FREE REPAIR MANUALS & LABOR GUIDES 1982-2013 Vehicles
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Manual Inspection Method

1. Remove the ignition coil covers.
2. Remove the ignition coils.
3. Remove the cylinder head covers.
4. Set the No. 1 piston at Top Dead Center (TDC).
5. Push the mid rocker arms on the No. 1 cylinder manually.





6. Check that the mid rocker arms move independently of the primary and secondary rocker arms.
7. Check the mid rocker arms of each cylinder at TDC.
- If a mid rocker arm does not move, remove the mid, primary and secondary rocker arms as an assembly and check that the pistons in the mid and primary rocker arms move smoothly.
- Replace the rocker arms as an assembly if there is any abnormality.