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Cylinder Head: Removal

  1. Release fuel pressure. See FUEL PRESSURE RELEASE  . Disconnect negative battery cable. Drain cooling system and engine oil. Remove strut tower bar. Remove air cleaner outlet hose. Disconnect accelerator cable and A/T throttle cable at throttle body.
  2. Remove 1st timing chain. See 1ST TIMING CHAIN & CHAIN TENSIONER  . Remove camshafts and valve lash adjusters. See CAMSHAFT & VALVE LASH ADJUSTERS  . Label and remove hoses, lines and electrical connectors from cylinder head, intake manifold and exhaust manifold.
  3. Remove intake manifold stiffener. Disconnect coolant pipe from intake manifold. Disconnect exhaust pipe from exhaust manifold and remove stiffener. Loosen cylinder head bolts in order shown in illustration. See Fig 1 . Remove cylinder head.
Fig 1: Cylinder Head Bolt Removal Sequence
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