2003 NISSAN TEANA Cylinder head

EM-4 ENGINE ASSEMBLY ..............................................223
Removal and Installation ......................................223
REMOVAL .........................................................224
INSTALLATION ..................................................226
INSPECTION AFTER INSTALLATION ..............226
CYLINDER BLOCK .................................................228
Disassembly and Assembly ..................................228
DISASSEMBLY .................................................229
ASSEMBLY .......................................................233
How to Select Piston and Bearing ........................239
DESCRIPTION ..................................................239
HOW TO SELECT PISTON ...............................240
HOW TO SELECT CONNECTING ROD BEAR-
ING ....................................................................241
HOW TO SELECT MAIN BEARING ..................242
Inspection After Disassembly ...............................245
CRANKSHAFT END PLAY ................................245
CONNECTING ROD SIDE CLEARANCE .........245
PISTON TO PISTON PIN OIL CLEARANCE ....245
PISTON RING SIDE CLEARANCE ...................246
PISTON RING END GAP ..................................246
CONNECTING ROD BEND AND TORSION .....247
CONNECTING ROD BIG END DIAMETER ......247
CONNECTING ROD BUSHING OIL CLEAR-
ANCE .................................................................247
CYLINDER BLOCK DISTORTION ....................248
MAIN BEARING HOUSING INNER DIAMETER .249
PISTON TO CYLINDER BORE CLEARANCE ..249
CRANKSHAFT MAIN JOURNAL DIAMETER ...250
CRANKSHAFT PIN JOURNAL DIAMETER ......251
CRANKSHAFT OUT-OF-ROUND AND TAPER .251
CRANKSHAFT RUNOUT ..................................251
CONNECTING ROD BEARING OIL CLEAR-ANCE .................................................................251
MAIN BEARING OIL CLEARANCE ...................252
CRUSH HEIGHT OF MAIN BEARING ..............253
CRUSH HEIGHT OF CONNECTING ROD
BEARING ...........................................................253
MAIN BEARING CAP BOLT OUTER DIAMETER .253
CONNECTING ROD BOLT OUTER DIAMETER .253
DRIVE PLATE ....................................................254
OIL JET (VQ35DE) ............................................254
OIL JET RELIEF VALVE (VQ35DE) ..................254
SERVICE DATA AND SPECIFICATIONS (SDS) ....255
Standard and Limit ................................................255
GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS ...........................255
VALVE TIMING ..................................................255
DRIVE BELT ......................................................256
INTAKE MANIFOLD COLLECTOR, INTAKE
MANIFOLD AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD ..........256
SPARK PLUG ....................................................256
CAMSHAFT AND CAMSHAFT BEARING .........257
CYLINDER HEAD ..............................................260
CYLINDER BLOCK ............................................264
PISTON, PISTON RING AND PISTON PIN ......265
CONNECTING ROD ..........................................266
CRANKSHAFT ...................................................267
MAIN BEARING .................................................268
CONNECTING ROD BEARING .........................269

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PRECAUTIONS


When tightening nuts and bolts, as a basic rule, equally tighten in several different steps starting with the
ones in center, then ones on inside and outside diagonally in this order. If the order of tightening is speci-
fied, do exactly as specified.

Replace with new gasket, packing, oil seal or O-ring.

Dowel pins are used for several parts alignment. When replacing and reassemling with dowel pins, make
sure that dowel pins are installed in the original portion.

Thoroughly wash, clean, and air-blow each part. Carefully check oil or coolant passages for any restriction
and blockage.

Avoid damaging sliding or mating surfaces. Completely remove foreign materials such as cloth lint or dust.
Before assembly, oil sliding surfaces well.

Release air within route when refilling after draining coolant.

Before starting engine, apply fuel pressure to fuel lines with turning ignition switch “ON” (with engine
stopped). Then make sure that there are no leaks at fuel line connections.

After repairing, start engine and increase engine speed to check engine coolant, fuel, engine oil, and
exhaust gases for leakage.
Parts Requiring Angle TighteningBBS005KN

Use angle wrench [SST: KV10112100] for the final tightening of the following engine parts.
–Cylinder head bolts
–Lower cylinder block bolts
–Connecting rod cap bolts
–Crankshaft pulley bolt (No angle wrench is required as the bolt flange is provided with notches for angle
tightening)
–Balancer unit

Do not use a torque value for final tightening.

The torque value for these parts are for a preliminary step.

Ensure thread and seat surfaces are clean and coated with engine oil.
Precautions For Liquid GasketBBS005KO
REMOVAL OF LIQUID GASKET

After removing the mounting nuts and bolts, separate the mating
surface using seal cutter (SST) and remove the old liquid gasket
sealing.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to damage the mating surfaces.

Tap seal cutter to insert it, and then slide it by tapping on the
side as shown in the figure.

In areas where seal cutter is difficult to use, use plastic hammer
to lightly tap the areas where the liquid gasket is applied.
CAUTION:
If for some unavoidable reason tool such as screwdriver is
used, be careful not to damage the mating surfaces.
LIQUID GASKET APPLICATION PROCEDURE
1. Using scraper, remove the old liquid gasket adhering to the liq-
uid gasket application surface and the mating surface.

Remove the liquid gasket completely from the groove of the
liquid gasket application surface, mounting bolts and bolt
holes.
2. Wipe the liquid gasket application surface and the mating sur-
face with white gasoline (lighting and heating use) to remove
adhering moisture, grease and foreign materials.
PBIC0275E
PBIC0003E

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PREPARATION

PREPARATIONPFP:00002
Special Service ToolsBBS0058O
Tool number
Tool nameDescription
KV10111100
Seal cutterRemoving oil pan (lower and upper) and front
cover, etc.
ST0501S000
Engine stand assembly
1. ST05011000
Engine stand
2. ST05012000
BaseDisassembling and assembling engine
KV10106500
Engine stand shaft
KV10115300
Engine sub-attachment
KV10116200
Valve spring compressor
1. KV10115900
Attachment
2. KV10109220
AdapterDisassembling and assembling valve
mechanism
Part (1) is a component of KV10116200, but
Part (2) is not so.
KV10112100
Angle wrenchTightening bolts for bearing cap, cylinder
head, etc. in angle
KV10117100
Heated oxygen sensor wrenchLoosening or tightening heated oxygen
sensors
For 22 mm (0.87 in) width hexagon nut
S-NT046
NT042
NT028
ZZA1078D
PBIC1650E
S-NT014
NT379

NOISE, VIBRATION AND HARSHNESS (NVH) TROUBLESHOOTING
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Use the Chart Below to Help You Find the Cause of the Symptom.BBS0058R
1. Locate the area where noise occurs.
2. Confirm the type of noise.
3. Specify the operating condition of engine.
4. Check specified noise source.
If necessary, repair or replace these parts.
A: Closely related B: Related C: Sometimes related —: Not relatedLocation
of noiseType of
noiseOperating condition of engine
Source of
noiseCheck itemRefer-
ence page Before
warm-
upAfter
warm-
upWhen
start-
ingWhen
idlingWhen
racingWhile
driving
Top of
engine
Rocker
cover
Cylinder
headTicking or
clickingCA—AB—Tappet
noiseValve clearanceEM-50
Rattle C A — A B CCamshaft
bearing
noiseCamshaft journal oil
clearance
Camshaft runoutEM-44EM-44
Crank-
shaft pul-
ley
Cylinder
block
(Side of
engine)
Oil panSlap or
knock—A—BB—Piston pin
noisePiston to piston pin oil
clearance
Connecting rod bush-
ing oil clearanceEM-99
EM-101
Slap or
rapA ——BBAPiston
slap noisePiston to cylinder bore
clearance
Piston ring side clear-
ance
Piston ring end gap
Connecting rod bend
and torsionEM-104EM-100
EM-100
EM-101
Knock A B C B B BConnect-
ing rod
bearing
noiseConnecting rod bush-
ing oil clearance
Connecting rod bear-
ing oil clearanceEM-101EM-105
Knock A B — A B CMain
bearing
noiseMain bearing oil clear-
ance
Crankshaft runoutEM-106EM-105
Front of
engine
Front
coverTapping or
tickingA A —BBBTiming
chain and
chain ten-
sioner
noiseTiming chain cracks
and wear
Timing chain tensioner
operationEM-57
EM-53
Front of
engineSqueak-
ing or fizz-
ingAB—B—CDrive belt
(Sticking
or slip-
ping)Drive belt deflection
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CreakingA B ABABDrive belt
(Slipping)Idler pulley bearing
operation
Squall
CreakA B —BABWater
pump
noiseWater pump operationCO-22,
"WATER
PUMP"

ROCKER COVER
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ROCKER COVERPFP:13264
Removal and InstallationBBS00594
REMOVAL
1. Remove engine cover. Refer to EM-19, "INTAKE MANIFOLD" .
2. Disconnect PCV hoses from rocker cover.
3. Remove ignition coil. Refer to EM-31, "
IGNITION COIL" .
4. Remove PCV valve and O-ring from rocker cover, if necessary.
5. Remove oil filler cap from rocker cover, if necessary.
6. Loosen bolts in reverse order shown in the figure.
7. Remove rocker cover gasket from rocker cover.
8. Use scraper to remove all traces of liquid gasket from cylinder head and camshaft bracket (No. 1).
CAUTION:
Do not scratch or damage the mating surface when cleaning off old liquid gasket.
1. PCV hose 2. O-ring 3. PCV valve
4. PCV hose 5. Oil filler cap 6. Rocker cover
7. Rocker cover gasket
PBIC2623E
KBIA0242E

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ROCKER COVER

INSTALLATION
1. Apply liquid gasket with tube presser [SST: WS39930000] to the
position shown in the figure with the following procedure:
a. Refer to the figure “a” to apply liquid gasket to joint part of cam-
shaft bracket (No. 1) and cylinder head.
b. Refer to the figure “b” to apply liquid gasket in 90 degrees to the
figure “a”.
Use Genuine Liquid Gasket or equivalent.
2. Install rocker cover gasket to rocker cover.
3. Install rocker cover.

Check if rocker cover gasket is not dropped from the installation groove of rocker cover.
4. Tighten bolts in two steps separately in numerical order as
shown in the figure.
5. Install in the reverse order of removal after this step.
PBIC2635E
1st step
: 2.0 N·m (0.2 kg-m, 18 in-lb)
2nd step
: 8.3 N·m (0.85 kg-m, 73 in-lb)
KBIA0242E

CAMSHAFT
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b. Push in chain tensioner plunger. Insert a stopper pin into hole on
chain tensioner body to secure chain tensioner plunger and
remove chain tensioner.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to drop mounting bolts inside front cover.
NOTE:
Use approximately 0.5 mm (0.02 in) dia. hard metal pin as a
stopper pin.
c. Secure hexagonal part of camshaft with wrench. Loosen cam-
shaft sprocket mounting bolts and remove camshaft sprockets.
CAUTION:

Do not loosen mounting bolts with securing anything
other than the camshaft hexagonal part or with tension-
ing timing chain.

Do not rotate crankshaft or camshaft while timing chain
is removed. It causes interference between valve and pis-
ton.
NOTE:
Chain tension holding work is not necessary. Crankshaft
sprocket and timing chain do not disconnect structurally while
front cover is attached.
9. Remove camshaft position sensor (PHASE) from cylinder head back side.
CAUTION:

Handle carefully to avoid dropping and shocks.

Do not disassemble.

Do not allow metal powder to adhere to magnetic part at sensor tip.

Do not place sensor in a location where it is exposed to magnetism.
10. Loosen mounting bolts in reverse order as shown in the figure,
and remove camshaft brackets.

Remove camshaft bracket (No. 1) by slightly tapping it with
plastic hammer.
11. Remove camshafts.
12. Remove valve lifters.

Identify installation positions, and store them without mixing them up.
KBIA0048E
KBIA0049E
SBIA0255E

CAMSHAFT
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CAMSHAFT JOURNAL OIL CLEARANCE

(Oil clearance) = (Camshaft bracket inner diameter) – (Camshaft journal diameter)

If out of the standard, replace either or both camshaft and cylinder head.
NOTE:
Camshaft bracket cannot be replaced as a single part, because it is machined together with cylinder head.
Replace whole cylinder head assembly.
Camshaft End Play
1. Install camshaft in cylinder head. Refer to EM-47, "INSTALLATION" for the tightening procedure.
2. Install dial indicator in thrust direction on front end of camshaft.
Read the end play of dial indicator when camshaft is moved for-
ward/backward (in direction to axis).

Measure the following parts if out of the standard.
–Dimension “A” for camshaft No. 1 journal
–Dimension “B” for cylinder head No. 1 journal bearing

Refer to the standards above, and then replace camshaft and/or
cylinder head.
Camshaft Sprocket Runout
1. Put V-block on precise flat table, and support No. 2 and 5 journal of camshaft.
CAUTION:
Do not support journal No. 1 (on the side of camshaft sprocket) because it has a different diameter
from the other four locations.
2. Measure the camshaft sprocket runout with dial indicator. (Total
indicator reading)

If it exceeds the limit, replace camshaft sprocket.Standard : 0.045 - 0.086 mm (0.0018 - 0.0034 in)
Standard : 0.115 - 0.188 mm (0.0045 - 0.0074 in)
PBIC2446E
Standard : 25.800 - 25.848 mm (1.0157 - 1.0176 in)
Standard : 25.660 - 25.685 mm (1.0102 - 1.0112 in)
KBIA2426J
Limit : 0.15 mm (0.0059 in)
PBIC0930E