Left Side

REMOVAL

Intake Shield:

1. Disconnect battery ground cable and remove intake shield and air intake tube.
2. Remove bolt from air conditioning pipe over upper intake manifold.
3. Remove upper intake manifold.

A/C Clutch Connector:

3. Disconnect air conditioning compressor clutch connector and, using door trim panel remover tool, remove wiring harness from back of compressor.

A/C Compressor:

4. Remove air conditioning compressor bolts, pull up tube that goes around back of engine and reposition compressor and tube out of the way.
5. Remove power brake vacuum hose and disconnect the other five hoses from vacuum tee on plenum. Tag hoses to aid installation.

PCV Hoses:

6. Remove PCV hose and valve.

Engine Wiring Harness:

7. Remove wiring harness from valve cover and position out of the way using door trim panel remover tool.
8. Remove spark plug wires from the spark plugs and clips on valve cover.

Engine Wiring Harness:

9. Remove engine wiring harness clip from valve cover-to-intake manifold stud. Do not pull on harness. Lift up on clip with your thumb.
10. Remove retaining bolt from fuel hose clip to front of engine to allow fuel hoses to be moved enough to gain access to upper front valve cover bolt.

Valve Cover Reinforcement Plate Removal:

11. Remove bolts, reinforcement plates, and the valve cover.

INSTALLATION
1. Clean valve cover, cylinder head, and intake manifold gasket surfaces.

Valve Cover Gasket:

2. Peel plastic film from valve cover gasket and stick in place on valve cover.

Valve Cover Gasket Installation:

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, reinforcing plates, and bolts 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 fuel hose clip-to-front of engine retaining bolt.
7. Install the ignition wires on spark plugs and clips.
8. Install wiring harness clips onto valve cover and rear valve cover stud.
9. Install PCV valve and hose.
10. Put air conditioning compressor and tube that goes around back of engine back into place.
11. Install air conditioning compressor bolts and tighten to 24-30 Nm (18-23 ft-lb).
12. Connect five vacuum hoses on top on plenum and install power brake vacuum hose.
13. Install wiring harness and clip to back of air compressor and plug in air conditioning clutch connector.
14. Install air conditioning and vacuum tube retaining bolt to upper manifold on either valve cover.
15. 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.