Your 2000 completed 2005 Pontiac Bonneville was designed to be Gauze efficient. This aids you in getting expanded miles to the gallon while enjoying your guide. Since of the driving exposure, it is critical to conduct up the prolongation on your machine. One contour of this prolongation is to exchange the valve contain gasket.
Instructions
Left Side
1. Grant the van engine to chilled. Disconnect the opposite battery cable. Partially filter the cooling manner. Remove the fuel injector Place shield and the radiator inlet hose from the damp housing crossover. Allot and disconnect the Great Crankcase Ventilation (PCV) contemporary air tube from the camshaft incorporate. Remove the ignition coil cassette and the four Glimmer plug boots. Place and disconnect the cable harness clips at the front of the camshaft incorporate and position the cable harness aside.
2. Set and remove the secondary air injection (AIR) valve bracket devotee next to the centre of the engine. Gently pry outward slightly on the AIR valve bracket in trail to accrual clearance to remove the hose pump propel zone shield aficionado. Remove the drench pump drive cummerbund shield fasteners, the water pump ride band shield. Establish and disconnect the doctor pump guide cummerbund. Loosen the two bolts attaching the water pump girth tensioner to the flood crossover. Remove the inundate pump belt tensioner and the plastic dust cap from the end of the intake camshaft. Remove the water pump drive pulley from the intake camshaft.
3. Remove the three camshaft seal retainer bolts, the camshaft seal, and the camshaft cover bolts. Lift the camshaft drive end of the camshaft cover up. Remove the camshaft cover reward away from the water pump drive shaft. Clean and inspect the camshaft cover.
4. Remove the old gasket and place the new gasket in place. Replace the cover and tighten the bolts. Reverse the steps used to remove the parts initially.
Right Side
5. Remove the ignition coils, the nut securing the AIR tube and the AIR control valve bracket.6. Locate and disconnect the cable harness clips at the front of the valve cover and position the cable harness aside. Locate and remove the nine camshaft cover bolts and the camshaft cover. Locate and disconnect the oxygen sensor wire. Locate and disconnect the vacuum tubes from the secondary air injection (AIR) vent solenoid. Locate and disconnect the AIR vent solenoid electrical connector. Make sure that the negative battery cable is disconnected. Remove the fuel injector sight shield. Locate and disconnect the Positive Crankcase Ventilation (PCV) dirty air tube from the camshaft cover.
7. Remove the old gasket and put in the new gasket. Reverse the steps used to remove the engine parts initially.
8. Reconnect the negative battery cable. Add oil to the engine and start the car. Allow the car to run idle for 10 to 15 minutes allowing the oil to move to the top of the engine, lubricating the engine parts as it does.
