Do you mean the cowl? That's the big piece that wraps around the firewall and lower windshield. As a matter of fact, I just took that piece off this afternoon and can post some pics of the parts disassembled, if you want.
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First thing to do, is prop your hood up to its highest position. Then look at the pics below for reference.
1) Remove the two small clips that hold the lower part of the cowl to the metal under-cowl plate, and disconnect the washer fluid hose at the right side of the cowl.
2) Pull the weather strip on the driver's side of the cowl up and away about a foot or so, then pull/pry that small plastic piece off the larger plastic cowl (to get access to the driver's side wiper bolt.)
3) Remove rubber caps from the top of the wiper blade nuts, and remove the wiper blades (14mm socket)
4) Get a flat plastic tool to pry the plastic cowl up and away from the windshield (see the pic of the blue clips--they may/will bread/weaken, so you might want to get replacements. I see that I didn't get the one on the furthest end in the hole properly the last time I put it back on and smashed it out of shape--so be careful reinstalling it.)
5) There is a smaller piece of trim/plastic attached to either end of the larger plastic cowl. You don't have to remove them, but pry the cowl up, close to where they're attached, and with the palm of your other hand, give the smaller piece a firm whack downwards to release it from the main cowl that you have lifted up slightly. Do the same to the other side, to free smaller piece from the main cowl.
6) Remove the wiper motor (10mm socket) in order to remove the metal under-cowl piece. (and unplug the wiper motor connector)
7) Remove metal under-cowl--8 or so bolts (12mm socket)
8) Mend all your hand wounds, open a cold one, and go to the step, which required removing all of these parts.
1) Remove the two small clips that hold the lower part of the cowl to the metal under-cowl plate, and disconnect the washer fluid hose at the right side of the cowl.
2) Pull the weather strip on the driver's side of the cowl up and away about a foot or so, then pull/pry that small plastic piece off the larger plastic cowl (to get access to the driver's side wiper bolt.)
3) Remove rubber caps from the top of the wiper blade nuts, and remove the wiper blades (14mm socket)
4) Get a flat plastic tool to pry the plastic cowl up and away from the windshield (see the pic of the blue clips--they may/will bread/weaken, so you might want to get replacements. I see that I didn't get the one on the furthest end in the hole properly the last time I put it back on and smashed it out of shape--so be careful reinstalling it.)
5) There is a smaller piece of trim/plastic attached to either end of the larger plastic cowl. You don't have to remove them, but pry the cowl up, close to where they're attached, and with the palm of your other hand, give the smaller piece a firm whack downwards to release it from the main cowl that you have lifted up slightly. Do the same to the other side, to free smaller piece from the main cowl.
6) Remove the wiper motor (10mm socket) in order to remove the metal under-cowl piece. (and unplug the wiper motor connector)
7) Remove metal under-cowl--8 or so bolts (12mm socket)
8) Mend all your hand wounds, open a cold one, and go to the step, which required removing all of these parts.
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You think? When I got my 'Z I tried checking the spark plugs. I checked one, but that's the only one I could get to. I'm think that with a lot of fiddling and hand acrobatics I could've gotten all 4 out, but since the car ran fine, the plug was the correct one and looked to be in great shape, I just put it back in and assumed the other 3 were good too. I could barely get my tools into the spark plug hole even with a u-joint, and I had to go in by feel, doing the other 3 would've been a huge pain, not worth it. The motor is not only under the cown but its also tilted back a bit so you kinda have to work arround it and the cowl is hilariously in the way.You must have big hands.
I never thought about removing this when I changed the plugs. Although I have removed it for other reasons.
It is cool how the entire wiper motor and drive comes out as one unit. Thanks Honda for making things modular.
Those cowl clips sure are one-of-a-kind. Wasted a bunch of time going through a grab baag of many various clips before giving in and getting these
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broke all mine.. need a few of the white ones that hold the corner piece.Those cowl clips sure are one-of-a-kind. Wasted a bunch of time going through a grab baag of many various clips before giving in and getting these
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