Town & Country Van AWD V6-230 3.8L VIN L SMFI (1998)
4.
Remove the load on the engine mount by carefully supporting the engine with a floor jack.
5.
Remove the vertical and horizontal fasteners from the engine side bracket. Remove the engine mount assembly.
6.
Remove the idler pulley from the engine mounting bracket. (Figure 3).
7.
Remove the engine mounting bracket
8.
Install a new engine mounting bracket. Torque the fasteners to 40-68 Nm (30-50 ft lbs.).
9.
Install the idler pulley to the engine mounting bracket. Torque the fastener to 40-68 Nm (30-50 ft lbs.)
10.
Properly route and position a serpentine belt onto all pulleys except the idler pulley (Use a new belt if there is any evidence of damage to the
original one).
11.
Rotate the belt tensioner clockwise until the belt can be installed onto the idler pulley. Slowly release the belt tensioner.
12.
Install the engine mount; torque the assembly in the following order, engine mount to rail fasteners 68 Nm (50 ft. lbs.), vertical fastener 102 Nm
(75 ft. lbs.), and horizontal fastener 150 Nm (111 ft. lbs.).
13.
Install the purge duty cycle solenoid to the engine mount.
14.
Start the vehicle and let it run for one minute then turn the engine off.
15.
Verify the serpentine belt is properly aligned (Figure 1).
16.
If the serpentine belt has moved toward the outboard edge of the idler pulley, further diagnosis will be required.
POLICY: Reimbursable within the provisions of the warranty.
TIME ALLOWANCE:
Labor Operation No:
07-20-20-96
0.7 Hrs.
FAILURE CODE: P8 - New Part
