2004 INFINITI FX35 air intake hose

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ENGINE ASSEMBLY
Revision: 2004 November 2004 FX35/FX45
Preparation
1. Release fuel pressure. Refer to EC-51, "FUEL PRESSURE RELEASE" .
2. Disconnect both battery terminals.
3. Remove engine cover (Refer to EM-19, "
INTAKE MANIFOLD COLLECTOR" ), battery cover and LH/RH
sides front tire.
4. Remove front and rear engine undercover and front cross bar with power tool.
5. Drain engine coolant from radiator drain plug. Refer to CO-11, "
Changing Engine Coolant" .
6. Remove cowl top cover RH. Refer to EI-24, "
COWL TOP" .
7. Remove air duct and air cleaner case assembly. Refer to EM-17, "
AIR CLEANER AND AIR DUCT" .
8. Remove radiator upper and lower hoses. Refer to CO-14, "
RADIATOR" .
Engine Room
1. Disconnect heater hose from vehicle-side, and fit a plug onto hose end to prevent engine coolant leak.
2. Disconnect grounding wire (between vehicle to left bank cylinder head).
3. Disconnect battery positive cable at vehicle side and temporarily fasten it on engine.
4. Disconnect engine room harness connectors shown in the fig-
ure.
5. Disconnect A/C piping from A/C compressor, and temporarily fasten it on vehicle with a rope.
6. Disconnect two body ground cables.
7. Disconnect brake booster vacuum hose.
8. Disconnect fuel feed hose and EVAP hose.
CAUTION:
Fit plugs onto disconnected hoses to prevent fuel leak.
9. Remove power steering oil pump reservoir tank and piping from vehicle, and temporarily secure them on
engine. Refer to PS-31, "
POWER STEERING OIL PUMP" .
CAUTION:
When temporarily securing, keep them upright to avoid a fluid leak.
Passenger Room Side
1. Follow procedure below to disconnect engine room harness connectors at passenger room side, and tem-
porarily secure them on engine.
a. Remove passenger-side kicking plate, dash side finisher, and
glove box. Refer to EI-37, "
BODY SIDE TRIM" and IP-10,
"INSTRUMENT PANEL ASSEMBLY" .
b. Disconnect engine room harness connectors at unit sides ECM
and other.
c. Disengage intermediate fixing point. Pull out engine room har-
nesses to engine room side, and temporarily secure them on
engine.
CAUTION:

When pulling out harnesses, take care not to damage
harnesses and connectors.

After temporarily securing, cover connectors with vinyl or similar material to protect against for-
eign material adhesion.
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INTAKE MANIFOLD
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Revision: 2004 November 2004 FX35/FX45
1. Remove engine cover with power tool. Refer to EM-168, "ENGINE ROOM COVER" .
2. Release fuel pressure. Refer to EC-700, "
FUEL PRESSURE RELEASE" .
3. Drain engine coolant. Refer to CO-36, "
Changing Engine Coolant" .
4. Remove air duct (inlet), air cleaner case and mass air flow sensor assembly, air duct and resonator
assembly. Refer to EM-172, "
AIR CLEANER AND AIR DUCT" .
5. Disconnect fuel feed hose quick connector on engine side.
Refer to EM-188, "
FUEL INJECTOR AND FUEL TUBE" .
6. Remove fuel damper and fuel hose assembly. Refer to EM-188, "
FUEL INJECTOR AND FUEL TUBE" .
CAUTION:

While hoses are disconnected, plug them to prevent fuel from draining.

Do not separate fuel damper and fuel hose.
7. Remove or disconnect harnesses, brackets, vacuum hose, vacuum gallery and PCV hose and tube from
intake manifold (upper).
8. Remove electric throttle control actuator as follows:
a. Disconnect harness connector.
b. Loosen mounting bolts diagonally.
CAUTION:

Handle carefully to avoid any shock to electric throttle control actuator.

Do not disassemble.
9. Disconnect water hoses from water gallery.
10. Remove intake manifold adaptor and water gallery.
11. Loosen bolts in reverse order as shown in the figure to remove
intake manifold (upper) with power tool.
12. Remove vacuum tank form intake manifold (lower).
13. Remove fuel injector and fuel tube assembly. Refer to EM-188, "
FUEL INJECTOR AND FUEL TUBE" .
14. Loosen bolts in reverse order as shown in the figure to remove
intake manifold (lower) with power tool.
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ROCKER COVER
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Removal and InstallationABS006II
REMOVAL
1. Remove engine cover with power tool. Refer to EM-168, "ENGINE ROOM COVER" .
2. Refer to the following for incidental works related to left bank.
a. Remove air duct (inlet), air cleaner case and mass air flow sensor assembly, air duct and resonator
assembly. Refer to EM-172, "
AIR CLEANER AND AIR DUCT" .
b. Move harness on upper rocker cover and its peripheral aside.
c. Remove harness brackets from camshaft bracket (No. 6). Refer to EM-208, "
CAMSHAFT" .
d. Remove electric throttle control actuator. Refer to EM-174, "
INTAKE MANIFOLD" .
e. Remove ignition coil. Refer to EM-185, "
IGNITION COIL" .
f. Remove PCV hose from PCV valve.
3. Refer to the following for incidental works related to right bank.
a. Move harness on upper rocker cover and its peripheral aside.
b. Remove ignition coil EM-185, "
IGNITION COIL" .
c. Remove PCV hose from PCV valve.
1. Rocker cover (left bank) 2. PCV valve 3. O-ring
4. Rocker cover gasket (left bank) 5. Rocker cover (right bank) 6. PCV valve
7. O-ring 8. Oil filler cap 9. Oil catcher
10. Rocker cover gasket (right bank)
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