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●If the engine speed is out of specified range, check battery liquid for proper gravity. Check engine
speed again with normal battery gravity.
●If compression pressure is below minimum value, check valve clearances and parts associated with
combustion chamber (Valve, valve seat, piston, piston ring, cylinder bore, cylinder head, cylinder head
gasket). After the checking, measure compression pressure again.
●If some cylinders have low compression pressure, pour small amount of engine oil into the spark plug
hole of the cylinder to re-check it for compression.
–If the added engine oil improves the compression, the piston rings may be worn out or damaged. Check
the piston rings and replace if necessary.
–If the compression pressure remains at low level despite the addition of engine oil, the valves may be
malfunctioning. Check the valves for damage. Replace the valve or valve seat accordingly.
●If two adjacent cylinders have respectively low compression pressure and their compression remains
low even after the addition of engine oil, the gaskets are leaking. In such a case, replace the cylinder
head gaskets.
8. Install spark plug, ignition coil and harness connectors.
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REMOVAL
1. Release fuel pressure. Refer to EC-775, "FUEL PRESSURE RELEASE" [QR20DE (WITH EURO-OBD)],
EC-1139, "
FUEL PRESSURE RELEASE" [QR20DE (WITHOUT EURO-OBD)], EC-42, "FUEL PRES-
SURE RELEASE" [QR25DE (WITH EURO-OBD)] or EC-452, "FUEL PRESSURE RELEASE" [QR25DE
(WITHOUT EURO-OBD)].
2. Drain engine coolant and engine oil.
3. Remove the following components and related parts.
●Engine hood and engine undercover.
●Air cleaner case and air duct assembly; Refer to EM-14, "AIR CLEANER AND AIR DUCT" .
●Ignition coils; Refer to EM-29, "IGNITION COIL" .
●Rocker cover; Refer to EM-35, "ROCKER COVER" .
●Engine coolant reservoir tank
●Drive belt; Refer to EM-12, "REMOVAL" .
●Alternator
●Drive belt auto-tensioner; Refer to EM-13, "REMOVAL" .
●Exhaust front tube; Refer to EX-2, "Removal and Installation" .
●Exhaust manifold; Refer to EM-24, "EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND THREE WAY CATALYST" .
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●Intake manifold collector, intake manifold and fuel tube assembly; Refer to EM-16, "INTAKE MANI-
FOLD" .
●Water control valve and housing; Refer to CO-20, "THERMOSTAT AND WATER CONTROL VALVE" .
4. Remove front cover and timing chain. Refer to EM-37, "
TIMING CHAIN" .
5. Remove camshaft. Refer to EM-46, "
CAMSHAFT" .
6. Securely support bottom of cylinder block with a jack or equivalent tool, and remove the hoist that was
supporting it.
7. Remove cylinder head loosening bolts in reverse order shown in
the figure.
INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL
Outer Diameter of Cylinder Head Bolts
●Cylinder head bolts are tightened by plastic zone tightening
method. Whenever the size difference between d1 and d2
exceeds the limit, replace them with new one.
●If reduction of outer diameter appears in a position other than
d2, use it as d2 point.
INSTALLATION
1. Install cylinder head gasket.
2. Follow the steps below to tighten fixing bolts in the order shown
in figure to install cylinder head.
CAUTION:
●If cylinder head bolts are re-used, check their outer diam-
eters before installation. Refer to EM-61, "
Outer Diameter
of Cylinder Head Bolts" .
●In step “c”, loosen bolts in the reverse order of that indi-
cated in figure.
a. Apply new engine oil to threads and seating surface of mounting
bolts.
b. Tighten all bolts to 98.1 N·m (10 kg-m, 72 ft-lb).
c. Completely loosen to 0 N·m (0 kg-m, 0 ft-lb).
d. Tighten all bolts to 34.3 to 44.1 N·m (3.5 to 4.5 kg-m, 26 to 32 ft-lb).
e. Turn all bolts 75° to 80° (target: 75°) degrees clockwise.
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Limit (d1 – d2): More than 0.23 mm (0.0091 in).
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f. Turn all bolts 75° to 80° (target: 75°) degrees clockwise again.
CAUTION:
Check and confirm the tightening angle by using angle
wrench or protractor. Avoid judgment by visual inspection
without the tool.
3. Install followings in reverse order of removal.
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CAUTION:
●When installing camshafts, chain tensioners, oil seals or other sliding parts, lubricate contacting
surface with new engine oil.
●Apply new engine oil to threads and seat surface when installing cylinder head, camshaft
sprocket, crankshaft pulley and camshaft bracket.
●Attach tags to valve lifters so as not to mix them up.
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1. Valve Collet 2. Valve spring retainer 3. Valve spring (with valve spring seat)
4. Valve oil seal 5. Valve guide 6. Cylinder head
7. Valve seat (INT) 8. Valve (INT) 9. Valve (EXH)
10. Valve seat (EXH) 11. Spark plug 12. Spark plug tube

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5. Install valve spring.
●Install smaller pitch (valve spring seat side) to cylinder head
side.
●Confirm identification color of valve spring.
6. Install valve spring retainer.
7. Install valve collet.
●Compress valve spring with valve spring compressor. Install
valve collet with magnet hand.
●Tap stem edge lightly with plastic hammer after installation to check its installed condition.
8. Install valve lifter.
9. Install spark plug tube.
●Press fit it into cylinder head as follows.
a. Remove old liquid gasket from cylinder head side mounting
hole.
b. Apply liquid gasket all round on spark plug tube with a 12 mm
(0.47 in) width from edge of spark plug tube on the press fit side.
Use Genuine Liquid gasket or equivalent.
c. Using a drift (commercial service tool), press fit spark plug tube
so that height is as same as H shown in figure.
CAUTION:
●When press fitting be careful not to deform spark plug tube.
●After press fitting, wipe off any protruding liquid gasket on top surface of cylinder head.
10. Install spark plug with spark plug wrench.
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CYLINDER HEAD DISTORTION
1. Wipe off engine oil and remove water scale (like deposit), gas-
ket, sealer, carbon, etc with scraper.
CAUTION:
Use utmost care not to allow gasket debris to enter pas-
sages for engine oil or water.
2. At each of several locations on bottom surface of cylinder head,
measure distortion in six directions.
VALVE DIMENSIONS
Check dimensions of each valve. For dimensions, refer to SDS, EM-
99, "Valve Dimensions" . Intake : Blue
Exhaust : Yellow
Press fit height “H” standard value:
38.55 - 38.65 mm (1.518 - 1.522 in)
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Standard: 0.1mm (0.004 in)
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●Use a manual lift table caddy or equivalently rigid tool such as
a jack or trestle. Securely support bottom of engine and tran-
saxle, and simultaneously adjust hoist tension.
CAUTION:
Put a piece of wood or something similar as the support-
ing surface, secure a completely stable condition.
23. Remove RH engine mounting insulator.
24. Pull LH engine mounting through-bolt out.
25. Remove mounting bolts at front end of center member.
26. Remove front suspension member mounting bolts and nuts.
27. Remove engine, transaxle and transfer assembly with suspen-
sion member from vehicle downward by carefully operating sup-
porting tools.
CAUTION:
●During the operation, make sure that no part interferes
with body side.
●Before and during this lifting, always check if any har-
nesses are left connected.
●During the removal operation, always be careful to pre-
vent vehicle from falling off the lift due to changes in the center of gravity.
●If necessary, support vehicle by setting a jack or equivalent tool at the rear.
28. Remove power steering pump with piping connected from engine. Move it aside on suspension member.
29. Remove front engine mounting and rear engine mounting through-bolts to remove suspension member.
30. Remove starter motor.
31. Separate engine and transaxle. Refer to MT-15, "
TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY" (M/T models) or AT- 4 1 8 ,
"REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION" (A/T models)
INSTALLATION
Install in the reverse order of removal.
●Do not allow engine oil to get on mounting insulator. Be careful not to damage mounting insulator.
●When installation directions are specified, install parts according to the direction marks on them referring
to components illustration.
●Make sure that each mounting insulator is seated properly, and tighten mounting bolts and nuts.
INSPECTION AFTER INSTALLATION
●Before starting engine, check the levels of engine coolant, lubrications and working engine oils. If less
than required quantity, fill to the specified level.
●Run engine to check for unusual noise and vibration.
●Warm up engine thoroughly to make sure there is no leakage of engine coolant, lubricants, working
engine oil, fuel and exhaust gas.
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5. Install the crankshaft to the cylinder block.
●While turning the crankshaft by hand, check that it turns smoothly.
6. Install the lower cylinder block.
● Apply liquid gasket or equivalent to positions shown in the fig-
ure.
Use Genuine Liquid gasket or equivalent.
NOTE:
Cylinder block and lower cylinder block are machined
together. Neither of them can be replaced as a single unit.
CAUTION:
After liquid gasket is applied, rear oil seal installation
must be finished within 5 minutes. Therefore, the follow-
ing procedure must be performed quickly.
7. Tighten lower cylinder block mounting bolts in the numerical
order in the figure by following the procedure below.
a. Apply new engine oil to threads and seat surfaces of mounting
bolts.
b. Tighten M10 (0.39 in) bolts in order from No. 1 to 10 with tighten-
ing torque 36.3 to 42.2 N·m (3.7 to 4.3 kg-m, 27 to 31 ft-lb).
NOTE:
There are two more processes to complete the tightening of
mounting bolts (See step 9). However stop procedure here to
install rear oil seal.
8. Install rear oil seal.
CAUTION:
Complete this step within approximately 5 minutes after liq-
uid gasket is applied to the lower cylinder block.
●Press oil seal between cylinder block and crankshaft with a
suitable drift.
●Be careful not to touch the grease on the oil seal lip.
●Be careful not to cause scratches or burrs when pressing in
the oil seal.
●Press in rear oil seal to the position shown in the figure.
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9. Restart tightening of lower cylinder block bolts with the following
procedure.
NOTE:
Step “a ”and “b” have been completed before installation of rear
oil seal (step 7).
a. Step “a” has been completed before installation of rear oil seal.
b. Step “b” has been completed before installation of rear oil seal.
c. Tighten M10 (0.39 in) bolts to 60 to 65° (target: 60°) in order
from No. 1 to 10.
d. Tighten M8 (0.31 in) bolts to 19.6 to 24.5 N·m (2.0 to 2.5 kg-m,
15 to 18 ft-lb) in order from No. 11 to 22.
CAUTION:
In step “c”, use an angle wrench (special service tool) or
protractor to check tightening angle. Do not make judgment
by visual inspection.
●After installing mounting bolts, make sure that crankshaft can
be rotated smoothly by hand.
●Wipe off completely any protruding liquid gasket on front side
of engine.
●Check crankshaft side clearance. Refer to EM-88, "CRANK-
SHAFT END PLAY" .
10. Install the piston to the connecting rod.
a. Using a snap ring pliers, install the snap ring to the grooves of
the piston rear side.
●Insert it fully into groove to install.
b. Install the piston to the connecting rod.
●Using an industrial drier or similar tool, heat the piston until the piston pin can be pushed in by hand
without excess force [approx. 60 to 70 °C (140 to 158 °F)]. From the front to the rear, insert the piston
pin into the piston and the connecting rod.
●Assemble so that the front mark on the piston crown and the
oil holes and the cylinder No. on the connecting rod are posi-
tioned as shown in the figure.
c. Install the snap rings to the front of the piston.
● After installing, check that the connecting rod moves
smoothly.
11. Using a piston ring expander, install the piston rings.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to damage the piston.
●Position each ring with the gap as shown in the figure refer-
ring to the piston front mark.
●Install the top ring and the second ring with the stamped sur-
face facing upward.
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Stamped mark : 1E (top ring)
: 2A (second ring)
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12. Install the connecting rod bearings to the connecting rod and the
connecting rod cap.
●When installing the connecting rod bearings, apply engine oil
to the bearing surface (inside). Do not apply engine oil to the
back surface, but thoroughly clean it.
●When installing, align the connecting rod bearing stopper pro-
trusion with the notch of the connecting rod to install.
●Check the oil holes on the connecting rod and those on the
corresponding bearing are aligned.
13. Install the piston and connecting rod assembly to the crankshaft.
●Position the crankshaft pin corresponding to the connecting
rod to be installed onto the bottom dead center.
●Apply engine oil sufficiently to the cylinder bore, piston and
crankshaft pin.
●Match the cylinder position with the cylinder No. on the con-
necting rod to install.
●Using a piston ring compressor, install the piston with the front
mark on the piston crown facing the front of the engine.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to damage the cylinder wall and crankshaft
pin, resulting from an interference of the connecting rod big end.
14. Install the connecting rod cap.
●Match the stamped cylinder number marks on the connecting
rod with those on the cap to install.
15. Tighten the connecting rod bolt as follows.
a. Apply engine oil to the threads and seats of the connecting rod
bolts.
b. Tighten bolts to 18.6 to 20.6 N·m (1.9 to 2.1 kg-m, 14 to 15 ft-lb).
c. Put mating (with paint) on each bolt and connecting rod cap, all
in the same direction (when using a protractor).
d. Then tighten all bolts 90 to 95 degrees clockwise (target: 90
degrees) (Angle tightening).
CAUTION:
Always use either an angle wrench or protractor. Avoid
tightening based on visual check alone.
●After tightening the bolt, make sure that the crankshaft rotates smoothly.
●Check the connecting rod side clearance. Refer to EM-89, "CONNECTING ROD SIDE CLEARANCE" .
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