Removal Procedure
- Remove the fuel pump fuse.
- Start the engine. After it stalls, crank the engine for 10 seconds to rid the fuel system of fuel pressure.
- Disconnect the negative battery cable.
- Drain the engine coolant. Refer to Draining and Filling Cooling System .
- 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 boaster vacuum hose at the intake manifold.
- Disconnect the throttle body 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.
- Remove the alternator. Refer to Generator Replacement .
- Remove the intake manifold support bracket.
CAUTION:
Refer to Battery Disconnect Caution
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CAUTION:
Refer to Safety Glasses Caution
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