Cylinder Head, Removing And Installing: Removing

-- Remove the camshafts. Refer to CAMSHAFT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the air filter housing. Refer to AIR FILTER HOUSING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Loosen the hose clamp -2-.

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-- Remove the bolt -4-.

-- Disconnect the connector -arrow- and free up the wire.

-- Remove front exhaust pipe with catalytic converter. Refer to FRONT EXHAUST PIPE, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the right wheel spoiler. Refer to Spoiler, Removing And Installing .

-- Remove the noise insulation. Refer to Noise Insulation, Removing And Installing .

-- Loosen the hose clamps -1 and 2- and remove the air guide hose.

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-- Remove the bolt -1- and remove the air guide pipe downward.

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-- Drain the coolant. Refer to COOLANT, DRAINING AND FILLING .

-- Disconnect the connectors -1 and 2- and free up the wire -arrows-.

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-- Remove the bolts -1 and 2- and then remove the turbocharger support.

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-- Remove the banjo bolt -2- and move the coolant line to the side.

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-- Remove the bolts -1- on the oil supply line and the bolt -3- on the oil return line.

-- Remove the coolant hoses on the back of the cylinder head.

-- Remove the bolt -arrow-.

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-- Loosen the hose clamp -1- and remove the air guide hose.

-- Press the release buttons and remove the air guide hose -2-.

-- Loosen the clamp -1- and remove the coolant hose.

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-- Remove the bolts -2 and 3-.

-- Remove the coolant hoses by loosening the hose clamps -1 and 2-.

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-- Disconnect the connector -4- and free up the wiring harness.

-- Remove the bolt -3- and the coolant line.

-- Remove the bolt -2- and free up the ground cable.

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-- Remove bolts -arrows- and then remove the heat shield.

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-- Remove the banjo bolt -1- and then remove the oil supply line from the turbocharger.

Vehicles with Engine Code CPSA 

-- Remove the connector -arrow- for the Heated Oxygen Sensor -G39- from the bracket, disconnect it and free up the wire.

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All Vehicles 

-- Loosen the clamp -arrow- and remove the coolant hose.

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-- Disconnect the connectors -1 through 4-.

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-- Free up the wire -5-.

-- Disconnect the vacuum line -6- leading to the EVAP canister.

-- Disconnect the connectors -1- and remove them from the bracket.

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-- Disconnect the connectors -2 through 4-.

-- Disconnect and free up the vacuum line -5-.

-- Remove the bolts -arrows- and remove the front coolant lines from the intake manifold.

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-- Remove the nut -2- and screw -1- and remove the intake manifold support.

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-- Press the release ring and disconnect the fuel hose -2-.

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-- Press the release buttons and disconnect the hose -1- from the Evaporative Emission (EVAP) canister.

-- Disconnect the coolant hoses -arrows- and free them up.

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-- Remove the bolts -arrows-.

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-- Remove the cylinder head bolts using the :T10070  or :T40270  in the sequence -1 through 10-.

-- Remove the cylinder head.

-- Lay the cylinder head on a soft surface, such as foam.