06 Ambulance replacing injectors

[BrunoWilimek]

The left side is really straight forward. Remove the intake duct and cold side tube. Disconnect the PCM connectors and move the wiring out of the way, unbolt the dipstick tube. Remove the GPCM and bracket, push the EBP tube forward slightly to allow the CCV to clear, unbolt the valve cover and pull it out the back. A 12mm flex-head ratchet wrench makes it quite simple. Once the valve cover is out of the way, the rest is just as easy.

I just removed the left valve cover on an 04 E350(not an ambulance though) and I have a few comments/suggestions to make. First, the length of the studs on the top of the bolts holding the GPM and dipstick tube brackets is waaaaay toooo loooooooooong , especially if the bolts turn out of the head when loosening the nuts. It didn't help me any, but somehow the length of the studs mysteriously shortened after I removed them. I had to use a hole saw to make an access hole for the nut/stud at the bottom of the GPCM bracket after the bolt loosened before the nut. There was no way, even with a flex-head ratchet wrench that I could get them out of there, my hands are just too big, and they are too far in to use a universal socket due to the angle required. Other than that, and using a long extension with a 12 mm universal socket to get some of the bolts out instead of the 12mm flex-head ratchet wrench, that is the proceedure I used. Oh, yeah, I also removed the turbo y-pipe to give me a little more working room. This is not absolutely necessary, but only took a few extra minutes and made a tight spot a little easier to get at.

[Aaron]

I think that every shop should have a real little guy to get out bolts an shit like that that the larger fellers can't reach.

[dieseldoc]

I completely agree with you Aaron. The only shitty part of that statement is that I AM the little guy. I have suggested to the boss that we hire a littler guy than me, but hasnt happened yet. rofl