>>E<< Camshaft Bearing/Camshaft And Camshaft Sprocket Assembly (Exhaust Side) Installation

CAUTION:

Be careful not to drop the camshaft bearing.
When installing the camshaft and camshaft sprocket assembly (exhaust side), be careful not to let the camshaft bearing which is installed to the front cam bearing cap deviate from its position.

When replacing the camshaft bearing, according to the identification mark of front camshaft bearing cap in the table below, select a camshaft bearing with the corresponding size. Note that the identification mark of camshaft bearing is stamped on the place shown in the illustration.

Fig 1: Identifying Identification Mark Of Front Camshaft Bearing Cap

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Fig 2: Identifying Front Camshaft Bearing Cap Oil Hole

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CAMSHAFT BEARING IDENTIFICATION MARK REFERENCE

Front camshaft bearing cap		Camshaft bearing identification mark
Identification mark Journal diameter mm (in)		Camshaft bearing identification mark
1	40.000 - 40.008 (1.5748 - 1.5751)	1
2	40.008 - 40.016 (1.5751 - 1.5754)	2
3	40.016 - 40.024 (1.5754 - 1.5757)	3