Removal

1. Release fuel pressure. Disconnect negative battery cable.
2. Remove timing belt.









3. Drain coolant by removing drain plugs from both sides of cylinder block.






4. Separate the ASCD and accelerator cables from the intake manifold collector.
5. Disconnect the following connectors:

^ AAC valve
^ Throttle sensor and throttle valve switch
^ ignition coil
^ Power transistor
^ EGR control solenoid valve
^ Air regulator
^ EGR temperature sensor (California models only)

6. Disconnect the water hoses from the collector, the heater hoses, and the PCV hose from the RH valve cover.
7. Disconnect the vacuum hoses for the canister, master cylinder, and fuel pressure regulator.
8. Disconnect the purge hose from the canister.
9. Disconnect the EGR tube, ground harness, and air duct hose.
10. Remove the fuel feed and fuel return hoses from the injector fuel rail.






11. Disconnect all the injector harness connectors.
12. Remove the fuel rail assembly.
13. Disconnect the Engine temperature switch connector, Thermal transmitter harness connector, and the water hose from the thermostat housing.






14. Loosen the intake manifold bolts in the order shown above and remove the intake manifold.






15. Remove both camshaft sprockets.






16. Remove rear timing belt cover, distributor, and ignition wires.

Note: Do not rotate distributor rotor after removing the distributor from the engine.
17. Remove the harness clamp from the RH valve cover.
18. Remove the front exhaust tube from the exhaust manifold.






19. Remove the compressor and alternator. Remove the compressor and alternator brackets.

Rocker Arm Cover Assembly Sequence:

20. Remove both valve covers.






21. In the exact order as shown above, remove the head bolts in 2 to 3 steps. Remove the cylinder head together with the exhaust manifold.