Cylinder Head Gasket: Removal

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REMOVE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION
See page REMOVAL
REMOVE EXHAUST MANIFOLD SUB-ASSEMBLY RH
See REMOVAL
REMOVE EXHAUST MANIFOLD SUB-ASSEMBLY LH
REMOVAL
REMOVE NO. 3 CAMSHAFT
REMOVAL
REMOVE NO. 4 CAMSHAFT
REMOVAL
REMOVE CAMSHAFT
REMOVAL
REMOVE NO. 2 CAMSHAFT
REMOVAL
REMOVE FUEL INJECTOR ASSEMBLY (for Direct Injection)
REMOVAL
REMOVE NO. 1 VALVE ROCKER ARM SUB-ASSEMBLY (See REMOVAL )
REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD SUB-ASSEMBLY (for Bank 1)
1. Remove the 3 bolt sand camshaft housing.
  
  Fig 1: Locating Camshaft Housing Bolts
  Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
2. Uniformly loosen and remove the 2 bolts in the sequence shown in the illustration
  
  Fig 2: Locating Cylinder Head Bolts
  Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
3. Using a 10 mm bi-hexagon wrench, uniformly loosen the 10 bolts in the sequence shown in the illustration. Remove the 10 cylinder head bolts and plate washers
  NOTE:
  - Be careful not to drop washers into the cylinder head.
  - Head warpage or cracking could result from removing the bolts in an incorrect order.
  Fig 3: Locating Loosening Sequence Of Cylinder Head Bolts
  Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
  
  HINT.
  
  Be sure to keep the removed parts separate for each installation position
4. Remove the cylinder head.
REMOVE NO. 2 CYLINDER HEAD GASKET (for Bank 1)
1. Remove the No. 2 cylinder head gasket.
REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD SUB-ASSEMBLY (for Bank 2)
1. Remove the 3 bolts and camshaft housing.
  
  Fig 4: Locating Camshaft Housing Bolts
  Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
2. Uniformly loosen and remove the 2 bolts in the sequence shown in the illustration.
  
  Fig 5: Locating Cylinder Head Bolts
  Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
3. Using a 10 mm bi-hexagon wrench, uniformly loosen the 10 bolts in the sequence shown in the illustration. Remove the 10 cylinder head bolts and plate washers
  NOTE:
  - Be careful not to drop washers into the cylinder head.
  - Head warpage or cracking could result from removing the bolts in an incorrect order.
  HINT
  
  Be sure to keep the removed parts separate for each installation position.
4. Remove the cylinder head.
Fig 6: Locating Loosening Sequence Of Cylinder Head Bolts
Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET (for Bank 2)
1. Remove the cylinder head gasket.