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With Air Conditioning

Heater Plenum Chamber Case:






REMOVAL
1. Disconnect battery ground cable.
2. Remove the heater water hose from the heater core and plug the heater water hose.
3. Remove the A/C evaporator housing.
4. Remove five nuts from studs located in the engine compartment at the dash panel.
5. Working in the passenger compartment, remove the instrument panel.
6. Pull the heater air plenum chamber rearward from the dash panel, and remove it from the vehicle.

INSTALLATION
1. Position heater air plenum chamber to dash panel, aligning studs to holes in panel.
2. Install new nuts on studs at dash panel in engine compartment.
3. Install A/C evaporator housing.
4. Install heater water hose on heater core.
5. Install instrument panel.
6. Connect battery ground cable. Check system for proper installation.

NOTE: When the battery has been disconnected and reconnected, some abnormal drive symptoms may occur while the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) relearns its adaptive strategy. The vehicle may need to be driven 16 km (10 miles) or more to relearn the strategy.

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