Fluid Pump: Service and Repair

Special Tools:

Removal
1. Place the transaxle range selector lever in the PARK position.
2. Remove the battery.





3. Remove the engine air cleaner inlet tube.
1 Remove the crankcase ventilation tube.
2 Disconnect the Intake Air Temperature sensor (IAT sensor).
3 Disconnect the engine air cleaner inlet tube.





4. Disconnect the digital Transmission Range (TR) sensor electrical connector.





5. Disconnect the transaxle vehicle harness connector.





6. Prepare the engine compartment to install the Engine Lifting Brackets.
1 Remove the coolant bypass hose.
2 Remove the PCV valve from the valve cover.
3 Remove the upper radiator sight shield.
7. Remove cowl assembly.





8. NOTE: RH side of the engine faces rearward.

Install the LH engine lifting bracket on the RH side of the engine.





9. NOTE: LH side of the engine faces forward.

Install the RH engine lifting bracket on the LH side of the engine.





1O. Install the 3-Bar Engine Support.





11. Remove the upper transaxle side pan retaining bolts.
12. Raise the vehicle.
13. Remove the LH wheel and tire.





14. Remove the LH front fender splash shield and position out of the way.
1 Remove the retaining pins.
2 Remove the front fender splash shield.
15. Remove the LH transaxle support and insulator.
16. Position a drain pan under the transaxle side pan.





17. Remove the bolts and remove the transaxle side pan and gasket.





18. CAUTION: Do not pull on the wires or the electrical connectors. Damage to the connectors will result.

Lift the locking tab and disconnect the electrical connectors.
19. Position the transaxle wiring harness out of the way.





20. CAUTION: Do not remove the two bolts that hold the pump assembly and main control valve body together as the pump assembly may fall from the main control valve body.

CAUTION: Only 4 of the 6 pump cover bolts need to be removed.

Remove the bolts.
21. Disconnect the manual linkage.





22. Remove the main pump assembly and the main control valve body by carefully sliding it off the pump shaft.

Installation





1. Install pump assembly and main control valve body onto the pump shaft.

2. NOTE: The anti-lock brake hydraulic modulator will not allow sufficient clearance to rotate the main control valve body. The manual valve will need to be removed from the main control valve body and then reinstalled to properly install the main control valve body. Rotate the crankshaft to obtain the correct engagement of the pump and the pump shaft.

Rotate the pump assembly and main control valve body to connect the manual valve link with the manual valve.





3. CAUTION: Do not use the bolts to draw pump assembly and main control valve body onto the chain cover case. Component damage may occur.

Use the valve body guide pins to install the pump assembly and main control valve body. Install retaining bolt and tighten in sequence.
4. Install the transaxle wire harness the retaining clip into the separator plate.





5. Connect the electrical connectors.





6. NOTE: The transaxle side cover gasket is reusable if not torn or ripped.

Install the side cover, gasket and bolts.
7. Install the LH transaxle support and insulator.





8. Install the LH front fender splash shield.
1 Install the front fender splash shield.
2 Install the retaining pins.
9. Install the LH wheel and tire.
10. Lower the vehicle.





11. Install the bolts retaining the upper transaxle side pan.
12. Remove the 3-Bar Engine Support.





13. Remove the LH engine lifting bracket.





14. Remove the RH engine lifting bracket.





15. Assemble the engine compartment.
1 Install the coolant bypass hose.
2 Install the PCV valve into the valve cover.
3 Install the upper radiator sight shield.
16. Install the wiper cowl assembly.





17. Connect the transaxle vehicle harness connector.





18. Connect the digital transaxle range sensor electrical connector.





19. Install the engine air cleaner inlet tube.
1 Install the engine air cleaner inlet tube.
2 Connect the electrical connector.
Install the crankcase ventilation tube to the air cleaner.
20. Reinstall the battery.
21. Fill the transaxle assembly with one quart of MERCON V Automatic Transmission Fluid XT-5-QM or equivalent meeting MERCON V specification.
22. Start the engine. Move the transaxle range selector lever through all positions. Check the fluid level.