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Intake Manifold Assembly

Intake Manifold Assembly

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Disassembly
1. Remove the 4 bolts, the vibration damper and the throttle body (TB).
2. Remove the 4 bolts and the fuel rail.
3. Remove the fuel injector-to-fuel rail locking clips and separate the fuel injectors from the fuel rail.
^ Discard the 2 O-ring seals from each fuel injector.
4. Remove the charge motion control valve (CMCV) rod locking clips.
5. Remove the stud bolt, the 2 bolts and the CMCV.
6. Remove the 2 bolts and the positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) heater element.
^ Discard the O-ring seal.
7. Remove the engine noise shield insulator from the intake manifold.

Assembly
1. Install the engine noise shield insulator onto the intake manifold.

2. NOTE: Lubricate the new O-ring seal with clean engine oil prior to installation.

Using a new O-ring seal, install the PCV heater element and the 2 bolts.
^ Tighten to 6 Nm (53 inch lbs.)
3. Position the CMCV and install the stud bolt and the 2 bolts.
^ Tighten to 10 Nm (89 inch lbs.)
4. Install the CMCV rod locking clips.

5. NOTE: Lubricate the new O-ring seal with clean engine oil prior to installation.

Install new O-ring seals on each of the fuel injectors.
6. Assemble the fuel injectors onto the fuel rail and install the locking clips.
7. Install the fuel rail and fuel injector assembly onto the intake manifold.
8. Install the 4 fuel rail bolts.
^ Tighten to 10 Nm (89 inch lbs.)

9. NOTE: Lubricate the TB-to-intake manifold gasket with clean engine coolant prior to installation.

Install the TB, the vibration damper and tighten the bolts in 2 stages.
^ Stage 1: Tighten to 9 Nm (80 inch lbs.)
^ Stage 2: Tighten an additional 90 degrees.