Repair Procedures: Removal

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CAUTION: In case of removing the high pressure fuel pump, high pressure fuel pipe, delivery pipe, and injector, there may be injury caused by leakage of the high pressure fuel. So don't do any repair work right after engine stops.

NOTE:

Use fender covers to avoid damaging painted surfaces.
To avoid damaging the cylinder head, wait until the engine coolant temperature drops below normal temperature before removing it.
When handling a metal gasket, take care not to fold the gasket or damage the contact surface of the gasket.
To avoid damage, unplug the wiring connectors carefully while holding the connector portion.

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Mark all wiring and hoses to avoid misconnection.

Remove the Battery tray. -
(Refer to Engine Electrical System - "BATTERY ")
Remove the air cleaner assembly.
(Refer to Intake and Exhaust System - "AIR CLEANER ")
Remove the engine room under cover.
(Refer to Engine and Transaxle Assembly - "ENGINE ROOM UNDER COVER ")
Drain the engine coolant.
(Refer to Cooling System - "COOLANT ")
Remove the cylinder head cover.
(Refer to Cylinder Head Assembly - "CYLINDER HEAD COVER ")
Remove the timing chain.
(Refer to Timing System - "TIMING CHAIN ")
Remove the intake manifold.
(Refer to Intake and Exhaust System - "INTAKE MANIFOLD ")
Remove the exhaust manifold.
(Refer to Intake and Exhaust System - "EXHAUST MANIFOLD ")
Remove the water temperature control assembly.
(Refer to Cooling System - "WATER TEMPERATURE CONTROL ASSEMBLY ")
Remove the high pressure fuel pump bracket.
(Refer to Engine Control/Fuel System - "HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP ")
Remove the delivery pipe.
(Refer to Engine Control/Fuel System - "DELIVERY PIPE ")
Remove the camshaft.
(Refer to Cylinder Head Assembly - "CAMSHAFT ")
Remove the exhaust oil control valve (OCV) (A) using a torx wrench.

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Remove the intake camshaft position sensor (CMPS) (A).

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Remove the exhaust camshaft position sensor (CMPS) (A) after removing the engine hanger (B).

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Remove the cylinder head.

Using triple square wrench, uniformly loosen and remove the 10 cylinder head bolts, in several passes, in the sequence shown. Remove the 10 cylinder head bolts and plate washers.

Fig 1: Cylinder Head Bolts Loosening Sequence
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NOTE: Head warpage or cracking could result from removing bolts in an incorrect order.

Lift the cylinder head (A) from the dowels on the cylinder block and place the cylinder head on wooden blocks on a bench.

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NOTE: Be careful not to damage the contact surfaces of the cylinder head and cylinder block.

Remove the cylinder head gasket (A).

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