Removal

1. Negative (-) battery cable.
2. Release fuel pressure. Refer to Powertrain Management.
3. Fuel filler cap to release fuel vapor pressure in fuel tank. After releasing pressure, replace cap.
4. Air intake pipe from Air cleaner intake hose and throttle hose.
5. Drain cooling system.
6. Three bolts and throttle cover from manifold.





7. Accelerator cable and kickdown cable (automatic transmission equipped vehicles) from throttle body bellcrank.
8. One bolt, one nut, one screw and accelerator cable bracket from throttle body.
9. The following electrical connectors:
^ Throttle Position (TP) Sensor.
^ Idle Air Control (IAC) Valve.
^ Engine Coolant Temperature (ECT) Sensor.





^ ECT sensor sending unit.
^ Air Conditioning ECT switch (A/C equipped vehicles only).
^ Evaporative emission canister purge valve.
^ Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) temperature sensor.
^ EGR solenoid vacuum valve.
^ EGR by-pass valve.
^ Fuel injectors.
^ Wiring harness from retaining clamps.
^ Engine ground wire from intake surge tank.
10. The following vacuum hoses:
^ EVAP canister purge valve.
^ Vacuum modulator supply hose (automatic transmission equipped vehicles).
^ Brake booster supply hose.
^ EGR valve.
^ EGR pressure transducer.
^ Manifold Absolute Pressure (MAP) Sensor hose from sensor.
11. Coolant hose from the IAC valve.
12. IAC air hose from the IAC valve.
13. Coolant hoses from the fast idle air valve below throttle body.





14. Fuel feed hose at fuel feed hose union.
15. Fuel return hose from fuel return line.
16. PCV hose from PCV valve.
17. Loosen upper radiator hose clamp at thermostat housing.
18. Upper radiator hose from thermostat housing.
19. Coolant bypass hose from intake manifold.





20. One bolt, one nut and generator adjusting arm bracket from intake manifold.





21. Two bolts and front intake manifold reinforcement bracket from intake manifold.
22. Two bolts and rear intake manifold reinforcement bracket from intake manifold.
23. Two bolts and lower intake manifold support bracket from intake manifold.
24. Eight nuts, three bolts, intake manifold with gasket, intake surge tank and throttle body from cylinder head.
25. PCV valve, EGR valve, ECT sensor, ECT sensor sending unit, A/C ECT switch (A/C equipped vehicles) and EGR temperature sensor from intake manifold if required.