FUEL INJECTOR > REMOVAL

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1. Using a clip remover, remove the engine room side cover.
   

1. Remove the 5 clips and engine room cover side.
   

1. Remove the radiator cap.
   

   CAUTION:

   To avoid the danger of being burned, do not remove the radiator cap while the engine and radiator are still hot. Thermal expansion will cause hot engine coolant and steam to blow out from the radiator.

2. Drain the engine coolant by loosening the lower drain plug of the radiator and the cylinder block drain cock plugs.
   

   HINT:

   Engine coolant inside the radiator is drained from the drain hole located on the bottom of the engine under cover.

3. Tighten the cylinder block drain cock plugs.
   

   Torque:

   13 N*m{ 133 kgf*cm , 9 in.*lbf }

   
   
   
   
   
   

1. Remove the 2 nuts and the front wiper arm and blade assembly RH.
   

1. Remove the nut and the front wiper arm and blade assembly LH.
   

1. Remove the 2 clips.
   

2. Disengage the 6 claws and the clamp, and remove the cowl top ventilator louver sub-assembly.
   

1. Disconnect the connector.
   

2. Remove the 5 bolts and the windshield wiper motor and link assembly.
   

   HINT:

   Bolt <A> cannot be removed because it is integrated into windshield wiper link assembly.

1. Separate the wire harness clamp and grommet (A).
   

2. Remove the 4 shock absorber nuts (B).
   

3. Remove the 4 bolts, 2 nuts and cowl top panel sub-assembly.
   

4. Install the 4 shock absorber nuts.
   

   Torque:

   80 N*m{ 815 kgf*cm , 59 ft.*lbf }

1. Remove the 4 clips and cool air intake duct seal.
   

1. Remove the 2 bolts, 4 clamps and air cleaner cap w/ inlet.
   

2. Remove the air cleaner filter element from the air cleaner case.
   

1. Separate the ventilation hose No.2.
   

2. Disconnect the MAF meter connector.
   

3. Disconnect the 2 wire harness clamps from the air cleaner.
   

4. Remove the 5 bolts from the air cleaner case w/ resonator.
   

5. Remove the hose clamp, and separate the air cleaner hose No.1.
   

6. Remove the air cleaner case w/ resonator.
   

1. Disconnect the VSV connector (A).
   

2. Remove the wire harness clamp (B).
   

3. Disconnect the fuel vapor feed hose No. 1 (C).
   

4. Disconnect the fuel vapor feed hose No. 2 (D).
   

5. Remove the 2 nuts (E), then remove the emission control valve set.
   

1. Disconnect the throttle motor connector (A).
   

2. Separate the water by-pass hose No. 2 (B).
   

3. Separate the water by-pass hose No. 3 (C).
   

4. Separate the fuel vapor feed hose (D).
   

5. Disconnect the ventilation hose.
   

6. Remove the 2 bolts, then remove the engine hanger No.1 (A).
   

7. Remove the 2 bolts, then remove the surge tank stay No. 1 (B).
   

8. Remove the 2 bolts, then remove the surge tank stay No. 2 (C).
   

9. Disconnect the ground cable connector.
   

10. Using a socket hexagon wrench 8 mm, remove the 4 bolts.
    

11. Remove the 2 nuts, then remove the emission control valve bracket and the intake air surge tank.
    

12. Remove the gasket from the intake air surge tank.
    

1. Remove the bolt and separate the fuel pipe No.1 (A).
   

2. Remove the fuel pressure pulsation damper and the 2 gaskets (B).
   

3. Remove the fuel pipe No.2 union bolt and the 2 gaskets (C).
   

1. Disconnect the 6 fuel injector connectors.
   

2. Remove the 4 bolts, and then remove the 2 fuel delivery pipes together with the 6 fuel injectors.
   

   NOTICE:

   Be careful not to drop the fuel injectors when removing the fuel delivery pipe.

3. Remove the 4 delivery pipe No.1 spacers (A) and the 6 insulators (B) from the intake manifold.
   

4. Pull out the fuel injector from the fuel delivery pipe.
   

5. Remove the O-ring and grommet from the fuel injector.