Sorry I'm not sure on the 2000..Just went and looked at my son's 99. Sure enough like Scott said the a/c receiver dryer is mounted in the way.. You may try and unbolt the mount and turn the dryer up to clear it.
I looked on NAXJA this was all I could find. Worth reading
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthrea...r+motor&page=2
Good Luck
Nick