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<p>From : E</p>

<p>Here is the procedure I  use when pulling the engine out of my ACR 4-door.</p>

<p>Procedure for pulling the Neon SOHC motor</p>

<ol>
<li>Drain trans</li>
<li>Pull halfshafts</li>
<li>Pull battery and tray (don't forget to disconnect battery temp sensor from
    tray)</li>
<li>Drain and pull radiator with hoses and fan attached</li>
<li>Remove airbox, bracket, and tube to throttle body</li>
<li>Unbolt catalyst from exhaust manifold</li>
<li>Remove coolant overflow bottle</li>
<li>Disconnect rear O2 sensor near alternator shield</li>
<li>Unbolt ground strap from valve cover</li>
<li>Unbolt power steering reservoir from head (do not undo power steering lines)</li>
<li>Unbolt power steering pump from bracket and lay it back behind the RF strut
   tower (do not undo power steering lines)</li>
<li>Disconnect back up light on trans and ground strap</li>
<li>Separate harness at 60 way connector (unbolt bracket too)</li>
<li>Disconnect battery cable from starter</li>
<li>Unhook clutch cable</li>
<li>Unhook shifter cables from trans and trans bracket (don't loose the clips)</li>
<li>Disconnect heater hoses from lines above trans</li>
<li>Disconnect throttle cable from throttle body and bracket</li>
<li>Unbolt power hop damper at crossmember</li>
<li>Remove front motor mount through bolt</li>
<li>Support right side of motor with a jack</li>
<li>Remove right side mount with purge solenoid</li>
<li>Hook chain at mount through bolt</li>
<li>Let motor down so through bolt is sitting on the rail</li>
<li>Support trans with jack</li>
<li>Remove through bolt at trans mount</li>
<li>Hook chain to one of the trans mount bolts (not through bolt)</li>
<li>Hook chain to engine lift</li>
<li>Remove jack</li>
<li>Rotate engine assembly clockwise so trans mount clears bracket</li>
<li>Have someone hold hood vertical</li>
<li>Pull it out.</li>
</ol>

Notes:<br>
 Takes me about 3 hours alone<br>
 Cheap plastic 2.2L clutch alignment tool from Murray's works on the Neon motor<br>
 Make sure you use the Mopar fluid specific for the Neon trans (about 2.5 qts.)<br>

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