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Water Passage Replacement

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  1. Do the battery removal procedure (see RECONNECTION ).
  2. Remove the intake air duct (see step 7 under ENGINE REMOVAL ).
  3. Drain the engine coolant (see COOLANT CHECK  ).
  4. Disconnect the upper radiator hose, the lower radiator hose, the heater hoses, and the water bypass hoses from the water passage. Disconnect the ECT sensor 1 connector and the EGR valve connector.
  5. Remove the EGR pipe (see EGR VALVE REPLACEMENT ).
  6. Remove the water passage.
    Fig 1: Water Passage Related Replacement Components With Torque Specifications
    G08052393Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
  7. Install the water passage with new gaskets in the reverse order of removal.
  8. Do the battery installation procedure (see RECONNECTION ).
  9. Refill the radiator with engine coolant, then bleed air from the cooling system (see step  9 under Coolant Replacement  ).
  10. Clean up any spilled engine coolant.