Cylinder Head Cover, Removing And Installing: Removing

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Install the heat shield boot back in the same position.

-- Remove the upper toothed belt guard. Refer to UPPER TOOTHED BELT GUARD, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the fuel injectors. Refer to FUEL INJECTORS, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Disconnect the connectors -5 and 6- and free up the wiring harness.

Fig 1: Identifying Heat Shield Boot And Connectors

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USA Vehicles:

CAUTION:

Risk of a violating emissions legislation on USA vehicles by the intake of leaked air.

- Do not open the hose connection on the crankcase ventilation.

Do not open the crankcase ventilation hose connection -1-. Only the other side of the hose connection may be opened.

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Rest of the world vehicles:

-- Press the release buttons on the crankcase ventilation hose -1- and remove the hose from the cylinder head cover.

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-- Disconnect the vacuum hose -arrow-.

Fig 2: Identifying Vacuum Hose

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CAUTION:

The connection to the vacuum hose can break when removed.

- To loosen the vacuum hoses tilt a screwdriver between the hose and the cover. The force of the screwdriver loosens the hose from the connection.

-- Free up the wiring harness.

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-- Loosen and remove the cylinder head cover bolts in the following sequence: -7 through 1-.

-- Remove the cylinder head cover.