Engine Valley Cover Installation

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Important: All gasket surfaces should be free of oil or other foreign material during assembly.

Install NEW knock sensor oil seals (1) into the valley cover (2).
Lubricate the seal surfaces with clean engine oil.

Fig 1: Installing Knock Sensor Oil Seals Into Valley Cover
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Install the valley cover and NEW gasket.
Notice: Refer to FASTENER NOTICE in Cautions and Notices.
Install the valley cover bolts.
Tighten

Tighten the valley cover bolts to 25 N.m (18 lb ft).

Fig 2: Installing Valley Cover & Bolts
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Install the knock sensors.
Tighten

Tighten the knock sensors to 20 N.m (15 lb ft).

Fig 3: Installing Knock Sensors
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Install the knock sensor wire harness.

Fig 4: Installing Knock Sensor Wire Harness
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