Dodge dakota 2002 Service Manual page 1619

9 - 370 ENGINE 8.0L
AIR CLEANER ELEMENT
REMOVAL
Filter Element Only
Housing removal is not necessary for element (fil-
ter) replacement.
(1) Loosen clamp (Fig. 4) and disconnect air duct
at air cleaner cover.
(2) Pry over 4 spring clips (Fig. 4) from housing
cover (spring clips retain cover to housing).
(3) Release housing cover from locating tabs on
housing (Fig. 4) and remove cover.
(4) Remove air cleaner element (filter) from hous-
ing.
(5) Clean inside of housing before replacing ele-
ment.
Fig. 4 AIR CLEANER HOUSING COVER
1 - CLAMP
2 - AIR DUCT
3 - AIR CLEANER COVER
4 - LOCATING TABS
5 - CLIPS (4)
Housing Assembly
(1) Loosen clamp (Fig. 4) and disconnect air duct
at air cleaner cover.
(2) Lift entire housing assembly from 4 locating
pins (Fig. 5).
INSTALLATION
(1) Install filter element into housing.
(2) Position housing cover into housing locating
tabs (Fig. 4).
Fig. 5 AIR CLEANER HOUSING
1 - AIR CLEANER HOUSING ASSEMBLY
2 - LOCATING PINS (4)
(3) Pry up 4 spring clips (Fig. 4) and lock cover to
housing.
(4) Install air duct to air cleaner cover and tighten
hose clamp to 3 N·m (30 in. lbs.) torque.
(5) If any other hose clamps were removed from
air intake system, tighten them to 3.4 N·m (30 in.
lbs.) torque.
(6) If any bolts were removed from air resonator
housing or air intake tubing, tighten them to 4.5 N·m
(40 in. lbs.) torque.
CYLINDER HEAD
DESCRIPTION
The alloy cast iron cylinder heads (Fig. 6) are held
in place by 12 bolts. The spark plugs are located in
the peak of the wedge between the valves.
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING—CYLINDER HEAD
GASKET FAILURE
A cylinder head gasket leak can be located between
adjacent cylinders or between a cylinder and the
adjacent water jacket.
• Possible indications of the cylinder head gasket
leaking between adjacent cylinders are:
− Loss of engine power
− Engine misfiring
− Poor fuel economy
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