Right Side

REMOVAL

Intake Shield:

1. Disconnect battery ground cable and remove intake shield and air intake tube.
2. Remove alternator and coil pack.
3. Remove retaining bolt from air conditioning pipe over upper intake manifold.
4. Remove ignition wires from clips on valve cover.
5. Using a suitable tool such as a door panel remover tool, remove two wiring harnesses from right valve cover.

Vacuum Coupling:

6. Disconnect vacuum hose at coupling over valve cover.

Engine Wiring Harness:

7. Remove engine wiring harness clip from valve cover-to-intake manifold stud. Do not pull on harness. Lift up on clip with your thumb.

Valve Cover Reinforcement:

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

INSTALLATION
1. Clean valve cover and cylinder head 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, bolts, and reinforcing plates and snug bolts starting from center 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.

5. Connect vacuum hose at coupling over the valve cover.
6. Install two wiring harness clips onto valve cover and clip to valve cover stud.
7. Install ignition wires into clips.
8. Install air conditioning and vacuum tube retaining bolt to upper manifold on either valve cover.
9. Install coil pack, alternator, fan belt, air intake tube and air intake cover.
10. 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.