2001 NISSAN ALMERA Service Manual

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NISSAN ALMERA 2001  Service Manual EM113
PressureNJEM0019S1302Check valve spring pressure at specified spring height.
Pressure:
For Sedan
Standard
344.42 N (35.12 kg, 77.44 lb) at 25.26 mm (0.9945
in)
Limit
More than 323.73 N (33.01 kg

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NISSAN ALMERA 2001  Service Manual SEM921F
Valve ClearanceNJEM0041CHECKINGNJEM0041S01Check valve clearance while engine is warm and not running.
1. Remove rocker cover.
2. Remove all spark plugs.
3. Set No. 1 cylinder at TDC on its com

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NISSAN ALMERA 2001  Service Manual SEM941F
ADJUSTINGNJEM0041S02Adjust valve clearance while engine is cold.
1. Turn crankshaft. Position cam lobe upward on camshaft for
valve that must be adjusted.
2. Place Tool (A) around camshaft as

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NISSAN ALMERA 2001  Service Manual AEM236
+Select the closest size shim to the calculated thickness. Refer
to chart in SDS, EM-69.
SEM146D
8. Install new shim using a suitable tool.
+Install with the surface on which the thickness is s

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NISSAN ALMERA 2001  Service Manual SEM899F
InstallationNJEM00211. Before installing cylinder head gasket, apply a continuous
bead of liquid gasket to mating surface of cylinder block.
2. Install cylinder head gasket.
+When installing c

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NISSAN ALMERA 2001  Service Manual SEM902F
+Make sure camshafts are aligned as shown in figure.
SEM903F
5. Install camshaft brackets.
+Make sure camshaft brackets are aligned as marked dur-
ing disassembly.
SEM904F
+Apply new engine oi

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NISSAN ALMERA 2001  Service Manual SEM906F
7. Install camshaft sprocket bolts to correct torque.
+Apply new engine oil to bolt threads and seat surface.
SEM907F
8. Install chain tensioner.
+Before installing chain tensioner, insert a s

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NISSAN ALMERA 2001  Service Manual SEM105G
13. Install rocker cover with rocker cover gasket and tighten bolts
in numerical order as shown in the figure.
14. Install spark plugs.
15. Install ignition coils.
16. Install exhaust manifold