- Remove the thermostat bypass pipe hose from
the thermostat bypass pipe.
Important: Passenger cars will have a 16 pin
connector attached to the bypass pipe. Passenger vans will have the connector attached
to the drive belt shield.
- Remove the 16 pin connector.
- Remove the spark plug wires from the spark plugs and set aside.
- Remove the spark plug wire clip from the pipe.
- Remove the oil cooler hose if applicable.
- Remove the heated oxygen sensor connector from pipe.
- Remove the thermostat bypass pipe to throttle body nuts.
- Remove the thermostat bypass pipe to throttle body bolt.
- Remove the thermostat bypass pipe to engine front cover bolt.
- Remove the thermostat bypass pipe.
- Remove the oil level indicator tube bolt.
- Remove the oil level indicator and oil level indicator tube.