Removal And Installation

IGNITION COIL, SPARK PLUG AND ROCKER COVER

Removal and Installation


REMOVAL

1.Remove the following parts:
- Engine cover: Exploded View.
- Air duct (inlet), air cleaner case assembly and air duct: Exploded View.
- Remove harness clip and harness bracket, and move engine harness.
2.Remove ignition coil.

CAUTION:
Never impact it.
NOTE:
Installation position of ignition coil depends on cylinder position.
3.Disconnect PCV hose from rocker cover.
4.Remove spark plugs. Removal And Installation.

CAUTION:
Never impact it.
5.Remove the rocker cover, refer to following.
- Discharge refrigerant from A/C circuit. Recycle Refrigerant.
- Remove low pressure flexible hose compressor side. Exploded View.
- Remove EVAP hose.
- Release fuel pressure. Testing and Inspection.
- Disconnect battery cable from the negative terminal.
- Remove water hose. Exploded View.
- Disconnect low fuel pressure sensor harness connector and quick connector. Removal And Installation.
- Remove fuel feed hose mounting bolt. Exploded View.
- Move the fuel feed hose.





b.Loosen rocker cover bolts in reverse order shown in the figure.





c.Remove rocker cover.
6.Remove rocker cover gasket from rocker cover.
7.Use scraper to remove all traces of liquid gasket from cylinder head & VVEL ladder assembly.

CAUTION:
Never scratch or damage the mating surface when cleaning off old liquid gasket.
8.Remove PCV valve from rocker cover, if necessary.
9.Remove oil filler cap and oil catcher from rocker cover, if necessary.

INSTALLATION






1.Apply liquid gasket with the tube presser (commercial service tool) to VVEL ladder assembly (1) and actuator bracket (rear)
(2).





Use Genuine RTV Silicone Sealant or an equivalent.
NOTE:
The figure shows an example of bank 1 side.
- Apply liquid gasket on the front and rear side of engine first. [5
mm (0.20 in) + 5 mm (0.20 in) side as shown in the figure]
2.Install rocker cover gasket to rocker cover.
3.Install rocker cover.
- Check that rocker cover gasket does not drop from the installation groove of rocker cover.





4.Tighten bolts in two steps separately in numerical order as shown in the figure.





: 8.3 Nm (0.85 kg-m, 73 in-lb)





- Because of the limited working space, use adapter (A) and torque wrench (B) assembly [SST: KV-10119300 ( -)] to tighten bolts (on the No.7 and No. 8 cylinders) to the specified torque.





5.Install spark plug. Removal And Installation.
6.Install ignition coil.





- Install ignition coil marked with an identification mark (A) on cylinder No. 7 and 8.





7.Install in the reverse order of removal.