Removal (3.8L - VIN 1)
- Relieve fuel pressure. See FUEL SYSTEM PRESSURE RELEASE . Disconnect negative battery cable. Remove accessory drive belt from supercharger pulley.
- Remove fuel injector sight shield. Disconnect fuel lines from fuel rail. Disconnect vacuum hoses. Disconnect injector harness connectors. Disconnect harness connectors from front of supercharger. Remove fuel rail bolts. Remove fuel rail and injectors as an assembly. See FUEL RAIL & INJECTORS .
- Disconnect harness connectors from IAC valve, TP sensor, MAP sensor, MAF sensor, EGR valve, boost control solenoid, and ECT sensor. Remove air intake duct from throttle body. Remove EGR pipe from supercharger. Disconnect throttle and cruise control cables. Remove boost pressure manifold and vacuum block. Remove cable bracket and tensioner bracket to supercharger mounting stud.
- Remove throttle body from supercharger. Remove supercharger-to-intake manifold bolts and remove supercharger. Remove supercharger gasket and coolant passage "O" rings.
NOTE:
Tensioner bracket-to-supercharger stud must be removed, or supercharger cannot be lifted high enough to clear lower intake manifold locator pins. See Fig 1.