Preliminary Work

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Remove the timing-case cover at the top. → REMOVING TIMING-CASE COVER - section on "Removing"
Set crankshaft to compression TDC for cylinder 1 → TDC for cylinder 1 . → 150502 CHECKING THE TIMING ON V6 DFI ENGINES - section on "Checking"

Fig 1: Identifying TDC For Cylinder 1
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