Removal & Installation (B4000)
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- Disconnect the negative battery cable.
- Remove the air cleaner outlet pipe. See AIR CLEANER OUTLET PIPE .
- Disconnect the Idle Air Control (IAC) valve and the Throttle Position (TP) sensor harness connectors. See Fig 1.
- Disconnect the accelerator and cruise control cables. See Figure.
- Disconnect the brake booster vacuum hose. See Fig 2.
- Loosen the clamp and disconnect the brake booster vacuum hose. See Fig 3.
- Disconnect the right side spark plug wires from coil. Remove spark plug wire routing clip push-pin and position the wires aside. See Fig 4.
- Remove wiring harness bracket retainer, then position wiring harness aside. See Fig 5.
- Remove accelerator cable routing retainer clip and wiring harness push-pin. See Fig 6.
- Remove the ignition coil bracket bolts. See Fig 7.
- Remove the bolt and position the coil and bracket aside. See Fig 8.
- Disconnect the vacuum hoses. See Fig 9.
- Remove the nut. See Fig 10.
- Disconnect the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) harness connector. See Fig 11.
- Disconnect the ground wires and position the wiring harness aside. See Fig 12.
- Detach the harness connector retainer. See Fig 13.
- Remove the intake manifold bolts and lift up the intake manifold. See Fig 14.
- Remove the heated PCV hose retainers and remove the heated PCV fitting. See Fig 15.
- Remove the intake manifold.
- To install, reverse the removal procedure. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS .NOTE: Clean all the sealing surfaces before installation.
CAUTION:
It is important to twist the spark plug wire boots while pulling upward to avoid possible damage to the spark plug wire.
NOTE:
Spark plug wires must be connected to the correct ignition coil terminal. Mark spark plug wire locations before removing them.