Valve Cover - RH
Valve Cover - RHMaterial:
Removal
CAUTION: During engine repair procedures, cleanliness is extremely important. Any foreign material, including any material created while cleaning gasket surfaces that enters the oil passages, coolant passages or the oil pan, can cause engine failure.
1. Disconnect the battery ground cable. For additional information, refer to Battery.
2. Remove the lower cowl panel.
3. Remove the RH ignition coil-on-plugs. For additional information, refer to Ignition System.
4. Remove the positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) tube.
5. Disconnect the PCV valve electrical connector.
6. Disconnect the power steering hose from the reservoir.
7. Remove the 3 power steering reservoir nuts.
8. Remove the power steering pressure (PSP) tube bracket-to-reservoir bolt.
9. Remove the PSP tube bracket-to-cylinder head bolt.
10. Reposition the power steering reservoir and disconnect the reservoir-to-pump hose.
^ Remove the power steering reservoir.
11. Disconnect the variable camshaft timing (VCT) solenoid electrical connector.
12. Detach the 2 wiring harness retainers from the valve cover stud bolts.
13. Remove the nut and the radio frequency interference capacitor from the valve cover stud bolt.
14. Detach the 2 pin-type retainers from the valve cover and position the wiring harness aside.
15. Remove the 5 bolts, 9 stud bolts and the valve cover.
^ Discard the gaskets.
Installation
1. Clean the valve cover, cylinder head and front cover sealing surfaces with metal surface cleaner and install a new valve cover and spark plug cavity gaskets.
2. NOTE: The valve cover must be installed and the bolts and stud bolts tightened within 4 minutes of sealant application.
Apply an 8 mm (0.31 inch) dot of silicone gasket sealant to the front cover-to-cylinder head joints.
3. Position the valve cover and install the bolts and stud bolts.
^ Tighten in the sequence shown to 10 Nm (89 inch lbs.).
4. Position the wiring harness and attach the 2 pin-type retainers to the valve cover.
5. Install the radio frequency interference capacitor and the nut.
^ Tighten to 6 Nm (53 inch lbs.).
6. Attach the 2 wiring harness retainers to the stud bolts.
7. Connect the VCT solenoid electrical connector.
8. Position the power steering reservoir and connect the reservoir-to-pump hose.
9. Install the PSP tube bracket-to-cylinder head bolt.
^ Tighten to 9 Nm (80 inch lbs.).
10. Install the PSP tube bracket-to-reservoir bolt.
^ Tighten to 9 Nm (80 inch lbs.).
11. Install the 3 power steering reservoir nuts.
^ Tighten to 9 Nm (80 inch lbs.).
12. Connect the power steering hose to the reservoir.
13. Connect the PCV valve electrical connector.
14. Install the PCV tube.
15. Install the RH ignition coil-on-plugs. For additional information, refer to Ignition System.
16. Install the lower cowl panel.
17. Connect the battery ground cable. For additional information, refer to Battery.
18. Fill the power steering system.