Acura 3.5 RL Manual page 588

Valve Caps
Description
• Caps with one projected tip and one flat end are
installed with the flat end toward the inside of the
valve body.
• Caps with a projected tip on each end are installed
with the smaller tip toward the inside of the valve
body. The small tip is a spring guide.
TOWARD OUTSIDE OF VALVE BODY
TOWARD INSIDE OF VALVE BODY
• Caps with one projected tip and a hollow end are
installed with the tip toward the inside of the valve
body. The tip is a spring guide.
TOWARD OUTSIDE OF VALVE BODY
TOWARD INSIDE OF VALVE BODY
• Caps with hollow ends are installed with the hollow
end away from the inside of the valve body.
• Caps with notched ends are installed with the notch
toward the inside of the valve body.
• Caps with flat ends and a hole through the center are
installed with the smaller hole toward the inside of
the valve body.
TOWARD OUTSIDE OF VALVE BODY
TOWARD INSIDE OF VALVE BODY