Valve Cover - LH

Valve Cover - LH





LH Valve Cover (View 1 of 3)









LH Valve Cover (View 2 of 3)









LH Valve Cover (View 3 of 3)









Removal

NOTICE: During engine repair procedures, cleanliness is extremely important. Any foreign material (including any material created while cleaning gasket surfaces) that enters the oil passages, coolant passages or the oil pan may cause engine failure.

1. Remove the Air Cleaner (ACL) and ACL outlet pipe. For additional information, refer to Intake Air Distribution and Filtering - 3.0L (4V) Air Cleaner and Air Cleaner Outlet Pipe.

2. Remove the LH ignition coil-on-plugs. For additional information, refer to Engine Ignition - 3.0L (4V) Ignition Coil-On-Plug.

3. Detach the upper radiator hose from the 2 retainers on the cooling fan shroud and position the hose aside.

4. Detach the 2 wiring retainers from the valve cover.

5. Detach the 2 wiring retainers from the valve cover stud bolts.

6. Disconnect the Variable Camshaft Timing (VCT) electrical connector.

7. Disconnect the Heated Oxygen Sensor (HO2S) electrical connector.

8. NOTE: Inspect the crankcase ventilation tube and valve cover sealing area. If either a new valve cover or crankcase ventilation tube is required, both components must be installed new.

Remove the 8 bolts, 6 stud bolts and the valve cover.

- Remove and discard the gasket.

Installation

1. Install the new gasket in the valve cover in the following sequence.

1. Install the gasket at waffle pads and then the corners.

2. Install the gasket around bolt holes.

3. Install the remaining part of the gasket.





2. NOTE: The valve cover must be installed and the bolts and studs tightened within 4 minutes of sealant application.

NOTE: Clean cylinder head and front cover surface and the cam seal retainer-to-cylinder head surface using metal surface prep before applying silicone gasket and sealant.

Apply an 8 mm (0.31 in) dot of silicone gasket and sealant at the cylinder block to front cover mating surface and the cam seal retainer-to-cylinder head joints.





3. Position the valve cover and install the bolts and stud bolts.
- Tighten in the sequence shown to 10 Nm (89 lb-in).





4. Connect the HO2S electrical connector.

5. Connect the VCT electrical connector.

6. Attach the 2 wiring retainers to the valve cover stud bolts.

7. Attach the 2 wiring retainers to the valve cover.

8. Attach the upper radiator hose to the 2 retainers on the cooling fan shroud.

9. Install the LH ignition coil-on-plugs. For additional information, refer to Engine Ignition - 3.0L (4V) Ignition Coil-On-Plug.

10. Install the Air Cleaner (ACL) and ACL outlet pipe. For additional information, refer to Intake Air Distribution and Filtering - 3.0L (4V) Air Cleaner and Air Cleaner Outlet Pipe.