Removal Procedure
- Remove the fuel pump fuse.
- Start the engine. Crank the engine for 10 seconds after it stalls to rid the fuel system of fuel pressure.
Caution: Refer to Battery Disconnect Caution in the Preface section.
- Disconnect the negative battery cable.
Caution: Refer to Safety Glasses Caution in the Preface section.
- Drain the engine coolant. Refer to
Cooling System Draining and Filling
.
- Disconnect the intake air temperature (IAT) sensor connector.
- Disconnect the air intake tube from the throttle body.
- Disconnect the idle air control (IAC) valve connector.
- Disconnect the throttle position sensor (TPS) connector.
- Remove the alternator adjusting bolt and the alternator drive belt.
- Disconnect the engine coolant temperature (ECT) sensor connector.
- Disconnect the heater inlet hose from the cylinder head.
- Disconnect the surge tank coolant hose at the throttle body.
- Disconnect all of the necessary vacuum hoses, including the vacuum hose at the fuel pressure regulator and the brake booster vacuum hose at the intake manifold.
- Disconnect the throttle cable from the throttle body and the intake manifold.
- Remove the fuel injector rail and fuel injectors as an assembly.
- Remove the alternator adjusting bracket bolt from the intake manifold.
- Remove the alternator adjusting bracket.
- Remove the intake manifold support bracket bolts and the intake manifold.
- Remove the intake manifold support bracket.
- Remove the intake manifold retaining nuts/bolts in the sequence shown.
- Remove the intake manifold.
- Remove the intake manifold gasket.
- Clean the sealing surfaces of the intake manifold and the cylinder head.
Installation Procedure
- Install the intake manifold gasket.
- Install the intake manifold.
Notice: Refer to Fastener Notice in the Preface section.
- Install the intake manifold retaining nuts/bolts in the sequence shown.
Tighten
Tighten the intake manifold retaining nuts/bolts to 25 N·m (18 lb ft).
- Install the intake manifold support bracket.
- Install the intake manifold support bracket upper bolts to the intake manifold.
Tighten
Tighten the intake manifold support bracket upper bolts to 25 N·m (18 lb ft).
- Install the intake manifold support bracket lower bolt-to-engine block.
Tighten
Tighten the intake manifold support bracket lower bolt-to-engine block to 40 N·m (30 lb ft).
- Install the fuel rail and fuel injectors as an assembly.
- Connect the throttle cable to the intake manifold and the throttle body.
- Connect all of the necessary vacuum lines that were previously disconnected.
- Connect the heater inlet hose to the cylinder head.
- Connect the surge tank coolant hose to the throttle body.
- Install the alternator adjusting bracket at the intake manifold.
- Install the alternator adjusting bracket bolt.
Tighten
Tighten the alternator adjusting bracket bolts to 15 N·m (11 lb ft).
- Install the alternator adjusting bolt and the alternator driver belt.
Tighten
Tighten the alternator adjusting belts to 15 N·m (11 lb ft).
- Connect the ECT sensor connector.
- Connect the IAC valve connector.
- Install the throttle body and engine cover. Refer to
Throttle Body Assembly Replacement
.
- Connect the TPS connector.
- Connect the air intake tube to the throttle body.
- Connect the IAT sensor connector.
- Connect the PCM/ECM ground terminal to the intake manifold.
- Install the fuel pump fuse.
- Connect the negative battery cable.
- Refill the engine cooling system. Refer to
Cooling System Draining and Filling
.