Exhaust Manifold - Left Removal; Inspection; Installation; Valve Timing - Dodge Intrepid Service Manual

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EXHAUST MANIFOLD - RIGHT (Continued)
(6) Install bolt attaching battery cable housing
tube to transmission housing. Tighten bolt to 101
N·m (75 ft. lbs.).
(7) Install air intake tube and air filter housing.
(8) Connect negative cable.
EXHAUST MANIFOLD - LEFT
REMOVAL
(1) Disconnect negative cable from remote jumper
terminal.
(2) Raise vehicle on hoist.
(3) Remove exhaust
EXHAUST SYSTEM - REMOVAL)
(4) Remove left catalytic converter. (Refer to 11 -
EXHAUST SYSTEM/CATALYTIC CONVERTER -
REMOVAL)
NOTE: Do not reuse V-Band clamp.
(5) Remove bolt attaching transmission dipstick
tube and rotate housing away from engine.
(6) Lower vehicle.
(7) Remove screws attaching the two electrical con-
nectors and harness to support bracket.
(8) Remove engine wiring harness support bracket
from cylinder head.
(9) Disconnect exhaust manifold mounted oxygen
sensor connector and remove sensor from manifold.
(10) Remove engine oil dipstick tube.
(11) Remove heat shield attaching screws and
remove heat shields (Fig. 111).
(12) Remove exhaust manifold attaching bolts and
remove manifold (Fig. 111).

INSPECTION

(1) Inspect exhaust manifolds for damage or
cracks.
(2) Check manifold flatness.
(3) Inspect the exhaust manifold gasket for obvi-
ous discoloration or distortion.
(4) Check distortion of the cylinder head mounting
surface with a straightedge and thickness gauge.

INSTALLATION

(1) Install exhaust manifold and gasket. Tighten
bolts starting at the center working outward to 23
N·m (200 in. lbs.) (Fig. 111).
(2) Install heat shields. Tighten screws to 12 N·m
(105 in. lbs.) (Fig. 111).
(3) Install oxygen sensor and connect electrical
connector.
(4) Raise vehicle on hoist.
(5) Install bolt attaching transmission dipstick
tube.
system. (Refer to 11 -
Fig. 111 EXHAUST MANIFOLD
1 – HEAT SHIELD - UPPER
2 – BOLT - HEAT SHIELD
3 – GASKET
4 – BOLT - EXHAUST MANIFOLD
5 – EXHAUST MANIFOLD
6 – HEAT SHIELD - LOWER
(6) Replace the O-ring on engine oil dipstick tube
and install tube.
(7) Install the left catalytic converter. (Refer to 11 -
EXHAUST SYSTEM/CATALYTIC CONVERTER -
INSTALLATION)
(8) Install a new V-Band clamp and tighten to 10
N·m (100 in. lbs.).
(9) Install engine wiring harness support bracket
to cylinder head and attach connectors to bracket.
(10) Install
EXHAUST SYSTEM - INSTALLATION)
(11) Connect negative cable.

VALVE TIMING

DESCRIPTION

The timing drive system has been designed to pro-
vide quiet performance and reliability to support a
NON free-wheeling engine. The system consists of a
primary and secondary chain drive.
The primary timing chain drive (Fig. 112) uses a
single, double-flexure, inverted tooth type chain. The
primary chain drives both of the intake camshafts
directly from a sprocket mounted on the crankshaft.
In addition, the water pump is driven by the "back
exhaust system. (Refer
LH
to 11 -