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TRQ variable valve timing (VVT) solenoids are manufactured to precise specification using premium raw materials with anodized housings for maximum service life. To ensure peak performance, TRQ recommends replacing the variable valve timing solenoids in pairs (where applicable) to ensure a consistent oil flow rate and prevent premature wear of timing components. All products are fit and road-tested in our Massachusetts R&D facility to ensure we deliver on our promise of Trusted Reliable Quality.
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How to Replace Intake Variable Valve Timing Solenoid 2010-14 Toyota Prius
Created on: 2018-04-26
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Remove the plastic cover. We have removed our cowl panel here, so you can see what we're doing better, but you can snake out this variable valve timing solenoid with the cowl piece installed, however, this gives us little better access and it's easier for you to see in a video what we're doing.
To remove this connector, we'll spray a little bit of water displacement oil in here to help free it up. It's got some dirt in it. Lock's on this side. We'll push it in. It's because you push the hole connector in this way, it'll open the lock. And then pull it off. Makes it easy to work it back and forth a couple of times. Try not to pull on the wires. If need be, use a little small flat bladed screwdriver to help you push the lock open. And there it is. Spray some rust suspension here. Use a 10 millimeter socket and ratchet to remove the 10 millimeter bold that's holding it into the head. Put the bolt and washer aside once I take it out.
With the bolt removed, you can kind of spin it this way. Then, it's sitting on an o-ring. Just have to work it out, back and forth and it should come out.
This is the original variable valve timing solenoid we pulled from our vehicle. Our brand new one from 1AAuto.com, same exact style design, same style connector, same mounting hole. This will work great and fit great for you.
Install the new one. Slide it into the same opening. The o-ring will fit pretty tightly. Slide it down. Get the bolt started by hand. It's a steel bolt going into the aluminum valve cover. You don't want to cross-thread it. I need to adjust the position of it. Tighten it up. You don't want to over tighten it. When it feels tight, just stop. Put the oil connector back in. It's keyed. It can only go in one way. It will click when it locks in place.
Put your plastic engine cover back on. These three rubber mounts, just push over these three ball sites, line it up with the oil cap hole. And that's it.
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What's up, guys? I'm Andy from 1A Auto. In this video, I'm going to show you how to replace the intake VVT solenoid on this 2010 Toyota RAV4. If you need this part or other parts for your vehicle, click the link in the description and head over to 1aauto.com.
Just want to pull this cover off. Just grab underneath the cover, slide up, and up there and there is these retainers that hold it in and just push on little grommets right on those locations. Your intake VVT solenoid is on the back side here. It's similar to the exhaust solenoid. Just disconnect the connector right here. Push down on that and release that connector. Then, there's a bolt right here. We're going to take that bolt out first. I'm going to use a 10mm socket and an electric ratchet. You can use a regular ratchet if you don't have an electric one. Take that out. We can grab the solenoid, try to wiggle it back and forth a little bit. There's an O-ring that if there's any dirt or corrosion above the O-ring, it's a little bit tricky to remove the solenoid. Actually, so I can see it more, not that you have to do this, I am going to take these two nuts off right here just so I can move that wiring harness out of the way. Use the same 10mm socket and ratchet.
Slide this up. I'll just move that out of the way a little bit just so I can see, but you don't have to do this. This is just for the video. I am going to use a little water displacement oil. Just spray that down, let it soak a little bit, or some kind of lubricant. I'm going to take a straight blade screwdriver and just try to get in here a little bit. Just be careful, you don't want to mess up any of the machine surfaces. Be careful prying right here. You don't want to bend it if you're going to reuse it. Just work it back and forth. Just be careful doing this. Slide it up and there you go.
Now, take the VVT solenoid. I'm just going to take a little bit of transmission fluid, you can use engine oil or some other type of lubricant and just lubricate this before you slide it in and it'll just make easier installation. It's also a good idea if you're having problems with this and the solenoid had failed that after you do this job, you actually change the oil because the oil could be the cause of the solenoid failure. Just slide this in here. Just line it up. Don't force it. You want to get everything lined up because you don't want to mess up any of the machine surfaces. I'm going to slide that in just like that. I'll take the bolt, get the bolt lined up. Now, I'll just take a 10mm socket and ratchet and just snug this bolt down. Not too tight. Take the connector and line it up, lock it in place, and you didn't have to take this wiring harness off, but if you did, then install the wiring harness and then these two nuts, install those and tighten them down.
Slide it down. Take this cover and we want to line these little tabs up with these little pins right there. There's three of them. Just push it down and then you're good to go.
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