Engine Ford Festiva I

Note. When removing engine mounts, mark and note location and position to ensure proper installation.

Removal

1. Remove battery and battery tray. Index hood-to-hinge and remove hood. Drain coolant. Drain engine oil and transaxle fluid. Remove air cleaner assembly on carbureted engines. On MPFI engines, disconnect vane airflow meter connector, vane airflow meter and hose.
2. Remove oil dipstick, cooling fan and radiator assembly. Disconnect accelerator cable from mounting bracket and throttle lever. Disconnect speedometer cable at transaxle. Mark and disconnect fuel lines at fuel pump. Plug fuel lines. Remove heater hoses. Remove brake booster vacuum hose. On carbureted engines, disconnect carburetor-to-chassis hoses and WOT vacuum switch connector. On MPFI engines, disconnect transaxle vacuum hose.
3. Remove charcoal canister hoses from engine. Disconnect engine wiring harness. Remove alternator and brackets. Remove engine ground strap. Raise vehicle and remove catalytic converter.
4. Disconnect A/C compressor without removing hoses and set aside. Disconnect distributor wiring at coil. On automatic transaxle models, remove nut connecting shift lever to manual shaft assembly. Remove shift cable from transaxle. Loosen front wheel bolts. Raise vehicle and remove wheel assemblies.
5. Remove stabilizer mounting nuts and brackets. Remove lower arm clamp bolts and nuts. Pull lower arms downward, separating lower arms from knuckles. Separate halfshafts and install Differential Plugs (T87C-7025-C) between differential side gears. See FRONT WHEEL DRIVE article in the DRIVE AXLE section.
6. On manual transaxle vehicles, disconnect clutch control cable and shift control cable rod. Remove stabilizer bar from transaxle. Remove catalytic converter inlet pipe. Support engine assembly with hoist. Remove rear crossmember mount bolts. Remove front and rear engine mount nuts.
7. Remove crossmember. Lower vehicle and attach engine lifter hooks. Remove right engine mount bolt. Remove engine and transaxle assembly through bottom of vehicle. Remove gusset plates. Remove starter and flywheel cover. Remove torque converter bolts on automatic transaxle and engine-to-transaxle bolts. separate transaxle from engine.

Installation

1. Attach hoist to engine assembly and position in vehicle from the bottom. Support engine in chassis and install engine mount bolts through mounts. Raise vehicle and install front engine mount nut. Tighten nut to specifications.
2. Position crossmember onto mounts and chassis. Tighten rear nut. Install mount-to-crossmember nuts and tighten. Remove differential plugs and install halfshafts. To complete installation, reverse removal procedure. Tighten all bolts/nuts to specifications. Fill all fluid levels to proper level.