Important:
• | All gasket surfaces should be free of oil or other foreign material during assembly. |
• | Do not use the valve rocker arm cover gasket again. |
• | Do not remove the ignition coils and bracket from the valve rocker arm cover, unless required. |
• | If the oil fill tube has been removed from the valve rocker arm cover, install a NEW oil fill tube during assembly. |
- Lubricate the O-ring seal of the NEW oil fill tube with clean engine oil.
- Insert the NEW oil fill tube into the rocker arm cover and rotate the tube clockwise until locked in the proper position.
- Install the oil fill cap into the tube and rotate clockwise until locked in the proper position.
- Install NEW valve rocker arm cover grommets and use NEW valve rocker arm cover bolts if they are serviced
with the grommet.
- Install a NEW cover gasket (504) into the right valve rocker arm cover.
- Install the valve rocker arm cover onto the cylinder head.
Notice: Refer to Fastener Notice in the Preface section.
- Install the cover bolts with grommets.
Tighten
Tighten the valve rocker arm cover bolts to 12 N·m (106 lb in).
- Apply threadlock GM P/N 12345382 (Canadian P/N 10953489), or equivalent, to the
threads of the bracket studs.
- Install the ignition coil and bracket assembly and studs.
Tighten
Tighten the ignition coil and bracket assembly studs to 12 N·m (106 lb in).