft).

• | Tighten the engine oil dipstick tube bolt to 9 N·m (80 lb in).

10. Install the CKP sensor. Refer to Crankshaft Position Sensor Replacement.
11. Install the lower pad bracket and tighten the bolts to 40 N·m (30 lb ft).
12. Install the idler.

• | Tighten the idler retaining bolts to 45 N·m (33 lb ft).

• | Tighten the upper pad-to-lower pad bracket bolt to 35 N·m (26 lb ft).

13. Install the compressor and tighten the retaining bolts and nuts to 25 N·m (18 lb ft).
14. Install the timing chain and timing chain cover. Refer to Camshaft Timing Chain and Sprocket Replacement.
15. Install the engine assembly. Refer to Engine Replacement.
16. Install the fuel pump fuse.
17. Connect the negative battery cable.
18. Refill the crankcase with engine oil.
19. Refill the engine coolant system. Refer to Cooling System Draining and Filling.
20. Fill and bleed the power steering system. Refer to Power Steering System Bleeding.
21. Refill the A/C System. Refer to Refrigerant Recovery and Recharging.