Valve Cover - RH

Valve Cover - RH

Material:

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. Remove the upper intake manifold.
2. Remove the RH ignition coil-on-plugs.
3. If equipped, disconnect the positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) valve electrical connector.
4. Remove the PCV tube.
5. Remove the 2 nuts and position the power steering fluid reservoir aside.
6. Remove the bolt and detach the power steering pressure (PSP) tube bracket from the fluid reservoir bracket.
7. Remove the nut and the power steering fluid reservoir bracket.
8. Remove the 3 power steering fluid reservoir bracket stud bolts from the valve cover.
9. Remove the bolt and detach the PSP tube bracket from the backside of the RH cylinder head.
10. Remove the 3 nuts and detach the wiring conduit from the valve cover stud bolts.
11. Detach the 2 wiring retainers from the valve cover stud bolts.
12. Remove the 9 bolts, 5 stud bolts and the RH valve cover.
^ Remove and discard the gasket.

Installation

1. CAUTION: Do not use metal scrapers, wire brushes, power abrasive discs or other abrasive means to clean the sealing surfaces. These tools cause scratches and gouges which make leak paths. Use a plastic scraping tool to remove all traces of old sealant.

Clean the valve cover, cylinder head and front cover sealing surfaces.

2. NOTE: The valve cover must be installed and the bolts and stud bolts tightened within 4 minutes of sealant application.

Apply a 5 mm (0.19 in) dot of silicone gasket sealant to the front cover-to-cylinder head joints.

3. NOTE: Install a new gasket in the valve cover.

Position the valve cover and install the 9 bolts and 5 stud bolts.
^ Tighten in the sequence shown to 10 Nm (89 lb-in).





4. Attach the 2 wiring retainers to the valve cover stud bolts.
5. Attach the wiring conduit to the valve cover stud bolts and install the 3 nuts.
^ Tighten to 6 Nm (53 lb-in).
6. Position the PSP tube bracket to the backside of the RH cylinder head and install the bolt.
^ Tighten to 7 Nm (62 lb-in).
7. Install the 3 power steering fluid reservoir bracket stud bolts into the valve cover.
^ Tighten to 7 Nm (62 lb-in).
8. Position the power steering fluid reservoir bracket and install the nut.
^ Tighten to 9 Nm (80 lb-in).
9. Position the PSP tube bracket and install the bolt.
^ Tighten to 7 Nm (62 lb-in).
10. Position the power steering fluid reservoir and install the 2 nuts.
^ Tighten to 9 Nm (80 lb-in).
11. Install the PCV tube.
12. If equipped, connect the PCV valve electrical connector.
13. Install the RH ignition coil-on-plugs.
14. Install the upper intake manifold.