2003 NISSAN X-TRAIL engine

ROCKER COVER
EM-169
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5. Remove rocker cover.

Loosen holding bolts in reverse order of that shown in the fig-
ure and remove.
INSTALLATION
1. Apply 3.0 mm (0.118 in) dia. on locations shown in the figure.

Use Genuine Liquid Gasket or equivalent.
2. Tighten holding bolts in numerical order shown in the figure.
Re-tighten to the same torque in the same order as above.
3. Install nozzle oil seal.

Insert it straight until flange fully contacts rocker cover.
4. Install remaining parts in the reverse order of removal.
5. Before starting engine, bleed air from fuel piping. Refer to FL-18, "
Air Bleeding" .
INSPECTION AFTER INSTALLATION
Start engine and increase engine speed to check for fuel leak.
CAUTION:
Do not touch the engine immediately after stopped as engine becomes extremely hot.
NOTE:
Use mirrors for checking at points out of clear sight.
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JEM248G
: 7.8 N·m (0.8 kg-m, 69 in-lb)
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EM-170
[YD22DDTi]
CAMSHAFT

CAMSHAFTPFP:13001
Removal and InstallationEBS00LRR
CAUTION:

This engine will have a different valve arrangement from
normal DOHC 4-valve type engines. As both camshafts on
this engine have intake and exhaust camshafts, in this
chapter they are named as follows:

Refer to the figure for intake and exhaust valve arrange-
ment.
(The camshafts have, alternately, either intake valve or an
exhaust valve.)
REMOVAL
1. Drain engine coolant. Refer to CO-31, "Changing Engine Coolant" .
2. Remove charge air cooler. Refer to EM-135, "
Removal and Installation" .
3. Remove air duct. Refer to EM-133, "
Removal and Installation" .
4. Remove air inlet pipe. Refer to EM-141, "
EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND TURBOCHARGER" .
5. Remove rocker cover. Refer to EM-168, "
Removal and Installation" .
6. Remove vacuum pump. Refer to EM-153, "
Removal and Installation" .
7. Remove fuel injector. Refer to EM-157, "
Removal and Installation" .
8. Remove secondary timing chain. Refer to EM-180, "
Removal and Installation" .
9. Remove camshaft sprockets.
1. Camshaft bracket 2. Camshaft (right side) 3. Camshaft (left side)
4. Camshaft sprocket (right side) 5. Camshaft sprocket (left side) 6. Adjusting shim
7. Valve lifter 8. Cylinder head
Camshaft (right side) : Intake manifold side
Camshaft (left side) : Exhaust manifold side
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CAMSHAFT
EM-171
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Loosen the camshaft sprocket mounting bolt by fixing the hex-
agonal portion of camshaft.
10. Remove camshaft.

Place distinguishing marks on the right and left sides with paint.

Loosen and remove the camshaft sprocket bolts in reverse
order shown in the figure.
11. Remove adjusting shim and valve lifter.

Remove by taking notice of the installation position, and place outside engine in order to prevent confu-
sion.
INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL
Visual Check of Camshaft

Check the camshaft for one sided wear or scratches.

Replace the camshaft if there are abnormalities.
Camshaft Runout

Prepare V-block on a flat surface and secure camshaft journals
No. 2 and No. 5.

Set the dial gauge vertically on journal No. 3.

Rotate camshaft in one direction by hand, then read needle
movement on dial gauge. (Total indicator reading)

If it exceeds the limit, replace camshaft.
JEM159G
JEM160G
Limit : 0.02 mm (0.0008 in)
JEM161G

CAMSHAFT
EM-175
[YD22DDTi]
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Install so that knock pins are positioned in the directions
shown in the figure.
3. Install camshaft brackets.

Completely remove any foreign material on back surfaces of camshaft brackets and top surface of cyl-
inder head.

Install correctly, identifying brackets by the journal No. and
front mark on top surface.
4. Tighten bolts in the order shown in the figure according to the
following procedure:
a. Tighten all bolts.

Make sure camshaft thrusting parts (on rear side) securely fit
in their mating parts on the cylinder head.
b. Tighten all bolts.
c. Tighten all bolts.
5. Install camshaft sprockets.

Camshaft sprockets are commonly used for right side and left side.

Align camshaft sprocket and knock pin on camshaft, and install.

Holding the hexagonal part of camshaft with a wrench, tighten bolt securing camshaft sprocket.
6. Before installing spill tube after installing secondary timing chain, check and adjust valve clearance. Refer
to EM-175, "
Valve Clearance" .
7. Hereafter, install in the reverse order of removal.
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INSPECTION

When the camshaft or parts in connection with valves are removed or replaced, and a malfunction has
occurred (poor starting, idling, or other malfunction) due to the misadjustment of the valve clearance,
inspect as follows.

Inspect and adjust when the engine is cool (at normal temperature).
PBIC2026E
JEM175G
: 2 N·m (0.2 kg-m, 1 ft-lb)
: 6 N·m (0.6 kg-m, 4 ft-lb)
: 12 - 13 N·m (1.2 - 1.4 kg-m, 9 - 10 ft-lb)
JEM160G

EM-176
[YD22DDTi]
CAMSHAFT


Be careful of the intake and exhaust valve arrangement. The
valve arrangement is different from that in a normal engine.
NOTE:
The camshafts have, alternately, either intake valve or exhaust
valve. (Refer to figure.)
1. Remove charge air cooler. Refer to EM-135, "
Removal and Installation" .
2. Remove air duct. Refer to EM-133, "
Removal and Installation" .
3. Remove rocker cover. Refer to EM-168, "
Removal and Installation" .
4. Remove fuel injector. Refer to EM-157, "
Removal and Installation" .
5. Set the No. 1 piston to TDC on its compression stroke.

Turn crankshaft pulley clockwise so that the knock pin on
camshaft left side faces straight above. (No position indicator,
etc. is provided on the crankshaft pulley.)
6. Put an alignment mark with paint, etc. on crankshaft pulley and
on oil pump housing as an angle indicator.
7. While referring to the figure, measure the valve clearance
marked in the table below.
NOTE:

The injection order is 1-3-4-2.
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Measuring pointNo. 1No. 2No. 3No. 4
INT EXH INT EXH INT EXH INT EXH
When the No. 1
cylinder is in the
TDCXXX X
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CAMSHAFT
EM-177
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Measure the valve clearance using the feeler gauge when
engine is cool (at normal temperature).
8. Set the No. 4 cylinder at TDC by rotating the crankshaft clockwise once. (360 degrees)
9. While referring to the figure, measure the valve clearance
marked in the table below.
10. If the valve clearance is outside the specification, adjust as fol-
lows.
ADJUSTMENTS

Remove adjusting shim for parts which are outside the specified valve clearance.
1. Extract engine oil on the upper side of the cylinder head (for the air blowing in step 6).
2. Rotate crankshaft to face the camshaft for adjusting shims that
are to be removed upward.
3. Grip camshaft with the camshaft pliers (special service tool),
then using camshaft as a support point, push adjusting shim
downward to compress valve spring.
CAUTION:
Do not damage camshaft, cylinder head and the outer cir-
cumference of valve lifter.Valve clearance (Cold):
Standard:
Intake : 0.24 - 0.32 mm (0.0094 - 0.0126 in)
Exhaust : 0.26 - 0.34 mm (0.0102 - 0.0134 in)
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Measuring pointNo. 1No. 2No. 3No. 4
INT EXH INT EXH INT EXH INT EXH
When the No. 4
cylinder is in the
TDCXX XX
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PBIC2321E

EM-178
[YD22DDTi]
CAMSHAFT

4. With valve spring in a compressed state, remove the camshaft
pliers (special service tool) by securely setting the outer circum-
ference of the valve lifter with the end of the lifter stopper (spe-
cial service tool).

Hold the lifter stopper by hand until the shim is removed.
CAUTION:
Do not retrieve the camshaft pliers forcefully, as cam-
shaft will be damaged.
5. Move the round hole of adjusting shim to the front with the very
thin screwdriver or like that.

When adjusting shim on valve lifter will not rotate smoothly,
restart from step 3 to release the end of the lifter stopper (spe-
cial service tool) from touching adjusting shim.
6. Remove adjusting shim from valve lifter by blowing air through
the round hole of the adjusting shim with the air gun.
CAUTION:
To prevent any remaining engine oil from being blown
around, thoroughly wipe the area clean and wear protective
goggles.
7. Remove adjusting shim by using the magnet hand.
8. Measure the thickness of adjusting shim using the micrometer.

Measure near the center of the shim (the part that touches
camshaft).
9. Select the new adjusting shim from the following methods.
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Calculation method of the adjusting shim thickness:
R = Thickness of removed shim
N = Thickness of new shim
M = Measured valve clearance
Intake
N = R + [M - 0.28 mm (0.0010 in)]
Exhaust
N = R + [M - 0.30 mm (0.0118 in)]

EM-180
[YD22DDTi]
SECONDARY TIMING CHAIN

SECONDARY TIMING CHAINPFP:13028
Removal and InstallationEBS00LRT
CAUTION:

After removing timing chain, do not turn crankshaft and camshaft separately, or valves will strike
piston heads.

When installing camshafts, chain tensioners, oil seals, or other sliding parts, lubricate contacting
surfaces with new engine oil.
REMOVAL

For preparative work for removing/installing secondary timing chain to remove/install fuel pump, refer to
EM-161, "
FUEL PUMP" .

To prepare for removing/installing secondary timing chain to remove/install camshaft, refer to EM-170,
"Removal and Installation" .
1. Remove engine coolant reservoir tank. Refer to CO-34, "
RADIATOR" .
2. Remove RH engine mounting insulator and bracket. Refer to EM-208, "
Removal and Installation" .
3. Pull power steering reservoir tank out of brackets to move power steering piping. Refer to PS-34,
"HYDRAULIC LINE" .
CAUTION:
To avoid removing power steering reservoir tank out of brackets, move it with power steering pip-
ing aside.
4. Remove front chain case.
1. Chain tensioner 2. Spring 3. Plunger
4. Slack guide 5. Front chain case 6. Rubber washer
7. Tension guide 8. Gasket 9. Secondary timing chain
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