Removing Current Distributor

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Fig 1: Identifying Current Distributor Removal Sequence

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CURRENT DISTRIBUTOR REMOVAL SEQUENCE

No.

Procedure

Instructions

Disconnect battery

Remove the battery cover and the cover of the right radiator tank.
Removing and installing cowl panel cover. Refer to REMOVING AND INSTALLING COWL PANEL COVER .
Refer to WORK INSTRUCTIONS AFTER DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY .
Disconnect and cover the ground terminal on the battery

Current distributor fastening

Pull off the covering cap -1-2-3- ⁽¹⁾

Cover in passenger's footwell

Unscrew both plastic screws -4-5- ⁽¹⁾

Lowering the current distributor

Disconnect the tie-wrap -7-6-6-A-arrow- ⁽¹⁾

Opening the current distributor

Disengage the lock -arrow-8-green-red-blue- ⁽¹⁾

Disconnecting the connection lines

Mark the connection lines -C-C-B-9- ⁽¹⁾

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Fig 1