Left And Right Timing Chain Cover, Removing And Installing: Removing

Fig 1: Engine Covers -1- & -2-

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-- Remove the rear engine cover -top arrows-.

-- Vehicles without a secondary air system, remove plenum chamber-bulkhead. Refer to BULKHEAD .

-- Vehicles with secondary air system: remove the applicable secondary air injection combination valve:

• Market-specific 1: left (refer to SECONDARY AIR INJECTION LEFT COMBINATION VALVE, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, MARKET-SPECIFIC 1 ), Right (refer to SECONDARY AIR INJECTION RIGHT COMBINATION VALVE, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, MARKET-SPECIFIC 1 ).
• Market-specific 2: left (refer to SECONDARY AIR INJECTION LEFT COMBINATION VALVE, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, MARKET-SPECIFIC 2 ), Right (refer to SECONDARY AIR INJECTION RIGHT COMBINATION VALVE, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, MARKET-SPECIFIC 2 ).

Left Timing Chain Cover: 

Fig 2: Cylinder Bank 2 Oxygen Sensor Electrical Connectors

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-- Remove the electrical connectors -1 through 4- from the bracket and press to the side.

-- Free up the electric wires.

-- Remove the bolts -1 through 8- and remove the left timing chain cover.

Fig 3: Identifying Sequence Of Left Timing Chain Cover Bolts

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Right Timing Chain Cover: 

Fig 4: Free Up Air Guide Pipe And Fuel Hose

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-- Free up the fuel line -1- and the wire -2- to the EVAP canister at the air guide pipe.

-- Remove the vacuum hose -3- from the connection on the air guide pipe.

-- Remove the air guide pipe by loosening the hose clamp -4- and opening the clips -arrows-.

-- Remove the electrical connectors -1 through 4- from the bracket and press to the side.

Fig 5: Identifying Bolts -Arrows- And Right Connector Bracket

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-- Remove the bolts -1 through 8- and remove the right timing chain cover.

Fig 6: Identifying Sequence Of Right Timing Chain Cover Bolts

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