2001 NISSAN X-TRAIL engine oil

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CAMSHAFT
CAMSHAFT
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Removal and InstallationEBS00LS2
CAUTION:
Apply new engine oil to parts marked in illustration before installation.
REMOVAL
The following procedure describes removing and installing camshaft without removing front cover. If the front
cover is removed or installed, removal of No. 1 camshaft bracket is easier before step 8. Installation is easier
after step 3. Regarding removal and installation of front cover, refer to EM-37, "
TIMING CHAIN" .
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. Remove parts listed below.
●Ignition coil; Refer to EM-29, "IGNITION COIL" .
●Rocker cover; Refer to EM-35, "ROCKER COVER" .
3. Remove power steering reservoir tank.
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1. Camshaft bracket 2. Washer 3. Front cover
4. Chain guide 5. Chain tensioner 6. O-ring
7. Spring 8. Chain tensioner plunger 9.Intake valve timing control solenoid
valve
10. Intake valve timing control cover 11. Camshaft sprocket (EXH) 12. Camshaft sprocket (INT)
13. Valve lifter 14. Camshaft (EXH) 15. Camshaft (INT)
16. Camshaft position sensor (PHASE)

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OIL SEAL
OIL SEAL
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Removal and Installation of Valve Oil SealEBS00KNM
REMOVAL
1. Remove camshaft. Refer to EM-46, "CAMSHAFT" .
2. Remove valve lifter. Refer to EM-46, "
CAMSHAFT" .
3. Rotate crankshaft, and set piston whose oil seal is to be
removed to top dead center. This prevents valve from dropping
inside cylinder.
CAUTION:
When rotating crankshaft, be careful to avoid scarring the
front cover with the timing chain.
4. Remove valve collet, valve spring retainer and valve spring with
SST. Refer to EM-59, "
CYLINDER HEAD" .
5. Remove valve oil seal with SST.
INSTALLATION
1. Apply new engine oil to valve oil seal joint surface and seal lip.
2. Press in valve oil seal to the position shown in the figure with
SST.
3. Install followings in the reverse order of removal.
Removal and Installation of Front Oil SealEBS00KNN
REMOVAL
1. Remove the parts listed below.
●Under cover (with splash cover).
●Drive belts. Refer to EM-12, "DRIVE BELTS" .
●Crank pulley. Refer to EM-37, "TIMING CHAIN" .
2. Remove front oil seal.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to damage front cover and crankshaft.
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OIL SEAL
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INSTALLATION
1. Apply new engine oil to new front oil seal joint surface and seal
lip.
2. Press in front oil seal to the position in the figure with suitable
tool.
CAUTION:
●Be careful not to damage front cover.
●Press fit oil seal straight to avoid causing burrs or tilting.
●Refer to figure for press fit direction of front oil seal.
3. Install followings in the reverse order of removal.
Removal and Installation of Rear Oil SealEBS00KNO
REMOVAL
1. Remove transaxle or automatic transaxle assembly. Refer to MT-15, "TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY" (M/T) or
AT- 4 1 8 , "
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION" (A/T).
2. Remove rear oil seal.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to damage crankshaft and cylinder block.
INSTALLATION
1. Apply new engine oil to new rear oil seal joint surface and seal lip.
2. Install rear oil seal with a suitable drift.
CAUTION:
●Do not touch grease applied onto oil seal lip.
●Be careful not to damage crankshaft and cylinder block.
●Press fit oil seal straight to avoid causing burrs or tilting.
●Refer to figure for press fit direction of rear oil seal.
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CYLINDER HEAD
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On-Vehicle ServiceEBS00KNP
CHECKING COMPRESSION PRESSURE
1. Warm up engine thoroughly. Then, stop it.
2. 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)].
3. Remove ignition coil and spark plug from each cylinder. Refer to EM-29, "
IGNITION COIL" and EM-30,
"SPARK PLUG" .
4. Connect engine tachometer (not required in use of CONSULT-II).
5. Disconnect fuel injector sub-harness to avoid fuel injection dur-
ing measurement.
6. Install compression tester with adapter onto spark plug hole.
●Use compression gauge whose picking up end inserted to
spark plug hole is smaller than 20 mm (0.79 in) in diameter.
Otherwise, it may be caught by cylinder head during removal.
7. With accelerator pedal fully depressed, turn ignition switch to
“START” for cranking. When the gauge pointer stabilizes, read
the compression pressure and engine rpm. Perform these steps
to check each cylinder.
Compression pressure
Unit: kPa (bar, kg/cm2 , psi) /rpm
CAUTION:
Always use a fully changed battery to obtain specified engine speed.
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Engine type Standard Minimum Deference limit between cylinders
QR20DE 1,190 (11.9, 12.1, 173) / 250 990 (9.9, 10.1, 144) / 250
100 (1.0, 1.0, 14) / 250
QR25DE 1,250 (12.5, 12.8, 181.3) / 250 1,060 (10.6, 10.8, 153.7) / 250

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CYLINDER HEAD
●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.
Removal and InstallationEBS00KNQ
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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1. Cylinder head assembly 2. Cylinder head gasket 3. Cylinder head bolt

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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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CYLINDER HEAD
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.
Disassembly and AssemblyEBS00KNR
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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CYLINDER HEAD
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.
Inspection After DisassemblyEBS00KNS
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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