Air Plenum Chamber and Duct

Removal

1. Disconnect the battery ground cable(s).

2. Remove heater water hoses from heater core and plug heater water hoses as described in this section.

3. Remove the heater plenum chamber case.

4. Remove the remaining nuts which secure the heater air plenum chamber to the dash panel on the engine side of the panel.

5. In the passenger compartment, remove the instrument panel.

6. Pull heater air plenum chamber rearward from the dash panel and remove from the vehicle.

Installation

1. Position the heater air plenum chamber to the dash panel, aligning the studs with the holes in the panel.

2. Install the nuts on the studs at the dash panel in the engine compartment.

3. Install heater plenum chamber case.

4. Install the heater water hoses on the heater core.

5. Install the instrument panel.

6. NOTE: When the battery has been disconnected and reconnected, some abnormal drive symptoms may occur while the powertrain control module relearns its adaptive strategy. The vehicle may need to be driven 16 km (10 miles) or more to re-learn the strategy.

Connect the battery ground cable(s). Check system for proper installation.