Air Induction Systems: Supercharger: Removal

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2003 Pontiac Bonneville, 2003 Buick Park Avenue, and 2003 Buick LeSabre. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Remove the spark plug wires.
Remove the vacuum line from the fuel injector rail. See Fig 1.

Fig 1: Removing Fuel Injector Vacuum Line & Rail
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Remove the fuel rail nuts and stud.
Remove the fuel injector rail.
Remove the booster bypass nut and hose. See Fig 2.

Fig 2: Removing Booster Bypass
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Remove the booster bypass.
Remove the regulator valve and the harness bolt.
Remove the boost solenoid bolts and hose.
Remove the bolts from the vacuum block.
Remove the engine wiring harness heat shield bolt and nut. See Fig 3.

Fig 3: Removing Wiring Harness Heat Shield
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Remove the engine harness wiring heat shield.
Remove the MAP sensor bracket bolts and hose. See Fig 4.

Fig 4: Removing MAP Sensor Bracket
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Remove the MAP sensor bracket.

NOTE: Note the location of the spacers and the bolt sizes to aid in installation.

Fig 5: Removing Throttle Body

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Remove the throttle body nuts. See Fig 5.
Remove the throttle body and gasket.
Remove the bolts, spacers, and the stud from the supercharger. See Fig 6.

Fig 6: Removing Supercharger
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Remove the supercharger.
Remove the supercharger gasket. See Fig 7.

Fig 7: Removing Supercharger Gasket
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