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ENGINE MECHANICAL (6VE1 3.5L) 6A-29
Timing Belt
Removal
1. Disconnect battery ground cable.
2. Remove air cleaner assembly.
3. Remove radiator upper fan shroud from radiator.
4. Move drive belt tensioner to loose side using
wrench then remove drive belt.
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(1) Crankshaft Pulley
(2) Cooling Fan Pulley
(3) Tensioner
(4) Generator
(5) Air Conditioner Compressor
(6) Power Steering Oil Pump
(7) Drive Belt
5. Remove cooling fan assembly four nuts, then the
cooling fan assembly.
6. Remove cooling fan drive pulley assembly.
7. Remove idle pulley assembly.
8. Remove serpentine belt tensioner assembly.
9. Remove power steering pump assembly.
10. Remove crankshaft pulley assembly using
5884001330 crankshaft holder, hold crankshaf
t
pulley remove center bolt, then the pulley.
11. Remove right side timing belt cover then left side
timing belt cover.
12. Remove lower timing belt cover 13. Remove pusher.
CAUTION: The pusher prevents air from entering
the oil chamber. Its rod must always be facing
upward.
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(1) Up Side
(2) Down Side
(3) Direction For Installation
(4) Locking Pin
14. Remove timing belt.
CAUTION:
1. Do not bend or twist the belt, otherwise its
core could be damaged. The belt should not be
bent at a radius less than 30 mm.
2. Do not allow oil or other chemical substances
to come in contact with the belt. They will
shorten the life.
3. Do not attempt to pry or stretch the belt with a
screw driver or any other tool during
installation.
4. Store timing belt in a cool and dark place.
Never expose the belt direct sunlight or heat.
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6A-30 ENGINE MECHANICAL (6VE1 3.5L)
Installation
For correct belt installation, the letter on the belt must
be able to be read as viewed from the front of the
vehicle.
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(1) Crankshaft Timing Pulley
(2) RH Bank Camshaft Drive Gear Pulley
(3) Water Pump Pulley
(4) Idle Pulley
(5) LH Bank Camshaft Drive Gear Pulley
(6) Tension Pulley
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(7) Alignment Mark on Oil Pump.
(8) Alignment Mark on Timing Belt
(9)
Alignment Mark (notch) on Crankshaft Timing
Pulley
(10)
Alignment Mark (groove) on Crankshaft Timing
Pulley.
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(1) Timing Belt
(2) Engine Rotation Direction
(3) Cylinder Head Side
1. Install timing belt.
1.
Align the mark (notch) of crankshaft timing
pulley (2) with mark on oil pump (1).
Align the mark (groove) on the crankshaft
timing pulley (3) with alignment mark (white
dots line) on the timing belt (4).
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ENGINE MECHANICAL (6VE1 3.5L) 6A-31
NOTE: When timing marks are aligned, No.2 piston will
be on Top Dead Center.
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(1) Alignment Mark on Oil Pump
(2) Groove on Crankshaft Timing Pulley
(3) Alignment Mark on Crankshaft Timing Pulley
(4) Alignment Mark on Timing Belt
2. Align the alignment mark on the RH bank
camshaft drive gear pulley (2) to the alignmen
t
mark of the cylinder head cover RH (3).
3.
Align the alignment mark (white line) on the
timing belt (1) with alignment mark on the RH
bank camshaft drive gear pulley (2) (on the left
side as viewed from the front of the vehicle)
and put the timing belt on the camshaft drive
gear pulley.
Secure the belt with a double clip or equivalen
t
clip.
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(1) Alignment Mark on Timing Belt (White line).
(2) Alignment Mark on Camshaft Drive Gear Pulley.
(3) Alignemnt Mark on Cylinder Head Cover RH.
4. Align the alignment mark on the LH bank
camshaft drive gear pulley (2) to the alignmen
t
mark of the cylinder head cover LH (3).
5.
Align the alignment mark (white line) on the
timing belt (1) with the alignment mark on the
LH bank camshaft drive gear pulley (2).
When aligning the timing marks, use a wrench
to turn the camshaft drive gear pulley, then se
t
the timing mark between timing belt and
camshaft drive gear pulley and put the timing
belt on the camshaft drive gear pulley.
Secure the belt with a double clip or equivalen
t
clip.
NOTE: It is recommended for easy installation that the
belt be secured with a double clip or equivalent clip afte
r
it is installed the timing belt to each pulley.
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(1) Alignment Mark on Timing Belt (White line).
(2) Alignment Mark on Camshaft Drive Gear Pulley.
(3) Alignemnt Mark on Cylinder Head Cover LH.
6. Install crankshaft pulley temporarily and tighten
center bolt by hand (do not use a wrench).
Turn the crankshaft pulley clockwise to give
some belt slack between the crankshaft timing
pulley and the RH bank camshaft drive gea
r
pulley.
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ENGINE MECHANICAL (6VE1 3.5L) 6A-33
4. Install crankshaft pulley using 5-8840-0133-0, hold
the crankshaft pulley and tighten center bolt to the
specified torque.
Torque: 167 N
m (17.0 kg
m/123 lb ft)
5. Install fan pulley bracket and tighten fixing bolts to
the specified torque.
Torque: 25 N
m (2.5 kg
m/18 lb ft)
6. Install power steering pump assembly and tighten
to the specified torque.
Torque:
M8 bolt: 25 N
m (2.5 kg
m/18 lb ft)
M10 bolt: 43 N
m (4.4 kg
m/32 lb ft)
7. Install cooling fan assembly and tighten bolts/nuts
to the specified torque.
Torque: 25 N
m (2.5 kg
m/18 lb ft) for fan pulley
and fan bracket.
Torque: 10 N
m (1.0 kg
m/7 lb ft) for fan and
clutch assembly.
8. Move drive belt tensioner to loose side using
wrench, then install drive belt to normal position.
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(1) Crankshaft Pulley
(2) Cooling Fan Pulley
(3) Tensioner
(4) Generator
(5) Air Conditioner Compressor
(6) Power Steering Oil Pump
(7) Drive Belt
9. Install radiator upper fan shroud.
10. Install air cleaner assembly.
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ENGINE MECHANICAL (6VE1 3.5L) 6A-35
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4. Install camshaft assembly and camshaft brackets,
tighten twenty bolts on one side bank to the
specified torque.
1.
Apply engine oil to camshaft journal and
bearing surface of camshaft bracket.
2.
Align timing mark on intake camshaft (one dot
for right bank, two dot for left bank) and
exhaust camshaft (one dot for right bank, two
dots for left bank) to timing mark on camshaf
t
drive gear (one dot).
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(1) Intake Camshaft Timing Gear for Right Bank
(2) Intake Camshaft Timing Gear for Left Bank
(3) Exhaust Camshaft Timing Gear
(4) Discrimination Mark
(LI: Left bank intake, RI: Right bank intake)
(LE: Left bank exhaust, RE: Right bank exhaust)
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(1) Right Bank Camshaft Drive Gear
(2) Left Bank Camshaft Drive Gear
(3) Timing Mark on Drive Gear
(4) Dowel Pin
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ENGINE MECHANICAL (6VE1 3.5L) 6A-37
Cylinder Head
Removal
1. Remove engine hood.
2. Disconnect battery ground cable.
3. Drain radiator coolant.
4. Drain engine oil.
5. Remove crankshaft pulley.
Refer to removal procedure for Crankshaf
t
Pulley in this manual.
6. Remove timing belt.
Refer to removal procedure for Timing Belt in
this manual.
7. Remove cylinder head cover LH.
Refer to removal procedure for Cylinder Head
Cover LH in this manual.
8. Remove cylinder head cover RH.
Refer to removal procedure for Cylinder Head
Cover RH in this manual.
9. Remove common chamber.
Refer to removal procedure for Common
Chamber in this manual.
10. Remove cylinder head assembly.
1. Loosen eights bolts for tight cylinder head.
2. Remove cylinder head assembly.
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(1) Cylinder Head
(2) Cylinder Head Bolt
(3) Camshaft
Installation
1. Install cylinder head assembly to cylinder block.
1. Put cylinder head gasket on the cylinder block.
NOTE: There is discrimination mark “R" for righ
t
bank and “L" for left bank on the cylinder head
gasket as shown in the illustration.
Do not reuse cylinder head gasket.
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2. Align dowel pin hole to dowel pin on the
cylinder block.
3. Tighten two bolts temporarily by hand to
prevent the cylinder head assembly from
moving.
4. Using 9851142090 cylinder head bol
t
wrench, tighten bolts in numerical order as
shown in the illustration to the specified torque.
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ENGINE MECHANICAL (6VE1 3.5L) 6A-39
Valve Stem Oil Controller, Valve Spring and Valve Guide
Removal
1. Disconnect battery ground cable.
Drain engine oil.
2. Drain engine coolant.
3. Remove cylinder head assembly.
Refer to removal procedure for Cylinder Head
in this manual.
4. Remove camshaft.
Refer to removal procedure for Camshaft in this
manual.
5. Remove tappets with shim.
NOTE: Do not damage shim surface.
6. Remove valve springs using 5884024460
valve spring compressor and 5884025470
valve spring compressor adapter then remove
upper valve spring seat and lower seat.
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7. Remove oil controller using 5884006230 oil
controller remover, remove each valve stem oil
controller.
8. Remove valve guide using 5884025490 valve
guide replacer.
Installation
1. Install valve guide using 5884024420 valve
guide installer.
2. Install oil controller using 5884006240 oil
controller installer.
3. Install lower valve spring seat, valve spring and
upper valve spring seat then put split collars on the
upper spring seat, using 5884024420 valve
spring compressor and 5884006240 valve
spring compressor adapter to install the spli
t
collars.
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4. Install tappet with shim.
5. Install camshaft assembly.
Refer to installation procedure for Camshaft in
this manual.
6. Install cylinder head assembly.
Refer to installation procedure for Cylinde
r
Head in this manual.
7. Fill engine oil until full level.
8. Fill engine coolant.
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6A-40 ENGINE MECHANICAL (6VE1 3.5L)
Piston, Piston Ring and Connecting Rod
Removal
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(1) Cylinder Head
(2) Crankcase with Oil Pan
(3) Oil Pipe
(4) Oil Strainer
(5) Oil Gallery
(6) Piston with Connecting Rod Assembly
1. Remove cylinder head assembly.
Refer to removal procedure for Cylinder Head
in this manual.
2. Remove crankcase with oil pan.
Refer to removal procedure for Oil Pan and
Crankcase in this manual.