Removal [11/2022 - ]: Procedure
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- INSTALL ENGINE ASSEMBLY TO ENGINE STAND
Refer to REMOVAL [11/2022 - ] - REMOVE ENGINE HANGERS
See step 61
- REMOVE FUEL (ENGINE ROOM SIDE) PUMP ASSEMBLY
Refer to REMOVAL [11/2022 - ]
- REMOVE IGNITION COIL ASSEMBLY
Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 1 - REMOVE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR (for Intake Side)
Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 1 - REMOVE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR (for Exhaust Side)
Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 2 - REMOVE CAMSHAFT TIMING OIL CONTROL VALVE ASSEMBLY (EXHAUST CAMSHAFT TIMING GEAR BOLT ASSEMBLY)
Refer to REMOVAL [11/2022 - ]
- REMOVE CAM TIMING CONTROL MOTOR WITH EDU ASSEMBLY
Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 2 - REMOVE CAM TIMING CONTROL MOTOR O-RING
Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 3
- REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD COVER SUB-ASSEMBLY
Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 19 - REMOVE SPARK PLUG TUBE GASKET
Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 20 - REMOVE FUEL PUMP LIFTER GUIDE
Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 36
- SET NO. 1 CYLINDER TO TDC (COMPRESSION)
*a Paint Mark *b Timing Mark *c "0" Timing Mark - - - Turn the crankshaft clockwise to align the timing mark (cutout) on the crankshaft pulley assembly with the "0" timing mark on the No. 2 timing chain cover assembly.
- Check that the timing marks are positioned as shown in the illustration.
- If the timing marks are not positioned as shown in the illustration, turn the crankshaft clockwise and then align them again.
- Place paint marks on the chain sub-assembly at points aligned with the timing marks on the camshaft timing gear assembly and camshaft timing exhaust gear assembly.
- REMOVE STRAIGHT SCREW PLUG
Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 22
- REMOVE CAMSHAFT TIMING GEAR
*a Approximately 15° *b Pin *c Pin Hole (No. 1 Chain Tensioner Assembly Side) *d Pin Hole (Chain Tensioner Slipper Side) *e Hold - - Turn - - - Rotate the crankshaft approximately 15° clockwise.
- Rotate the crankshaft approximately 15° counterclockwise.
- Align the pin hole of the No. 1 chain tensioner assembly with the pin hole of the chain tensioner slipper, and then insert the pin.
- Using the hexagonal portion of the exhaust camshaft sub-assembly, secure the exhaust camshaft sub-assembly.NOTE:
Do not damage the camshaft housing sub-assembly, cylinder head sub-assembly and spark plug tube.
- Remove the 2 bolts from the camshaft timing exhaust gear assembly.
- Using the hexagonal portion of the intake camshaft sub-assembly, secure the intake camshaft sub-assembly.NOTE:
- Do not damage the camshaft housing sub-assembly, cylinder head sub-assembly and spark plug tube.
- Do not disassemble the camshaft timing gear assembly.
- Using a 10 mm bi-hexagon socket wrench, remove the bolt from the camshaft timing gear assembly.
*1 Camshaft Timing Gear Assembly *2 Camshaft Timing Exhaust Gear Assembly *3 Chain Sub-assembly - - *a Hold - - Turn - - - Using the hexagonal portion of the exhaust camshaft sub-assembly, loosen and hold the chain sub-assembly while moving the exhaust camshaft sub-assembly in the direction shown in the illustration.
- Move the camshaft timing gear assembly together with the camshaft timing exhaust gear assembly and chain sub-assembly toward the No. 2 timing chain cover assembly as shown in the illustration.
- Remove the camshaft timing exhaust gear assembly from the chain sub-assembly.
- Remove the camshaft timing gear assembly from the chain sub-assembly.
- REMOVE CAMSHAFT BEARING CAP
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*1 No. 1 Camshaft Bearing Cap *2 No. 2 Camshaft Bearing Cap *3 No. 3 Camshaft Bearing Cap *4 No. 4 Camshaft Bearing Cap - Secure the chain sub-assembly to the vehicle using rope, etc.NOTE:
Do not drop the chain sub-assembly into the timing chain cover assembly.
- Uniformly loosen and remove the 9 bolts in the order shown in the illustration.
- Uniformly loosen and remove the 13 bolts in the order shown in the illustration.NOTE:
Uniformly loosen the bolts while holding the camshaft horizontally.
- Remove the No. 1 camshaft bearing cap, No. 2 camshaft bearing cap, 2 No. 3 camshaft bearing caps and No. 4 camshaft bearing cap.
HINT:
Arrange the removed parts so that they can be reinstalled in their original locations.
- Secure the chain sub-assembly to the vehicle using rope, etc.
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- REMOVE INTAKE CAMSHAFT SUB-ASSEMBLY
- REMOVE EXHAUST CAMSHAFT SUB-ASSEMBLY