Cylinder Head, Removing And Installing: Removing

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-- 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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