Right Side

REMOVAL

Accelerator Control Splash Shield:

1. Disconnect battery ground cable and remove accelerator control splash shield and air cleaner outlet tube.
2. Remove alternator and coil pack.
3. Remove retaining bolt from air conditioning pipe over upper intake manifold.
4. Remove spark plug wires from clips on valve cover.
5. Using a suitable tool (such as a door panel remover tool), remove two wiring harnesses from valve cover.

Vacuum Hose And Coupling:

6. Disconnect vacuum hose at coupling over valve cover.

Engine Wiring Harness Clip:

7. Remove engine wiring harness clip from valve cover-to-intake manifold stud. Do not pull on harness. Lift up on clip with your thumb.

Valve Cover Bolt Removal:

8. Remove valve cover bolts, rocker arm cover flange plate, and valve cover.

INSTALLATION
1. Clean valve cover and cylinder head gasket surfaces.
2. Locate the valve cover gasket on the valve cover and push the valve cover screws through the bolt holes. The interference between the valve cover screws and valve cover gasket will hold the screws in place.
3. Apply Silicone Rubber D6AZ-19562-BA or equivalent meeting Ford specifications ESB-M4G92-A and ESE-M4G32-A to the right intake manifold-to-cylinder head parting seam and an 8 mm (1/8 inch) ball of sealer to valve cover bolt holes on exhaust side of cylinder head.

NOTE: Since silicone rubber will set up within 15 minutes, if you are installing both covers, apply to one side at a time.

4. Install valve cover, rocker arm cover flange plates, and bolts. Snug bolts starting from center bolts and working in crisscross pattern to end bolts. Tighten in same pattern to 5-8 Nm (4.5-5.9 in lb).

NOTE: Stud goes in upper rear hole.

5. Connect vacuum hose at coupling over right cover.
6. Install two wiring harness clips onto valve cover and clip to valve cover stud.
7. Install spark plug wires into clips.
8. Connect battery ground cable, start engine and check for leaks.

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 relearn the strategy.