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6A1-44 ENGINE MECHANICAL (M13 ENGINE)
VALVES AND CYLINDER HEAD
REMOVAL
1) Relieve fuel pressure according to procedure described in
Section 6.
2) Disconnect negative cable at battery.
3) Drain engine oil.
[A]✱1) Tighten all bolts at 40 N·m (4.0 kg-m)
2) Turn all bolts at 60°
3) Then, Turn all bolt at 60° once again6. Intake valve 12. Knock pin
1. Valve cotters 7. Exhaust valve
Tightening torque
2. Valve spring retainer 8. Valve guide
Do not reuse.
3. Valve spring 9. Cylinder head bolt
: Never reuse it due to plastic deformation
tightening bolt.Apply engine oil to sliding surface of
each part.
4. Valve stem seal 10. Cylinder head
5. Valve spring seat 11. Cylinder head gasket
: “TOP” mark provided on gasket comes to
crankshaft pulley side, facing up.
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4) Drain coolant by loosening drain plug (1).
5) Remove air cleaner assembly (1), resonator and hoses (2)
referring to “AIR CLEANER ASSEMBLY AND RESONA-
TOR”.
6) Disconnect the following electric lead wires :
EGR valve (if equipped)
IAC valve (1)
TP sensor (2)
MAP sensor (3)
CMP sensor
ECT sensor
EVAP canister purge valve (4)
Injectors (5)
Ignition coils
Heated oxygen sensors
Ground terminal from exhaust manifold
Each wire harness clamps
7) Remove heated oxygen sensor bracket from timing chain
cover and detach heated oxygen sensor couplers from its
bracket.
8) Disconnect accelerator cable from throttle body.
9) Disconnect the following hoses :
Brake booster hose (1) from intake manifold
Canister purge hose (2) from EVAP canister purge valve
Fuel feed and return hose (3) from each pipe
Water hose (4) from thermostat case
Heater inlet hose (5) from its pipe WARNING:
To help avoid danger of being burned, do not remove
drain plug (1) and radiator cap while engine and radiator
are still hot. Scalding fluid and steam can be blown out
under pressure if plug and cap are taken off too soon.
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5) Install cylinder head to cylinder block.
Apply engine oil to new cylinder head bolts and tighten them
gradually as follows.
a) Tighten cylinder head bolts (“1” – “10”) to 20 N·m (2.0 kg-m,
14.5 lb-ft) according to numerical order as shown by using
a 12 corner socket wrenches.
b) In the same manner as in Step a), tighten them to 40 N·m
(4.0 kg-m, 29.0 lb-ft).
c) Turn all bolts 60° according to numerical order in figure.
d) Repeat Step c).
e) Tighten bolt “A” to specified torque.
Tightening torque
Cylinder head bolt for M8 (a) : 22 N·m (2.2 kg-m, 16.0 lb-ft)
Cylinder head bolts for M10
(b) : 40 N·m (4.0 kg-m, 29.0 lb-ft) and then turn to 60° twice
6) Install exhaust manifold stiffener and exhaust No.1 pipe
referring to “EXHAUST MANIFOLD”.
7) Install camshafts, timing chain and chain cover as previously
outlined.
8) Install cylinder head cover and oil pan as previously outlined.
9) Install intake manifold stiffener and connect each hoses and
electric lead wires securely.
10) Install air cleaner assembly, resonator and hoses referring to
“AIR CLEANER ASSEMBLY AND RESONATOR”.
11) Adjust water pump belt tension referring to Section 6B.
12) Adjust A/C compressor belt tension (if equipped) referring to
Section 1B.
13) Adjust accelerator cable play referring to Section 6E1.
14) Check to ensure that all removed parts are back in place.
Reinstall any necessary parts which have not been rein-
stalled.
15) Refill cooling system with coolant, engine with engine oil.
16) Connect negative cable at battery.
17) Verify that there is no fuel leakage, coolant leakage, oil leak-
age and exhaust gas leakage at each connection. NOTE:
Never reuse cylinder head bolts (“1” – “10”) once dis-
assembled it due to plastic deformation tightening.
Be sure to use new cylinder head bolts.
Be sure to tighten M8 bolt (“A”) after securing the
other bolt.
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ENGINE MECHANICAL (M13 ENGINE) 6A1-57
PISTONS, PISTON RINGS, CONNECTING RODS AND CYLINDERS
REMOVAL
1) Relieve fuel pressure according to procedure described in
Section 6.
2) Disconnect negative cable at battery.
3) Drain engine oil.
4) Drain coolant.
5) Remove cylinder head referring to “VALVES AND CYLIN-
DER HEAD”.
6) Mark cylinder number on all pistons, connecting rods and
connecting rod caps using silver pencil or quick drying paint.
7) Remove rod bearing caps.
[A] : 1) Tighten all nuts to 15 N·m (1.5 kg-m)
2) Turn all nuts to 45°
3) Then, Turn all nuts to 45° one again7. Connecting rod bearing
1. Top ring8. Piston pin
2. 2nd ring9. Piston pin circlip
3. Oil ring10. Bearing cap nut
4. PistonTightening torque
5. Connecting rod
: Apply engine oil to sliding surface except inner surface of big end, and rod bolts.
Make sure rod bolt diameter when reuse it due to plastic deformation tightening.
Refer to “INSPECTION” of “CONNECTING ROD”.Apply engine oil to sliding surface of each parts.
6. Connecting rod bearing cap
: Point arrow mark on cap to crankshaft pulley side.Do not reuse.
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6) Reverse removal procedure for installation as previously out-
lined.
7) Adjust water pump belt tension referring to Section 6B.
8) Adjust A/C compressor belt tension (if equipped) referring to
Section 1B.
9) Adjust accelerator cable play referring to Section 6E1.
10) Check to ensure that all removed parts are back in place.
Reinstall any necessary parts which have not been rein-
stalled.
11) Refill cooling system with coolant engine with engine oil.
12) Connect negative cable at battery.
13) Verify that there is no fuel leakage, coolant leakage, oil leak-
age and exhaust gas leakage at each connection. NOTE:
Before installing bearing cap, make sure that checking
for connecting rod bolt deformation.
Refer to “INSPECTION” of “CONNECTING ROD”.
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6A1-68 ENGINE MECHANICAL (M13 ENGINE)
UNIT REPAIR OVERHAUL
ENGINE ASSEMBLY
REMOVAL
1) Relieve fuel pressure according to procedure described in
Section 6.
2) Disconnect negative and positive cables at battery.
3) Remove engine hood after disconnecting windshield washer
hose.
4) Remove right and left side engine under covers.
5) Remove A/C compressor belt (if equipped).
6) Remove water pump belt.
7) Drain engine oil, transmission oil or A/T fluid (for A/T vehicle)
and transfer oil (for 4WD vehicle).
8) Drain coolant.
9) Remove air cleaner assembly, resonator and hoses referring
to “AIR CLEANER ASSEMBLY AND RESONATOR”.
10) With hose connected, detach A/C compressor from its
bracket (if equipped). WARNING:
To help avoid danger of being burned, do not remove
drain plug (1) and radiator cap while engine and radiator
are still hot. Scalding fluid and steam can be blown out
under pressure if plug and cap are taken off too soon.
NOTE:
Suspend removed A/C compressor at a place where no
damage will be caused during removal and installation of
engine assembly.
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11) Disconnect the following electric lead wires:
TP sensor (1)
MAP sensor (2)
ECT sensor
CMP sensor
CKP sensor
Knock sensor
Heated oxygen sensors
EGR valve (3)
IAC valve (4)
EVAP canister purge valve (5)
Injectors (6)
Ignition coil assembly (7)
Engine oil pressure switch
Generator (8)
Starting motor
Magnet clutch switch of A/C compressor (if equipped)
Ground terminal (9) from exhaust manifold and cylinder
block
VSS
Back up light switch (For M/T vehicle)
Transmission range switch (10) (For A/T vehicle)
A/T VSS (11) (For A/T vehicle)
Dropping resistor (12) (For A/T vehicle)
A/T shift solenoid and A/T temp. sensor (13) (For A/T vehi-
cle)
Battery ground cable (14) from transmission
Each wire harness clamps
12) Remove fuse box from its bracket.
13) Disconnect the following cables :
Accelerator cable
Gear select control cable (For M/T vehicle)
Gear shift control cable (For M/T vehicle)
Clutch cable (For M/T vehicle)
Gear select cable (15) (For A/T vehicle)
14) Disconnect the following hoses :
Brake booster hose (1) from intake manifold
Canister purge hose (2) from EVAP canister purge valve
Fuel feed hose (3) from fuel delivery pipe
Heater inlet and outlet hoses from each pipe
Radiator inlet and outlet hoses from each pipe
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6) Install generator referring to Section 6H.
7) For 4WD vehicle, install propeller shaft referring to Section
4B.
8) Connect drive shaft joints referring to Section 4.
9) Install exhaust No.1 pipe and tighten pipe fasteners to speci-
fied torque.
Tightening torque
Exhaust No.1 pipe bolts (a) : 50 N·m (5.0 kg-m, 36.5 lb-ft)
10) Reverse disconnected hoses, cables and electric wires for
connection.
11) Install air cleaner assembly, resonator and hoses referring to
“AIR CLEANER ASSEMBLY AND RESONATOR”
12) Install A/C compressor to bracket (if equipped).
13) Adjust water pump belt tension referring to Section 6B.
14) Adjust A/C compressor belt tension (if equipped) referring to
Section 1B.
15) Adjust accelerator cable play referring to Section 6E1.
16) Check to ensure that all removed parts are back in place.
Reinstall any necessary parts which have not been rein-
stalled.
17) Refill cooling system with coolant engine with engine oil and
A/T with specified A/T fluid (vehicle with A/T).
18) Connect negative cable at battery.
19) Verify that there is no fuel leakage, coolant leakage, oil leak-
age, A/T fluid leakage (vehicle with A/T) and exhaust gas
leakage at each connection.