Removal and Installation: Installation

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Install the valve lifter.
- Install them in the same position from which they were removed.
Install the camshafts.
- The distinction between the intake and exhaust camshafts is in a difference of shapes of the back end:
  Intake: Signal plate for the camshaft position sensor (PHASE) Exhaust: Cone end shape
  
  Fig 1: Identifying Intake And Exhaust Camshaft
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- Install camshafts so that the dowel pins on the front side are positioned as shown.
  
  Fig 2: Identifying Camshaft Dowel Pins Positioning
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Install camshaft brackets.
- Install by referring to identification mark on upper surface mark.
- Install so that identification mark can be correctly read when viewed from the exhaust side.
  
  Fig 3: Identifying Camshaft Brackets Identification Mark
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- Install No. 1 camshaft bracket as follows.
  - Apply sealant to No.1 camshaft bracket as shown.
- Use Genuine Silicone RTV Sealant, or equivalent. Refer to "RECOMMENDED CHEMICAL PRODUCTS AND SEALANTS ".
  CAUTION:
  - After installation, be sure to wipe off any excessive sealant leaking from part "A" (both on right and left sides).
    
    Fig 4: Identifying Area For Applying Sealant
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- Apply sealant to camshaft bracket contact surface on the front cover backside.
- Apply sealant to the outside of bolt hole on front cover.
  
  Fig 5: Applying Liquid Gasket To Camshaft Bracket (No. 1) Contact Surface On Front Cover Backside
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- Position the No.1 camshaft bracket near the mounting position, and install it without disturbing the sealant applied to the surfaces.
  
  Fig 6: Applying Liquid Gasket
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Tighten camshaft bracket bolts in four steps in the order as shown.
Step 1 (bolts 9 - 11) :1.96 N.m (0.2 kg-m, 17 in-lb)

Step 2 (bolts 1 - 8) : 1.96 N.m (0.2 kg-m, 17 in-lb)

Step 3 (bolts 1 - 11) : 5.88 N.m (0.6 kg-m, 52 in-lb)

Step 4 (bolts 1 - 11) : 10.4 N.m (1.02 kg-m, 92 in-lb)

Fig 7: Camshaft Bracket Bolt Tightening Sequence
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CAUTION:
After tightening camshaft bracket bolts, be sure to wipe off excessive sealant from the parts listed below.
- Mating surface of rocker cover.
- Mating surface of front cover, when installed without the front cover.
Install camshaft sprockets.
- Install them by lining up the mating marks on each camshaft sprocket with the ones painted on the timing chain during removal.
- Before installation of chain tensioner, it is possible to re-match the marks on timing chain with the ones on each sprocket.
CAUTION:
- Aligned mating marks could slip. Therefore, after matching them, hold the timing chain in place by hand.
- Before and after installing chain tensioner, check again to make sure that mating marks have not slipped.
  
  Fig 8: Aligning Mating Marks Of Camshaft Sprockets With Timing Chain Yellow Links
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Install chain tensioner.
CAUTION:
- After installation, pull the stopper pin off completely, and make sure that the tensioner is fully released.
Install chain guide.
Install IVT control cover with the following procedure.
1. Install IVT control solenoid valve to intake valve timing control cover.
2. Install O-ring to front cover side.
3. Apply Genuine Silicone RTV Sealant to the positions as shown in the figure. Refer to "RECOMMENDED CHEMICAL PRODUCTS AND SEALANTS ".
  
  Fig 9: Identifying Front Cover Sealant Area
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4. Install IVT control cover.
  - Tighten the bolts in the numerical order as shown.
Check and adjust valve clearances. Refer to "VALVE CLEARANCE ".
Installation of the remaining components is in the reverse order of removal.

Fig 10: IVT Control Cover Bolt Tightening Sequence
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