Camshaft & Rocker Arms: Removal
- Disconnect negative battery cable. Remove center cover from valve cover. Disconnect spark plug cables. Disconnect hoses at valve cover. Remove valve cover and semi-circular packing at rear of cylinder head.
- Remove timing belt from camshaft sprockets. See TIMING BELT in this article. Disconnect and remove crank angle sensor from rear of intake camshaft. See Figure .
- If camshaft sprockets are being removed, place wrench on hex area of camshaft between No. 2 and 3 journals to hold camshaft while removing camshaft sprocket bolt. Remove camshaft sprocket bolts and sprockets.CAUTION: Direction and location of bearing cap must be noted before removing bearing caps. Bearing caps are numbered for location and stamped with a letter to indicate which camshaft the bearing cap should be installed on. The letter "L" indicates intake camshaft and "R" indicates exhaust camshaft. The No. 1 bearing cap only contains the letter for camshaft application.
- Remove front and rear bearing caps and camshaft oil seals. See Figure . Remove remaining bearing caps in the following sequence: No. 5, 2, 4 and 3. Remove camshaft. Remove rocker arm and lash adjuster. Mark component location for reassembly reference.