Dismantling
1. Remove the inlet reservoir.
MANIFOLDS AND EXHAUST SYSTEM: MOD. K, move. V6, REPAIRS, Intake reservoir seals: vehicles manufactured before May 2003.
2. Wring out shoulders and take out a ventilation hose from a valvate cover of the right head of cylinders.
3. Vehicles manufactured prior to May 2003: Remove the 6 bolts securing the ignition coils to the valve cover on the right cylinder head and remove the coils.
4. Vehicles manufactured after May 2003: Remove the 3 bolts securing the ignition coils to the right cylinder head valve cover and remove the coils.
5. Turn away a bolt of fastening of a wire "masses" to the valve cover of the right cylinder head and disconnect the wire.
6. Loosen and remove the 14 valve cover bolts in the sequence shown in the figure.
7. Remove the valve cover and discard its gasket.
Installation
1. Wipe the mating surfaces of the valve cover and integral camshaft cover.
2. Lay a new gasket on the camshaft cover so that the arrow on the gasket faces the intake manifold.
3. Install the valve cover, screw in the bolts and tighten them to 9 Nm in the sequence shown in the figure.
4. Insert the ignition coils, screw in the mounting bolts and tighten them to a torque of 9 Nm.
5. Install the wire "masses" on the valve cover, screw in the bolt and tighten it to 9 Nm.
6. Connect the ventilation hose to the valve cover.
7. Install intake reservoir.
MANIFOLDS AND EXHAUST SYSTEM: MOD. K, move. V6, REPAIRS, Intake reservoir seals: vehicles manufactured before May 2003.
8. Check the engine oil level and top up if necessary.
MAINTENANCE, MAINTENANCE, Engine oil and oil filter - KV6.
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