Cylinder Head, Removing And Installing: Removing

-- Drain the coolant. Refer to COOLANT, DRAINING AND FILLING .

-- Remove the intake manifold with the fuel rail. Refer to INTAKE MANIFOLD WITH FUEL RAIL, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the coolant hose from the cylinder head.

-- Remove the coolant distribution housing -item 12) OVERVIEW - COOLANT PUMP/THERMOSTAT - with the coolant hoses.

-- Disconnect the connector for the Heated Oxygen Sensor -G39- on the bulkhead -item 14) COMPONENT LOCATION OVERVIEW - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM - and free up the wiring harness.

-- Disconnect all other electric wires from the cylinder head and free them up.

-- Remove the front exhaust pipe from the exhaust manifold.

-- Remove the ribbed belt. Refer to RIBBED BELT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the ribbed belt tensioning damper.

-- Remove the upper toothed belt guard.

-- Turn the crankshaft the direction of engine rotation and move the camshaft sprocket to TDC cylinder 1.

• The marking on camshaft sprocket must line up with the arrow on toothed belt guard -arrows-.

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-- Loosen the tensioning roller and remove the toothed belt from the camshaft sprocket.

-- Then turn the crankshaft slightly backward.

-- Remove the cylinder head cover.

-- Remove the upper bolt on the rear toothed belt guard.

-- Loosen and remove cylinder head bolts in specified sequence.

-- Carefully lift cylinder head off.

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