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Intake Plenum &/Or Throttle Body (3.0L): Installation

Clean gasket mating surfaces. Install new throttle body gasket. Install throttle body. Lightly oil throttle body bolt threads. Install bolts and tighten in sequence to specification. See Fig 1 . See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS  at end of article. To complete installation, reverse removal procedure.

Fig 1: Throttle Body Tightening Sequence (3.0L)
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