Work On The Vehicle

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Remove the collector cover.
Disconnect the ground cable from battery.

Fig 1: Disconnecting Ground Cable From Battery
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When removing the timing belt cover RH
1. Remove the air intake duct. Ref. to REMOVAL , Air Intake Duct.
2. Loosen the clamp which holds the intake duct to intercooler.
  
  Fig 2: Locating Intake Duct Clamp
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3. Remove the V-belts. Ref. to REMOVAL , V-belt.
4. Remove the generator. Ref. to REMOVAL , Generator.
5. Remove the suction hose from intake duct.
  
  Fig 3: Locating Suction Hose
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6. Disconnect the connector (A) from power steering pump, and remove the power steering pump together with the power steering pump bracket from engine and rod stopper.
  
  Fig 4: Locating Power Steering Pump Bolts
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7. Mount the power steering pump together with the power steering pump bracket on RH side wheel apron.
8. Remove the radiator sub fan motor assembly. Ref. to REMOVAL , Radiator Sub Fan and Fan Motor.
9. Remove the engine coolant hose from the clip (A).
10. Remove the bolts which secure the intake duct to the turbocharger, and remove the air bypass valve from the intake duct.
  
  Fig 5: Locating Bolts And Intake Duct
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11. Remove the intake duct from intake manifold.
  
  Fig 6: Locating Intake Duct
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12. Disconnect the vacuum hose from blow-by pipe, and remove the bolt securing the blow-by pipe from the intake manifold protector RH.
  
  Fig 7: Locating Vacuum Hose And Blow-By Pipe Bolt
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13. Disconnect the vacuum hose from PCV pipe.
  
  Fig 8: Locating Vacuum Hose
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14. Remove the vacuum hose (A), vacuum hose (B), vacuum hose (C) and vacuum hose (D) from the clip (E).
  
  Fig 9: Identifying Vacuum Hose And Clip
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15. Remove the bolts which secure the upper side of the timing belt cover RH.
16. Lift up the vehicle.
17. Remove the under cover. Ref. to REMOVAL , Front Under Cover.
18. Remove the air by-pass valve. Ref. to REMOVAL , Air By-pass Valve.
19. Remove the clip holding the engine harness.
  
  Fig 10: Locating Engine Harness Clip
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20. Loosen the remaining bolts which secure timing belt cover RH, and remove the timing belt cover RH together with the hose clip stay assembly.
When removing the timing belt cover LH
1. Disconnect the connectors from front oxygen (A/F) sensor and rear oxygen sensor, and remove the clip (A) securing the front oxygen (A/F) sensor harness and rear oxygen sensor harness.
  
  Fig 11: Locating Front Oxygen (A/F) Sensor Harness And Rear Oxygen Sensor Harness
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2. Remove the bolts which secure the upper side of the timing belt cover LH.
3. Lift up the vehicle.
4. Remove the under cover. Ref. to REMOVAL , Front Under Cover.
5. Loosen the remaining bolts which secure timing belt cover LH, and remove the timing belt cover LH together with the oxygen sensor bracket.
When removing the front timing belt cover
1. Remove the stopper rod.
  
  Fig 12: Locating Stopper Rod
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2. Remove the crank pulley. Ref. to REMOVAL , Crank Pulley.
3. Remove the timing belt cover RH and timing belt cover LH. Refer to step 3) and step 4) for removal procedures.
4. Remove the bolts securing the front timing belt cover, and remove the front timing belt cover.
  
  Fig 13: Identifying Front Timing Belt Cover
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