Please read the section carefully before disconnecting the battery "Disconnecting the battery" and follow all the instructions there.
GENERAL INFORMATION, Precautions when working with electrical equipment.
Removing
1. Place the car on a lift.
2. Disconnect "mass" battery wire.
3. Remove the air hose between the air flow meter and the throttle body.
ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: V8 engine, REPAIR WORK, Hose connecting the air mass sensor to the throttle pipe.
4. Drain the coolant from the cooling system.
COOLING SYSTEM: V8 engine, ADJUSTMENTS, Coolant drain, system flush and fill.
5. Loosen the clamp, disconnect the lower radiator hose from the thermostat housing and unscrew the P-clamp mounting bolt.
6. Disconnect the vacuum and air lines from the vacuum controlled SAI valve ports.
7. Remove the 2 nuts, remove the vacuum operated valve and discard the old valve gasket.
Installation
1. Clean mating surfaces of piping and vacuum operated valve.
2. Install a new seal in the vacuum valve seat.
3. Replace the vacuum operated valve. Install and tighten 2 nuts.
4. Connect the vacuum and air lines to the SAI system valve.
5. Put a hose of the lower branch pipe of a radiator on the union of the case of the thermostat and fix a collar.
6. Fill the cooling system with coolant.
COOLING SYSTEM: V8 engine, ADJUSTMENTS, Coolant drain, system flush and fill.
7. Reinstall the air hose between the air flow meter and throttle body.
ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: V8 engine, REPAIR WORK, Hose connecting the air mass sensor to the throttle pipe.
8. Connect "mass" battery wire.
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