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Secondary Air Injection Components, Removing and Installing


Secondary Air Injection (AIR) system components, removing and installing

Component locations, Refer to Secondary Air Injection (Air) System, Overview

Note: Always replace gaskets and seals.

A - Combination valve, left
^ Remove engine coolant expansion tank from bracket.





^ Disconnect vacuum line -1-.
^ Disconnect connection tube -2- from combination valve.
Tightening torque: 10 Nm (7 ft. lbs.).
^ Remove bolts -3- for combination valve from cylinder head and remove valve.
Tightening torque: 10 Nm (7 ft. lbs.).
^ Combination valve, right





B-Combination valve, right
^ Remove intake air duct between Mass Air Flow (MAF) sensor and intake air elbow (three -arrows- on right).
^ Remove intake air elbow from throttle body connector.
^ Disconnect harness connector for Evaporative Emission (EVAP) canister purge regulator valve (left arrow) and pull valve out of bracket.
^ Disconnect harness connector at Mass Air Flow (MAF) sensor.





^ Turn connector tube for Secondary Air Injection (AIR) pump 1/4-turn (45°) to right and pull forward off air cleaner.
^ Remove air cleaner housing.
Tightening torque: 20 Nm (15 ft. lbs.).





^ Remove vacuum line -1-.
^ Disconnect connection tube -2- from combination valve.
Tightening torque: 10 Nm (7 ft. lbs.).
^ Remove bolts -3- for combination valve from cylinder head and if necessary, remove bracket -4- from cylinder head.
- Bolt -3- tightening torque: 10 Nm (7 ft. lbs.).
- Bracket -4- tightening torque: 20 Nm (15 ft. lbs.).

^ Remove combination valve.





C - Secondary Air Injection (AIR) pump motor
^ Remove noise insulation panel (arrows).
^ Remove front bumper.





^ Remove air duct to generator at front of air shroud.
^ Disconnect connection at connector tube to Secondary Air Injection (AIR) pump combination valves (left arrows), pull down to remove and cut tie wraps.
^ Remove three bolts on Secondary Air Injection (AIR) pump (lower right arrows) but do not remove nuts.
^ Remove pump toward rear from bracket.
^ Remove connection line on Secondary Air Injection (AIR) pump to air cleaner.





^ Turn connector tube for Secondary Air Injection (AIR) pump
45 to right and disconnect.
^ Remove air Secondary Air Injection (AIR) pump.

Installing
^ Installation is the reverse of removal.