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Removal Procedure

  1. Drain the engine coolant. Refer to Engine Cover Replacement
  2. Remove the engine cover. Refer to Engine Cover Replacement
    3. Fig 1: Identifying Air Flow Meter Connector & Wire Harness Clamps
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  3. Remove the air cleaner cap with hose.
  4. Disconnect the mass air flow meter connector (1).
  5. Separate the 2 wire harness clamps (2, 3).
    6. Fig 2: Locating Vacuum Switching Valve Connector, Hose Clamps & Vacuum Hose
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  6. Disconnect the vacuum switching valve connector (2) and the 2 vacuum hoses (1, 3).
    7. Fig 3: Locating Hose Clamp & Ventilation Hose
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  7. Disconnect the ventilation hose (1).
    8. Fig 4: View Of Air Cleaner Hose Clamp, Assembly Clamps & Cap Sub-Assembly With Hose
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  8. Loosen the air cleaner hose clamp (1), and unlock the 3 air cleaner assembly clamps (2, 3, 4) and remove the air cleaner cap sub-assembly with hose.
    9. Fig 5: Identifying Water By-Pass Hose Clamps
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  9. Remove the throttle body assembly.
  10. Disconnect the 2 water by-pass hoses (1, 2).
    11. Fig 6: Locating Throttle Body Assembly Connector
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  11. Disconnect the throttle body assembly connector (1).
    12. Fig 7: Identifying Throttle Body Hose
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  12. Disconnect the throttle body hose (1).
    13. Fig 8: Identifying Throttle Body Assembly Bolts
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  13. Remove the 4 bolts (1, 2, 3, 4) and the throttle body assembly.
    14. Fig 9: View Of Gasket & Intake Manifold
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  14. Remove the gasket (1) from the intake manifold.
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