| Components |

| 1. Piston ring 2. Piston pin 3. Snap ring 4. Piston | 5. Connecting rod 6. Connecting rod upper bearing 7. Connecting rod lower bearing 8. Connecting rod bearing cap |
Removal 1. Remove the transaxle assembly. (Refer to Automatic Transaxle System - "Automatic Transaxle") 2. Remove the drive plate. (Refer to Cylinder Block - "Drive Plate") 3.
Disassembly • Use fender covers to avoid damaging painted surfaces. • To avoid damage, unplug the wiring connectors carefully while holding the connector portion.
Inspection 1. Ignition "ON" 2. Using the scan tool. 3. Emit intensive light toward photo sensor using a lamp, and check the output voltage change. 4. The voltage will rise with higher intensive light and reduce with lower intensive light.
Inspection 1. Ignition "OFF”. 2. Disconnect the connector of auto defog control actuator. 3. Verify that the auto defog control actuator operates to the defrost ON mode when connecting 12V to the terminal 3 and grounding terminal 7. 4.