Intake Manifold Chamber Removal and Installation: Removal

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Remove the under-cowl panel (see UNDER-COWL PANEL REPLACEMENT ).
Remove the air cleaner housing assembly (see AIR CLEANER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION ).
Remove the engine wire harness connectors and wire harness clamps from the intake manifold chamber.
- Throttle actuator connector
- Manifold absolute pressure (MAP) sensor connector
Disconnect the brake booster vacuum hose (A) and remove the harness clamp (B).

Fig 1: Identifying Brake Booster Vacuum Hose, Harness Clamp & Water Bypass Hose
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Remove the water bypass hose (C) from the clamp (D).
Remove the throttle body (A) without disconnecting the water bypass hoses.

Fig 2: Identifying Throttle Body And Flange Plates
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Remove the throttle flange plates (B).
Remove the intake manifold bracket mounting bolts.

Fig 3: Identifying Intake Manifold Bracket Mounting Bolts
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Remove the intake manifold chamber (A) and the intake manifold flange plate (B).

Fig 4: Identifying Intake Manifold Chamber
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