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FILTER - ENGINE OIL
REMOVAL
All engines are equipped with a high quality full-flow,
disposable type oil filter. DaimlerChrysler Corporation
recommends a Mopar
or equivalent oil filter be used.
1. Position a drain pan under the oil filter.
2. Using a suitable oil filter wrench loosen filter (3).
3. Rotate the oil filter counterclockwise to remove it
from the cylinder block oil filter boss.
4. When filter separates from cylinder block oil filter
boss, tip gasket end upward to minimize oil spill.
Remove filter from vehicle.
NOTE: Make sure filter gasket was removed with
filter.
5. With a wiping cloth, clean the gasket sealing surface of oil and grime.
INSTALLATION
1. Lightly lubricate oil filter gasket (2) with engine oil.
2. Thread filter (3) onto adapter nipple. When gasket
makes contact with sealing surface, hand tighten
filter one half turn, or 180°,do not over tighten.
3. Add oil, verify crankcase oil level and start engine.
Inspect for oil leaks.
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PA N - E N G I N E O I L
REMOVAL
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Install engine support fixture special tool # 8534.Do not raise engine at this time.
3.For 2WD vehicles,Remove both engine mount to frame through bolts.
4.For 4WD vehicles,Loosen both left and right side engine mount bracket to mount bolts, and remove the lower
bolt on each side. The upper hole in the engine bracket is slotted.
5. Remove the structural dust cover (1). (Refer to 9 -
ENGINE/ENGINE BLOCK/STRUCTURAL COVER -
REMOVAL)
6. Drain engine oil.
7. Remove the front crossmember (Refer to 13 -
FRAME & BUMPERS/FRAME/FRONT CROSS-
MEMBER - REMOVAL).
CAUTION: Only raise the engine enough to pro-
vide clearance for oil pan removal. Check for
proper clearance at fan shroud to fan and cowl to
intake manifold.
8. Raise engine using special tool # 8534 to provide
clearance to remove oil pan.
9. Remove the nuts from the transmission mount to
crossmember.
10. Using suitable transmission jack, raise the trans-
mission approximately 3 inches off of the
crossmember.
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NOTE:Donotpryonoilpanoroilpangasket.
Gasket is integral to engine windage tray and does
not come out with oil pan.
11. Remove the oil pan mounting bolts using the
sequence above, and remove oil pan.
NOTE: The double ended oil pan studs must be
installed in the same location that they were
removed from.
12. Unbolt oil pump pickup tube and remove tube.
NOTE: When the oil pan is removed, a new oil pan
gasket/windage tray assembly must be installed.
The old gasket cannot be reused.
13. Discard the integral windage tray and gasket and
replace.
INSTALLATION
1. Clean the oil pan gasket mating surface of the block and oil pan.
NOTE: Mopar
Engine RTV must be applied to the 4 T-joints, (area where front cover, rear retainer, block,
and oil pan gasket meet). The bead of RTV should cover the bottom of the gasket. This area is approxi-
mately 4.5 mm x 25 mm in each of the 4 T-joint locations.
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11. Install the structural dust cover (1). (Refer to 9 -
ENGINE/ENGINE BLOCK/STRUCTURAL COVER
- INSTALLATION).
12. Install the front crossmember (Refer to 13 -
FRAME & BUMPERS/FRAME/FRONT CROSS-
MEMBER - INSTALLATION).
13. Fill engine oil.
14. Reconnect the negative battery cable.
15. Start engine and check for leaks.
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INSPECTION
1. Inspect the intake sealing surface for cracks, nicks and distortion.
2. Inspect the intake manifold vacuum hose fittings for looseness or blockage.
3. Inspect the manifold to throttlebody mating surface for cracks, nicks and distortion.
INSTALLATION
1. Install intake manifold seals.
2. Position intake manifold and IAFM.
3. Install intake manifold retaining bolts, and tighten in sequence from the middle bolts towards the outside in a
crisscross pattern. Torque fasteners to 12 Nꞏm (105 in. lbs.).
4. Connect electrical connectors for the following components:
Manifold Absolute Pressure (MAP) Sensor
Intake Air Temperature (IAT) Sensor
Throttle Position (TPS) Sensor
Coolant Temperature (CTS) Sensor
Idle Air Control (IAC) Motor
5. Install generator.
6. Install A/C compressor.
7. Connect Brake booster hose and Positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) hose.
8. Install resonator assembly and air inlet hose.
9. Connect negative cable to battery.
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COVER - TIMING
REMOVAL
1. Disconnect the battery negative cable.
2. Remove the engine cover (1).
3. Remove air cleaner assembly.
4. Drain cooling system.
5. Remove accessory drive belt.
6. Remove fan and fan drive assembly (Refer to 7 -
COOLING/ENGINE/FAN DRIVE VISCOUS
CLUTCH - REMOVAL).
7. Remove coolant bottle and washer bottle.
8. Remove fan shroud.
NOTE: It is not necessary to disconnect A/C lines
or discharge freon.
9. Remove A/C compressor and set aside.
10. Remove the generator.
11. Remove upper radiator hose.
12. Disconnect both heater hoses at timing cover.
13. Disconnect lower radiator hose at engine.
14. Remove accessory drive belt tensioner and both
idler pulleys.
15. Remove crankshaft damper (2) (Refer to 9 -
ENGINE/ENGINE BLOCK/VIBRATION DAMPER -
REMOVAL).
NOTE: Do not remove the hoses from the power
steering pump.
16. Remove power steering pump and set aside.
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INSTALLATION
1. Clean timing chain cover and block surface.
NOTE: Always install a new gasket on timing cover.
2. Verify that the slide bushings (1) are installed in timing cover.
3. Install cover and new gasket. Tighten fasteners to 28 Nꞏm (250 in. lbs.).
NOTE: The large lifting stud is torqued to 55 Nꞏm (40 ft. lbs.).
4. Install the oil pan and pick up tube (Refer to 9 -
ENGINE/LUBRICATION/OIL PAN - INSTALLA-
TION).
5. Install the A/C compressor.
6. Install the generator.
7. Install power steering pump.
8. Install the dipstick support bolt.
9. Install the thermostat housing.
10. Install crankshaft damper (Refer to 9 - ENGINE/
ENGINE BLOCK/VIBRATION DAMPER - INSTAL-
LATION).
11. Install accessory drive belt tensioner assembly
and both idler pulleys.
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TIMING CHAIN & SPROCKETS
REMOVAL
1. Disconnect battery negative cable.
2. Drain cooling system.
3. Remove Timing Chain Cover (1).
4. Re-install the vibration damper bolt finger tight.
Using a suitable socket and breaker bar, rotate the
crankshaft to align timing chain sprockets and key-
ways as shown.
CAUTION: The camshaft pin and the slot in the
cam sprocket must be clocked at 12:00 (2). The
crankshaft keyway must be clocked at 2:00 (3).
The crankshaft sprocket must be installed so that
the dots and or paint marking is at 6:00.