Removal
Warning: The air conditioning system must be discharged before removing the valve cover. To safely remove refrigerant from the system, you must contact a specialized station, where the procedure is performed by trained specialists using special equipment.
1. Discharge the air conditioning system.
2. Remove the intake manifold (see subsection 3).
3. Disconnect the refrigerant line from the condenser (see chapter 3). Also disconnect the A/C line bracket located on the engine mounting hook and the bracket located on the oil level tube (see illustration).
4.3 Connecting the air conditioning line to the bracket on the engine mounting hook (A), as well as with a bracket on the oil measuring tube (IN)
4. Remove the motor mounting bracket.
5. Disconnect the injector connectors, then carefully disconnect the engine wiring harness from the valve cover (see illustration).
4.5 Carefully pry and disconnect the engine wiring harness from the valve cover
6. Remove the ignition coils (see chapter 5).
7. Unscrew the bolts and remove the valve cover (see illustration).
4.7 Location of bolts that secure the valve cover (from the given angle some bolts are invisible)
8. Clean and inspect the cover for cracks.
Installation
9. If necessary, install new ignition coil seals (see chapter 5), as well as the valve cover seal.
10. Installation is carried out in the reverse order of removal.
11. Tighten the cover bolts and ignition coil bolts to the required torque (see _ specifications this chapter and chapter 5).
12. To charge the air conditioner, go to the station where the refrigerant was removed.