Cylinder Head, Removing And Installing: Removing

Mandatory Replacement Parts 

• Nuts - Turbocharger to Engine
• Seal - Turbocharger to Engine
• Bolts - Cylinder Head
• Gasket - Cylinder Head

-- Remove the camshafts. Refer to CAMSHAFT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Reinstall the engine support and engine mount and tighten the bolts hand-tight.

-- Disengage the :10-222A  spindles.

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

-- Remove front exhaust pipe with catalytic converter. Refer to CATALYTIC CONVERTER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the Oxygen Sensor 1 before Catalytic Converter -GX10-. Refer to Oxygen Sensor 1 before Catalytic Converter -GX10-, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the left and right bolts -arrow-.

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-- Unclip the air guide lower section -1- and remove.

-- Loosen the hose clamp -2-, remove the air duct hose from the charge air cooler.

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-- Seal the open lines and connections with clean plugs from the :VAS6122  .

-- Loosen the hose clamp -2-.

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-- Free up the coolant hose -3-.

-- Remove the bolts -arrows-.

-- Disconnect the connector -1- from the Charge Air Pressure Sensor -G31-, and remove the right air guide pipe.

-- Loosen the clamps -arrows- and remove the coolant hoses.

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-- Swing the coolant line -1- to the side.

-- Disconnect the connectors:

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1 -For Oil Pressure Switch -F22-

2 -For Reduced Oil Pressure Switch -F378-

5 -For Piston Cooling Nozzle Control Valve -N522-

-- Remove the bolts -arrows-.

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-- Remove the bolt -1- and the nut -3- and then remove the bracket -2- for the intake manifold.

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-- Disconnect the connectors:

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1. For Throttle Valve Control Module -GX3-
2. For Intake Manifold Sensor -GX9-
3. For Fuel Pressure Sensor -G247-

-- Remove the connector -4- from the bracket.

-- Free up the wiring harness and push it to the side.

-- Free up the wiring harness -1 and 2- from the air guide pipe.

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-- Loosen the screw-type clamp -3-.

-- Remove the bolts -arrows-.

-- Loosen the hose clamp -arrow- and remove the charge air hose -1- with the air guide pipe downward.

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-- Disconnect the connector -3- for Knock Sensor 1 -G61- from the bracket.

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-- Disconnect the connectors -2 through 4-.

-- Disconnect the connectors and free up the wires.

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1. For Intake Manifold Runner Control Valve -N316-
2. For Coolant Shut-Off Valve -N82-
3. For Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor -G62-
4. For Oil Pressure Switch, Level 3 -F447-

-- Remove the bolts -arrows-.

-- Remove the bolts -arrows- and nut -1-.

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-- Remove the heat shield -2-.

-- Remove the bolt -1-. Just loosen bolt -3-.

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-- Remove the turbocharger bracket -2-.

-- Remove the nuts -arrows-.

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-- Remove the turbocharger from the cylinder head and tie up behind.

-- Remove the bolts -arrows-.

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-- Remove the cylinder head bolts in the sequence -1 to 10-.

-- Remove the cylinder head and place it on a soft surface (foam).