2003 NISSAN ALMERA N16 Front

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INTAKE MANIFOLD
INTAKE MANIFOLD
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Removal and InstallationEBS00LQ3
REMOVAL
WARNING:
To avoid the danger of being scalded, never drain the coolant when the engine is hot.
1. Release fuel pressure.
Refer to EC-34, "
FUEL PRESSURE RELEASE" (WITH EURO-OBD), EC-427, "FUEL PRESSURE
RELEASE" (WITHOUT EURO-OBD).
2. Remove air duct and air cleaner case.
Refer to EM-14, "
Removal and Installation" .
3. Disconnect harness on engine top surface, and move it aside.
4. Disconnect fuel injector/fuel tube assembly from intake manifold, and move it aside.
●It is not necessary to disconnect fuel hose.
5. Disconnect the following vacuum hoses.
6. Disconnect blow-by hose (between intake manifold collector and rocker cover).
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1. Electric throttle control actuator 2. Gasket 3. Intake manifold collector
4.EVAP canister purge volume control
solenoid valve5. Vacuum hose 6. Vacuum hose
7. Hose clamp 8. Intake manifold support (front) 9. Harness bracket
10. Vacuum hose 11. Intake manifold 12. PCV hose
13. Gasket 14. Vacuum hose 15. Gasket
16. Intake manifold support (rear) 17. Harness bracket 18. Intake manifold support (engine rear)
19. Grounding wire

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7. Loosen mounting bolts in reverse order shown in figure to
remove electric throttle control actuator.
CAUTION:
●Do not shock it.
●Do not disassembly and adjusting.
NOTE:
Remove intake manifold collector and electronic throttle control
as a single assembly, then remove electronic throttle control
itself.
8. Remove bolt on cylinder head side of intake manifold collector.
9. Loosen intake manifold collector nuts and bolts in reverse of the
order shown in the figure.
●Do not remove intake manifold collector at this stage.
10. Move harness, which is fixed on intake manifold support, with bracket.
11. Remove intake manifold supports (rear, front, engine rear).
12. Loosen nuts and bolts in reverse order shown in the figure, and
remove intake manifold from cylinder head.
13. Disconnect intake manifold collector from intake manifold, and
pull out between engine and body.
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EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER
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EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND CATALYTIC CONVERTERPFP:14004
Removal and InstallationEBS00LQ4
REMOVAL
1. Remove undercover.
2. Disconnect exhaust front tube from catalytic converter. Refer to FE-10, "Removal and Installation".
3. Remove exhaust manifold support from both sides of catalytic converter.
4. Disconnect heated oxygen sensor harness connector.
5. Remove heated oxygen sensor.
●Follow below steps to remove each heated oxygen sensor.
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1. Heated oxygen sensor 1 2. Ground nut 3. Gasket
4. Stud bolt 5.Exhaust manifold and catalytic con-
verter assembly6. Support
7. Exhaust manifold cover 8.Heated oxygen sensor harness
bracket

EM-22
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OIL PAN AND OIL STRAINER
OIL PAN AND OIL STRAINER
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Removal and InstallationEBS00LQ6
REMOVAL
WARNING:
To avoid the danger of being scalded, never drain the engine oil when the engine is hot.
1. Remove undercover.
2. Drain engine oil. Refer to LC-8, "Changing Engine Oil".
3. Remove exhaust front tube. Refer to FE-10, "Removal and Installation".
4. Using a transmission jack, be sure to support the bottom of tran-
saxle oil pan, and remove center member.
5. Remove gusset and engine rear plate (lower) [A/T vehicle].
6. Loosen and remove mounting nuts and bolts in reverse order
shown in figure.
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1. Oil strainer 2. Washer 3. Drain plug
4. Oil pan
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CAMSHAFT
CAMSHAFT
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Removal and InstallationEBS00LQB
CAUTION:
Prior to installation, apply engine oil to the parts marked in the figure.
REMOVAL
1. Remove rocker cover. Refer to EM-29, "ROCKER COVER" .
2. Remove cylinder head front cover.
●Move harness secured to front surface beforehand.
3. Set No. 1 cylinder at TDC of its compression stroke.
a. Remove RH splash cover (integrated with undercover).
b. Rotate crankshaft pulley clockwise and align yellow paint mark
with timing indicator.
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1. Camshaft bracket 2. Camshaft sprocket (INT) 3. Camshaft sprocket (EXH)
4. Washer 5. Cylinder head front cover 6. Chain tensioner
7. Valve lifter 8. Adjusting shim (If so equipped) 9. Camshaft (EXH)
10. Camshaft (INT)
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CAMSHAFT
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c. Confirm mating marks stamped on intake and exhaust sprockets
are located as shown.
●If not, rotate crankshaft pulley as shown and align them.
d. Referring to mating marks on intake and exhaust camshaft
sprockets, put paint mating marks on timing chain links.
4. Set intake camshaft sprocket to most advanced position.
CAUTION:
Removal/installation of intake camshaft sprocket is required to maintain most advanced position
because of following reasons. Therefore, follow procedure exactly.
●Sprocket and vane (camshaft in front) rotate and become
offset within specific angle range.
●When engine is stationary, vane is located at most
retarded position. Vane is fixed to sprocket by internal
lock pin. Therefore, it does not rotate.
●If camshaft sprocket mounting bolts are turned under
above circumstance, lock pin will be damaged by lateral
load (shear stress). It may cause non-standard operation.
●Set intake camshaft sprocket to most advanced position as
follows.
NOTE:
“Rotating direction” means direction viewed from engine front side.
CAUTION:
Do not remove chain tensioner before performing this step.
a. Using a wrench, hold hexagonal part so that intake camshaft
does not move.
b. Using an air gun, apply air pressure to intake valve timing con-
trol solenoid valve advanced side oil passage on top surface of
No. 1 camshaft bracket.
●Keep applying air pressure until step “d” is completed.
CAUTION:
●Be careful not to damage oil passage from interference of
air gun tip.
●Thoroughly wipe off oil before applying air pressure.
When applying air pressure, cover around air gun using a rag. Wear protective glasses if neces-
sary.
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Compression pressure
: 300 kPa (3.00 bar, 3.06 kg/cm
2 , 43.5 psi) or more
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CAMSHAFT
c. Slowly turn intake camshaft in direction A (counterclockwise:
intake manifold side).
●Perform while applying air pressure.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to dislocate camshaft retaining spanner.
d. During above step, operating click (a sound indicating internal
lock pin is disengaged) is heard from inside of intake camshaft
sprocket. After hearing it, slowly turn intake camshaft in direction
B (clockwise: exhaust manifold side), and set to most advanced
position.
●Perform while applying air pressure.
●When vane rotates solely against sprocket, lock pin is disengaged even if operating click is not heard.
●If lock pin is not disengaged, apply vibration by jiggling the camshaft with a spanner.
●If lock pin is not disengaged with above step, hit intake camshaft in front by using plastic hammer.
e. The following status indicates that most advanced position is
achieved: vane starts rotating on its own, then sprocket also
starts rotating when camshaft is turned. When above status is
achieved, this step is complete.
●Most advanced position is confirmed when stopper pin groove
and lock pin breathing groove are aligned.
f. Stop air, insert stopper pin [approximately 3 mm (0.12 in) dia.,
length of inserted part is approximately 15 mm (0.59 in)] into
pinhole on camshaft sprocket to fix most advanced position.
NOTE:
In the figure, an Allen wrench [a/f 2.5 mm (0.091 in), short part:
approximately 20 mm (0.79 in), long part: approximately 50 mm
(1.97 in)] is used for stopper pin as an example.
CAUTION:
Load (spring reaction force) is not applied to stopper pin.
Pin is easily detached. Therefore, secure it with vinyl tape to
prevent detachment.
5. Remove chain tensioner.
●Remove in the following order.
a. Press plate down, and release stopper tab.
b. Insert plunger into tensioner body until it stops.
c. Secure plate by passing stopper pin (such as a hard wire)
through plate hole and body hole. (Plunger is also secured.)
d. Remove mounting bolts, and remove chain tensioner.
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CAMSHAFT
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6. While holding hexagonal part of camshaft with a spanner, loosen
mounting bolts and remove intake and exhaust camshaft
sprockets.
CAUTION:
●Be careful that tool does not interfere with A/C piping.
●Avoid securing camshaft at other than hexagonal part
and loosening mounting bolts by utilizing tension of tim-
ing chain.
●Handle intake camshaft sprocket, taking care of following.
CAUTION:
●Secure stopper pin with vinyl tape to prevent detach-
ment.
●Avoid dropping it or subjecting it to impact.
●Do not disassemble. (Do not loosen 3 bolts on front sur-
face.)
NOTE:
If stopper pin is detached and lock pin is engaged at most retarded position during removal, recover as
follows.
a. Reinstall stopper pin to intake camshaft, and tighten intake camshaft sprocket mounting bolts so that air
does not leak.
CAUTION:
Tightening torque for mounting bolts must be minimum so that air does not leak, preventing dam-
age on internal lock pin.
b. Apply air pressure to disengage lock pin, and turn vane to most advanced position. (This step can be per-
formed with timing chain removed.)
c. Reinstall stopper pin.
d. Remove intakecamshaft sprocket from camshaft.
7. Remove camshaft brackets.
●Loosen mounting bolts in several steps in reverse order
shown in figure.
8. Remove camshaft.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to damage signal plate on rear end of intake
camshaft and crankshaft.
9. Remove adjusting shims and valve lifters.
●Identify installation position of each valve. Arrange removed
valves so they cannot be mixed up.
INSTALLATION
1. Install valve lifters and adjusting shims.
●Install them in their original positions.
●Install adjusting shim with its stamped mark facing downward (valve lifter side).
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