Disassembly [09/2022 - ]: Procedure
- REMOVE SPARK PLUG
Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 3
- REMOVE OIL PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE SENSOR
Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 2
- REMOVE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR (for Intake Side)
Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 5
- REMOVE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR (for Exhaust Side)
Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 6
- REMOVE CAM TIMING OIL CONTROL SOLENOID ASSEMBLY (for Intake Side)
Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 2
- REMOVE CAM TIMING OIL CONTROL SOLENOID ASSEMBLY (for Exhaust Side)
Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 3
- REMOVE WATER INLET WITH THERMOSTAT SUB-ASSEMBLY
Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 9 [09/2022 - 11/2022] , or refer to PROCEDURE - Step 9 [11/2022 - ]
- REMOVE WATER INLET WITH WATER PUMP HOUSING SUB-ASSEMBLY
Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 8 [09/2022 - 11/2022] , or refer to PROCEDURE - Step 8 [11/2022 - ]
- REMOVE OIL FILLER CAP ASSEMBLY
- REMOVE OIL FILLER CAP GASKET
- REMOVE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR
Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 2 [09/2022 - 11/2022] , or refer to PROCEDURE - Step 2 [11/2022 - ]
- REMOVE PCV VALVE (VENTILATION VALVE SUB-ASSEMBLY)
Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 2 [09/2022 - 11/2022] , or refer to PROCEDURE - Step 2 [11/2022 - ]
- REMOVE VACUUM PUMP ASSEMBLY
Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 10 [09/2022 - 09/2024] , or refer to PROCEDURE - Step 10 [09/2024 - ]
- REMOVE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY ASSEMBLY
- Using SST, hold the crankshaft pulley assembly and loosen the crankshaft pulley set bolt. Further loosen the crankshaft pulley set bolt until 2 or 3 threads remain screwed into the crankshaft.
*a Hold *b Turn - SST: 09213-54015
- SST: 09330-00021
- Using SST and the crankshaft pulley set bolt, remove the crankshaft pulley assembly and crankshaft pulley set bolt.
*1 Crankshaft Pulley Set Bolt *a Hold *b Turn - SST: 09950-50013
- 09951-05010
- 09952-05010
- 09953-05020
- 09954-05070
- 09957-04010
HINT:
Apply lubricant to the threads and end of SST.
- SST: 09950-50013
- Using SST, hold the crankshaft pulley assembly and loosen the crankshaft pulley set bolt. Further loosen the crankshaft pulley set bolt until 2 or 3 threads remain screwed into the crankshaft.
- REMOVE OUTLET WATER SUB-ASSEMBLY
- REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD COVER SUB-ASSEMBLY
- REMOVE SPARK PLUG TUBE GASKET
- REMOVE NO. 1 VACUUM PUMP BRACKET
- REMOVE ENGINE MOUNTING BRACKET RH
- REMOVE NO. 2 TIMING CHAIN COVER ASSEMBLY
- REMOVE TIMING CHAIN COVER OIL SEAL
Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 6 [09/2022 - 11/2022] , or refer to PROCEDURE - Step 12 [11/2022 - 09/2024] , or refer to PROCEDURE - Step 15 [09/2024 - ]
- REMOVE TIMING CHAIN COVER ASSEMBLY
Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 12 [09/2022 - 11/2022] , or refer to PROCEDURE - Step 18 [11/2022 - 09/2024] , or refer to PROCEDURE - Step 21 [09/2024 - ]
- SET VALVE TIMING
- Temporarily install the crankshaft pulley bolt.
- Rotate the crankshaft clockwise and make sure that the timing marks of the camshaft timing gear assembly and camshaft timing exhaust gear assembly is at the top.
*a Timing Mark - Check that the crankshaft timing gear key as shown in the illustration.
*1 Crankshaft Timing Gear Key *a Approximately 27° - Remove the crankshaft pulley bolt.
HINT:
As the exhaust camshaft sub-assembly may rotate counterclockwise strongly when the crankshaft pulley set bolt is removed, use a wrench to hold the hexagonal portion of the exhaust camshaft sub-assembly.
- REMOVE NO. 1 CHAIN TENSIONER ASSEMBLY
- Turn the stopper plate of the No. 1 chain tensioner assembly clockwise to release the lock and push in the plunger.
*1 Stopper Plate *2 Plunger - Turn the stopper plate counterclockwise to set the lock.
- Insert a pin into the stopper plate hole.
- Remove the 2 bolts and No. 1 chain tensioner assembly from the cylinder block sub-assembly.
- Remove the chain tensioner gasket from the No. 1 chain tensioner assembly.
- Turn the stopper plate of the No. 1 chain tensioner assembly clockwise to release the lock and push in the plunger.
- REMOVE TIMING CHAIN GUIDE
- REMOVE DAMPER PLATE SPACER
- REMOVE CHAIN TENSIONER SLIPPER
- REMOVE CHAIN SUB-ASSEMBLY
- REMOVE NO. 1 CHAIN VIBRATION DAMPER
- REMOVE CRANKSHAFT TIMING GEAR OR SPROCKET
- REMOVE CRANKSHAFT TIMING GEAR KEY
- REMOVE CAMSHAFT TIMING EXHAUST GEAR ASSEMBLY
- Using a wrench, hold the hexagonal portion of the exhaust camshaft sub-assembly.NOTE:
Be careful not to damage the cylinder head sub-assembly or spark plug tube with the wrench.
- Using a 5 mm hexagon socket wrench, remove the 3 bolts.
- Remove the camshaft timing exhaust gear assembly and camshaft timing valve assembly from the exhaust camshaft sub-assembly.
*1 Camshaft Timing Exhaust Gear Assembly *2 Camshaft Timing Valve Assembly
- Using a wrench, hold the hexagonal portion of the exhaust camshaft sub-assembly.
- REMOVE CAMSHAFT TIMING GEAR ASSEMBLY
- Using a wrench, hold the hexagonal portion of the intake camshaft sub-assembly.NOTE:
Be careful not to damage the cylinder head sub-assembly or spark plug tube with the wrench.
- Using a 5 mm hexagon socket wrench, remove the 3 bolts.
- Remove the camshaft timing gear assembly and camshaft timing valve assembly from the intake camshaft sub-assembly.
*1 Camshaft Timing Gear Assembly *2 Camshaft Timing Valve Assembly
- Using a wrench, hold the hexagonal portion of the intake camshaft sub-assembly.
- REMOVE FUEL PUMP LIFTER GUIDE
- REMOVE FUEL PUMP LIFTER HOUSING
- REMOVE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR HOLDER
- REMOVE CAMSHAFT BEARING CAP
- Remove the 18 bolts.
*1 No. 2 Camshaft Bearing Cap *2 No. 4 Camshaft Bearing Cap *3 No. 6 Camshaft Bearing Cap - Remove the No. 2 camshaft bearing cap, 6 No. 4 camshaft bearing caps and No. 6 camshaft bearing cap from the No. 1 camshaft bearing cap, camshaft bearing cap and No. 5 camshaft bearing cap.
HINT:
Arrange the removed parts in such a way that they can be reinstalled to their original locations.
- Remove the 18 bolts.
- REMOVE EXHAUST CAMSHAFT SUB-ASSEMBLY
- REMOVE INTAKE CAMSHAFT SUB-ASSEMBLY
- REMOVE NO. 1 CAMSHAFT BEARING CAP
- REMOVE NO. 5 CAMSHAFT BEARING CAP
- REMOVE NO. 1 VALVE ROCKER ARM SUB-ASSEMBLY
- REMOVE VALVE LASH ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY
- REMOVE VALVE STEM CAP
- REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD SUB-ASSEMBLY
- Using a 12 mm socket wrench, uniformly loosen the 8 cylinder head set bolts in the order shown in the illustration. Remove the 8 cylinder head set bolts and 8 plate washers.
NOTE:
- Be careful not to drop the plate washers into the cylinder head sub-assembly.
- Warpage or cracking of the cylinder head sub-assembly may result from removing the cylinder head set bolts in the incorrect order.
HINT:
Arrange the removed parts in such a way that they can be reinstalled to their original locations.
- Remove the 3 bolts and cylinder head sub-assembly from the cylinder block sub-assembly.
- Using a 12 mm socket wrench, uniformly loosen the 8 cylinder head set bolts in the order shown in the illustration. Remove the 8 cylinder head set bolts and 8 plate washers.
- REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET
Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 8 [09/2022 - 11/2022] , or refer to PROCEDURE - Step 8 [11/2022 - 09/2024] , or refer to PROCEDURE - Step 8 [09/2024 - ]
- REMOVE OIL FILTER SUB-ASSEMBLY
Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 3
- REMOVE OIL FILTER UNION
- Using a 12 mm hexagon socket wrench, remove the oil filter union from the oil filter bracket sub-assembly.
- REMOVE OIL COOLER ASSEMBLY
Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 8
- REMOVE OIL FILTER BRACKET SUB-ASSEMBLY
- REMOVE OIL PAN DRAIN PLUG
- REMOVE NO. 2 OIL PAN SUB-ASSEMBLY
- Remove the 10 bolts and 2 nuts.
*a Nut - Insert the blade of an oil pan seal cutter between the oil pan sub-assembly and stiffening crankcase assembly, cut through the applied sealer and remove the oil pan sub-assembly.NOTE:
- Be careful not to damage the contact surfaces of the No. 2 oil pan sub-assembly and oil pan sub-assembly.
- Be careful not to damage the oil pan sub-assembly flange.
- Remove the 10 bolts and 2 nuts.
- REMOVE OIL PAN SUB-ASSEMBLY
- REMOVE OIL STRAINER SUB-ASSEMBLY
- REMOVE ENGINE BALANCER ASSEMBLY
- REMOVE BALANCESHAFT HOUSING SPACER
- REMOVE REAR ENGINE OIL SEAL
Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 4 [09/2022 - 11/2022] , or refer to PROCEDURE - Step 4 [11/2022 - 09/2024] , or refer to PROCEDURE - Step 6 [09/2024 - ]
- REMOVE STUD BOLT NOTE:
If a stud bolt is deformed or its threads are damaged, replace it.
- REMOVE RING PIN NOTE:
It is not necessary to remove the ring pins unless they are being replaced.