Removal

1. Disconnect battery ground cable.
2. Remove air cleaner outlet tube.
3. Remove accelerator cable shield from accelerator cable bracket.
4. Remove accelerator retracting spring and disconnect accelerator cable and speed control actuator cable from throttle body lever.
5. Remove two accelerator cable bracket retaining bolts from side of throttle body. Remove accelerator cable bracket and position out of way.
6. Remove vacuum hose from fuel pressure regulator.
7. Completely loosen EGR valve to exhaust manifold tube nut at EGR valve (EGR valve).
8. Disconnect EGR backpressure transducer hoses from the EGR valve to exhaust manifold tube.
9. Remove crankcase ventilation hose, aspirator vacuum supply hose and evaporative emission return tube from fittings underneath upper intake manifold.
10. Disconnect engine control sensor wiring connections to Idle Air Control Valve (IAC valve), throttle position sensor (TP sensor), EGR backpressure transducer and EGR vacuum regulator solenoid.
11. Drain engine cooling system.
12. Disconnect degas tube from radiator coolant recovery reservoir and lower intake manifold fitting.





13. Remove degas tube from the upper intake manifold.
14. Remove retaining nut and bolts for upper generator brace and remove brace.
15. Remove engine control sensor wiring bracket from throttle body retaining stud bolt and position engine control sensor wiring out of the way.





16. On California Gasoline and flexible fuel equipped vehicles, remove intake manifold support from the throttle body and RH cylinder head.
17. Loosen and remove the upper intake manifold retaining bolts and stud bolts (note location for installation).
18. Lift and remove upper intake manifold from lower intake manifold.
19. Discard intake manifold upper gasket.
20. If required, remove EGR valve, EGR backpressure transducer and EGR vacuum regulator solenoid.
21. If required, remove the throttle body from the upper intake manifold.





22. If required, remove the idle air control valve.