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Variable Induction System: Service and Repair




COMPONENTS

REMOVAL

1. REMOVE OIL DIPSTICK FOR ENGINE

2. REMOVE OIL DIPSTICK AND GUIDE FOR A/T





a. Remove the bolt.
b. Pull out the dipstick guide together with dipstick.
c. Remove the O-ring from the dipstick guide.

HINT: At the time of installation, please refer to the following items.
Use a new O-ring.

3. REMOVE AIR INTAKE CHAMBER (WITH INTAKE AIR CONTROL VALVE)




a. Remove the bolt, and disconnect the engine wire protector from the air intake chamber.
b. Disconnect the brake booster vacuum hose from the intake chamber.
c. Remove the union bolt, brake booster union and 2 gaskets.

HINT: At the time of installation, please refer to the following items.
Use 2 new gaskets.

Torque: 30 Nm (300 kg.cm, 22 ft.lb)

d. Remove the 4 bolts and 2 nuts holding the intake air connector to the air intake chamber.

Torque: 28 Nm (280 kg.cm, 21 ft.lb)

e. Disconnect these hoses and connector:




1. PS air hose from air intake chamber
2. Vacuum hose (from actuator for ACIS) from No.1 vacuum pipe
3. Vacuum hose (from No.2 vacuum pipe) from air intake chamber
4. DLC1 from air intake chamber




f. Remove the 5 bolts, 2 nuts, air intake chamber and 2 gaskets.

HINT: At the time of installation, please refer to the following items.
Use 2 new gaskets.

Torque: 28 Nm (280 kg.cm, 21 ft.lb)

g. Remove the bolt and accelerator cable clamp.

4. REMOVE VACUUM CONTROL VALVE SET

5. REMOVE VSV FROM VACUUM TANK





a. Disconnect the vacuum hose from port A of the vacuum tank.
b. Remove the screw and VSV.

INSTALLATION
Installation is in the reverse order of removal.