Removal & Installation: Starter: Removal
- Disconnect negative battery cable. Remove oil pan guard and engine undercover. Drain cooling system. Remove battery cover. Remove air cleaner inlet. Remove throttle body cover. Remove air cleaner and air intake assembly. Disconnect hose bracket from left upper timing belt cover. Remove left timing belt cover. Disconnect accelerator, cruise control and automatic transmission throttle cable(s). Remove accelerator bracket.
- Disconnect all wire connectors, hoses, and tubes necessary for removal of upper intake manifold assembly. Remove EGR pipe from rear of upper intake manifold assembly. Remove 4 bolts, and 8 nuts attaching upper intake manifold to lower intake manifold. Remove upper intake manifold assembly.
- Disconnect fuel delivery and fuel return hoses from fuel rails. Remove data link connector and 2 engine wiring harness connectors from bracket on left fuel rail. Remove 2 bolts, and engine wiring harness protector from right fuel rail. Remove 2 bolts, and wire harness protector from water by-pass pipe.
- Remove 2 bolts attaching fuel return pipe to left cylinder head. Disconnect fuel injector wire connectors. Remove 6 bolts, and 4 nuts attaching intake manifold to cylinder heads. Remove lower intake manifold assembly and gaskets.
- Remove right front catalytic converter. Remove both right exhaust heat shields. Remove EGR pipe from right exhaust manifold. Disconnect heater hoses from coolant by-pass pipe and remove by-pass pipe. Remove rear coolant by-pass manifold and gaskets. Disconnect starter wiring. Remove 2 starter bolts and starter.