Acura 3.5 RL Manual page 144

Engine Removal/Installation
Removal (cont'd)
7. Remove the intake air duct and air cleaner housing
assembly.
AIR CLEANER
HOUSING
ASSEMBLY
8. Remove the throttle cover.
9. Remove the throttle cable and cruise control cable
by loosening the locknuts, then slip the cable ends
out of the accelerator linkage.
NOTE:
Take care not to bend the cables when removing
them. Always replace any kinked cable with a
new one.
Adjust the throttle cable when installing (see
section 11).
Adjust the cruise control cable when installing
(see section 4).
6 x 1.0 mm
12 N-m (1.2 kgf-m,
8.7 Ibf-ft)
ADJUSTING
NUTS
6 x 1.0 mm
12 N-m (1.2 kgf-m,
8.7 Ibf-ft)
INTAKE AIR
DUCT
THROTTLE COVER
THROTTLE
CABLE
CRUISE
CONTROL
CABLE
LOCKNUTS
10. Raise the coolant reservoir, then remove the battery
and battery base.
BATTERY
BASE
11. Remove the relay box, ground cable and engine
wire harness clamps.
ENGINE WIRE
HARNESS CLAMP
RELAY BOX
6 x 1.0 mm
12 N-m (1.2 kgf-m,
8.7 Ibf-ft)
6 x 1.0 mm
12 N-m (1.2 kgf-m, 8.7 Ibf-ft)
GROUND
CABLE