Left Side

REMOVAL
1. Disconnect battery ground cable and remove intake shield and air intake tube.
2. Remove inside engine cover.
3. Remove upper intake manifold.
4. Remove the valve cover bolts, reinforcing plates and valve cover.

INSTALLATION
1. Clean valve cover, cylinder head, and intake manifold gasket surfaces.
2. Peel plastic film from valve cover gasket and stick in place on valve cover.

Valve Covers And Gaskets:

3. Apply Silicone Rubber D6AZ-19562-BA (ESB-M4G92-A) or equivalent, to the intake manifold-to-cylinder head parting seam and an 8 mm (1/8-inch) ball of sealer to valve cover bolt holes on exhaust side of cylinder head.

NOTE: Since silicone rubber will set up within 15 minutes, if you are installing both covers, apply only to one side at a time.

4. Install the valve cover, bolts, and reinforcing plates and snug bolts starting from center bolts and working in crisscross pattern to end bolts. Tighten in same pattern to 6-8 Nm (4.5-5.9 ft-lb). Two minutes later tighten bolts to same specification.

NOTE: Stud goes in upper rear hole.

Upper Intake Manifold:

5. Install upper intake manifold tighten bolts to 20-25 Nm (15-18 ft lb).
6. Install air intake tube and shield.
7. Connect battery ground cable, start engine and check for leaks.

NOTE: On vehicles equipped with EEC, when the battery has been disconnected and reconnected, some abnormal drive symptoms may occur while the powertrain control module relearns its adaptive strategy. The vehicle may need to be driven 10 miles or more to relearn the strategy.

8. Install engine cover and close hood.