Isuzu D-Max / Isuzu Rodeo (TFR/TFS). Manual — part 551

6A – 42 ENGINE MECHANICAL

Air Cleaner

Remove the air cleaner duct from the engine.

Coolant

Remove the coolant drain plug (at the lower left of the
engine) and the radiator drain plug.
Allow the engine coolant to drain completely.

Gear Shift Lever

1. Place the gear shift lever in the neutral position.
2. Remove the front console from the floor panel.
3. Pull the gear shift lever grommet

Q

and the dust

cover

R

to the top of the gear shift lever.

4. Remove the gear shift lever cover bolt

S

.

5. Remove the gear shift lever

T

.

6. Remove the gear shift lever hole cover

U

or the

center console from the floor.

7. Remove the quadrant box

V

from the transmission

rear cover.

Note:
Cover the quadrant box hole to prevent the entry of
foreign material into the transmission.

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ENGINE MECHANICAL 6A – 43

Transfer Change Lever (For 4

×××× 4)

Perform this procedure after removing the gear shift lever.
1. Place the transfer change lever in the “H” position.
2. Pull the transfer change lever grommet

Q

and the

dust cover

R

to the top of the transfer change lever.

3. Remove the retainer bolts

S

.

4. Remove the transfer change lever

T

along with the

retainer and the ball seat cover.

5. Remove the change lever hole cover

U

or the center

console from the floor.

6. Remove the quadrant box

V

from the transfer case

adapter.

Note:
Cover the quadrant box hole and the change lever
hole to prevent the entry of foreign material into the
transmission.

Radiator

1. Remove the cooling fan

Q

, the pulley

R

, and the belt

S

.

2. Disconnect the radiator upper hose

T

and the radiator

lower hose

U

from the engine.

3. Remove the radiator shroud

V

.

4. Remove the radiator grille from the deflector panel.
5. Remove

the

radiator

W

.

Take care not to damage the radiator core.

6. Remove the radiator undercover from the chassis

frome.

Supporting the Vehicle

1. Jack up the vehicle.
2. Place chassis stands at the front and the rear of the

vehicle.

3. Remove the wheels from the vehicle.

6A – 44 ENGINE MECHANICAL

Engine Oil Draining

Remove the oil pan drain plug to drain the engine oil.
Do this while the engine is hot.
Do not forget to reinstall the drain plug after draining the
engine oil.

Transfer Case Protector (4

×××× 4 model)

Remove the transfer case protector

Q

from the

transmission mounting member

R

and the side menber

S

.

Transmission Oil Draining

1. Remove the transmission oil drain plug.
2. Replace the drain plug after draining the oil.

Control Cables or Rods

1. Disconnect the clutch control cable or the hydraulic

cylinder from the transmission.

2. Disconnect the parking brake control cable from the

rear wheel brake back plate.

3. Disconnect the speedometer drive cable from the

transmission.

ENGINE MECHANICAL 6A – 45

Exhaust Pipe

1. Disconnect the exhaust pipe from the exhaust

manifold.

Rear Propeller Shaft

1. Remove the propeller shaft flange yoke at the drive

pinion

Q

.

2. Remove the 2nd propeller shaft flange yoke bolts

R

at

the center bearing.

3. Remove the center bearing retainer bolts

S

.

4. Remove the 1st propeller shaft

T

together with the

center bearing from the transmission mainshaft spline.

Front Propeller Shaft (For 4

×××× 4)

Remove the splined yoke flange bolt at the transfer output
shaft.
Do not allow the splined yoke to fall away from the front
propeller shaft.

If the splined yoke should fall away from the front propeller
shaft, align the setting marks

S

on the splined yoke

Q

and the propeller shaft

R

to reassemble the two parts.

The setting marks are puncked circles approximately

S

mm (0.12 in) in diameter.

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Without turbocharger

With turbocharger

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