Removal [10/2015 - ]: Procedure
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- REMOVE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
Refer to REMOVAL [10/2015 - 11/2017] , or refer to REMOVAL [11/2017 - ]
- REMOVE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY (for High Pressure)
Refer to REMOVAL [10/2015 - ]
- DISCONNECT NO. 4 VENTILATION HOSE
Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 1
- DISCONNECT NO. 3 VENTILATION HOSE
- DISCONNECT NO. 2 VENTILATION HOSE
- REMOVE IGNITION COIL ASSEMBLY
Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 2
- REMOVE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR (for Intake Side)
Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 3
- REMOVE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR (for Exhaust Side)
Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 2
- REMOVE CAMSHAFT TIMING OIL CONTROL VALVE ASSEMBLY
Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 2
- DISCONNECT ENGINE WIRE
- REMOVE NO. 1 TURBO WATER PIPE
- Slide the 4 clips and disconnect the No. 1 turbo water by-pass hose, No. 2 turbo water by-pass hose, No. 3 turbo water by-pass hose and No. 4 turbo water by-pass hose.
*1 No. 1 Turbo Water By-pass Hose *2 No. 2 Turbo Water By-pass Hose *3 No. 3 Turbo Water By-pass Hose *4 No. 4 Turbo Water By-pass Hose *5 No. 1 Turbo Water Pipe - Remove the 3 bolts and No. 1 turbo water pipe.
- Slide the 4 clips and disconnect the No. 1 turbo water by-pass hose, No. 2 turbo water by-pass hose, No. 3 turbo water by-pass hose and No. 4 turbo water by-pass hose.
- REMOVE VACUUM PUMP ASSEMBLY
Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 4
- REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD COVER SUB-ASSEMBLY
See step 11
- REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD COVER GASKET
See step 12
- SET NO. 1 CYLINDER TO TDC/COMPRESSION
- Turn the crankshaft until the timing mark (groove) of the crankshaft pulley assembly and the timing mark "0" of the timing chain cover assembly are aligned.
*a Paint Mark *b Timing Mark (Groove) *c Timing Mark "0" - Check that each timing mark of the camshaft timing gear assembly and camshaft timing exhaust gear assembly is positioned as shown in the illustration. If not, turn the crankshaft 1 revolution (360°) to align the timing mark (groove) as shown in the illustration.
- Place paint marks on the chain sub-assembly in alignment with the timing mark (groove) on the camshaft timing gear assembly and camshaft timing exhaust gear assembly.
- Turn the crankshaft until the timing mark (groove) of the crankshaft pulley assembly and the timing mark "0" of the timing chain cover assembly are aligned.
- REMOVE TIMING CHAIN COVER PLATE
See step 19
- REMOVE NO. 1 CHAIN TENSIONER ASSEMBLY
- Turn the crankshaft approximately 15° clockwise.
*a Approximately 15° - Turn the crankshaft approximately 15° counterclockwise.
*a Approximately 15° - Align the holes of the stopper plate and No. 1 chain tensioner assembly, and insert a pin into the stopper plate hole to lock the No. 1 chain tensioner assembly.
*a Stopper Plate *b Pin - Turn the crankshaft approximately 15° clockwise.
*a Approximately 15° - Remove the bolt, nut, No. 1 chain tensioner assembly and gasket from the cylinder block sub-assembly.NOTE:
Be careful not to drop the gasket into the timing chain cover assembly.
- Turn the crankshaft approximately 15° counterclockwise.
*a Approximately 15°
- Turn the crankshaft approximately 15° clockwise.
- REMOVE TIMING CHAIN GUIDE
See step 22
- REMOVE CAMSHAFT TIMING OIL CONTROL SOLENOID ASSEMBLY
Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 3
- REMOVE CAMSHAFT TIMING GEAR BOLT
- REMOVE CAMSHAFT BEARING CAP
- Remove the 11 bolts in several steps in the order shown in the illustration.
- Remove the 10 bolts in the several steps in the order shown in the illustration.
*1 No. 1 Camshaft Bearing Cap *2 No. 2 Camshaft Bearing Cap *3 No. 3 Camshaft Bearing Cap *4 No. 4 Camshaft Bearing Cap NOTE:Make sure to loosen the bearing cap bolts evenly while holding the camshaft horizontally.
- Remove the No. 1 camshaft bearing cap, No. 2 camshaft bearing cap, No. 3 camshaft bearing cap and No. 4 camshaft bearing cap from the camshaft housing sub-assembly.
HINT:
Arrange the removed parts in the correct order.
- REMOVE CAMSHAFT
- REMOVE CAMSHAFT TIMING GEAR ASSEMBLY
- REMOVE NO. 2 CAMSHAFT
- REMOVE CAMSHAFT TIMING EXHAUST GEAR ASSEMBLY
- REMOVE OIL CONTROL VALVE FILTER
See step 33
- REMOVE NO. 1 CAMSHAFT BEARING
See step 36
- REMOVE NO. 2 CAMSHAFT BEARING
See step 37
- INSPECT CAMSHAFT TIMING EXHAUST GEAR ASSEMBLY
See step 6