Ignition System: Service and Repair
Removal Procedure1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Disconnect the ignition coil connector at the ignition coil assemblies.
3. Remove the screw that secure the ignition coil assemblies to the rocker cover.
4. Remove the ignition coil assemblies and the spark plug boot from the spark plug.
- Twist the ignition coil assemblies while pulling it straight up.
5. Use the appropriate spark plug socket in order to remove the spark plug from the engine.
Installation Procedure
NOTE: The plug must thread smoothly into the cylinder head and be fully seated. Use a thread chaser if necessary to clean the threads in the cylinder head. Cross-threading or failure to fully seat the spark plug can cause plug overheating, exhaust blow-by gases, or thread damage. Do not overtighten the spark plugs. Over tightening can cause aluminum threads to strip.
1. Install the spark plug in the engine. Use the appropriate spark plug socket.
Tighten
Tighten the spark plug to 18 Nm (13 lb ft.)
2. Install the ignition coil assemblies and spark plug boot over the spark plug.
3. Install ignition coil assemblies and tighten the fixing bolts to the specified torque.
Torque: 8 Nm (5.9 Ib ft)
4. Connect the ignition coil connector at the ignition coil assemblies.
5. Connect the negative battery cable.