Engine Front Cover: Installation
- Clean gasket mating surfaces. Install new front cover gasket. Align oil pump drive gear punch mark with oil filter side of cover. Align center of dowel pin with alignment mark on oil pump case. See Fig 1 .
- Position No. 1 and 4 pistons on TDC. Install front cover by engaging pinion gear with oil pump drive gear on crankshaft.
- Position punch mark on oil pump drive gear toward engine. Mark may be seen through clearance between front cover and block with oil pan removed.
- Ensure slot at end of oil pump shaft (as viewed from top of front cover) is parallel with front face of cylinder block. Offset must be forward.
- Install remaining components in reverse order of removal procedures.