Distributor Cap: Service and Repair

REMOVAL
1. Remove bolt holding air inlet resonator to intake manifold.
2. Loosen clamps holding air cleaner cover to air cleaner housing.
3. Remove PCV make-up air hose from air inlet tube.
4. Loosen hose clamp at throttle body.
5. Remove air inlet tube, resonator and air cleaner cover.
6. Remove EGR tube.
7. Remove spark plug cables from distributor cap.

Distributor Cap Screws:

8. Loosen distributor cap holddown screws and remove cap.
9. Transfer cables from old cap to new cap. The cap is numbered and so are the cables.

INSTALLATION
1. Install distributor cap.
2. Install distributor holddown washers and nuts. Tighten nuts to 13 N.m (9 ft. lbs.).
3. Install EGR tube.
4. Install air inlet tube, resonator and air cleaner cover.
5. Tighten hose clamp at throttle body.
6. Install PCV make-up air hose from air inlet tube.
7. Tighten clamps holding air cleaner cover to air cleaner housing.
8. Install bolt holding air inlet resonator to intake manifold.