2004 ISUZU TF SERIES drain bolt

4JA1/4JH1 ENGINE DRIVEABILITY AND EMISSIONS 6E–419
CRANKSHAFT POSITION (CKP)
SENSOR
Location
Installed to the clutch housing.
Removal Procedure
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Disconnect connector from the CKP sensor.
3. Loosen a bolt and remove the CKP sensor from the
clutch housing.
Installation Procedure
1. Install the CKP sensor to the clutch housing.
2. Tighten CKP sensor by a bolt with specified
tightening torque.
Tightening Torque
Bolts: 8.0 - 12.0 N·m (0.8 - 1.2 kgf·m)
3. Connect a CKP sensor connector to the CKP
sensor.
4. Connect the negative battery cable.
NOTE: Verify any DTCs (diagnosis Trouble Code) are
not stored after replacement.
ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE
(ECT) SENSOR
Location
Installed to the thermostat housing.
Removal Procedure
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Drain enough engine coolant so that the coolant
level will be below the ECT sensor.
3. Disconnect connector from the ECT sensor.
4. Loosen and remove the ECT sensor from the
thermostat housing.
NOTE: Cool down the engine before above procedures
are carried out.
Installation Procedure
1. Apply sealer to threads of screw at the ECT sensor.
2. Tighten the ECT sensor with specified tightening
torque.
Tightening Torque
Bolt: 13N·m (1.3kgf·m)
3. Connect a ECT sensor connector to the ECT
sensor.
4. Fill the engine coolant.
5. Connect the negative battery cable.
NOTE: Verify any DTCs (diagnosis Trouble Code) are
not stored after replacement.
Verify no engine coolant leaking from the sensor
threads after replacement.

ENGINE MECHANICAL (6VE1 3.5L) 6A-17
Engine Oil Consumption Excessive
Symptom Possible Cause Action
Oil leaking Oil pan drain plug loose Retighten or replace gasket
Crankcase fixing bolts loosened Retighten
Oil pan setting bolts loosened Retighten
Oil pan gasket broken Replace gasket
Front cover retaining bolts loose or
gasket broken Retighten or replace gasket
Head cover fixing bolts loose or
gasket broken Retighten or replace gasket
Oil filter adapter cracked Replace
Oil filter attachings bolt loose or
rubber gasket broken Retighten or replace oil filter
Oil cooler broken Replace
Crankshaft front or rear oil seal
defective Replace oil seal
Oil pressure unit loose or broken Retighten or replace
Blow–by gas hose broken Replace hose
Positive Crankcase Ventilation Valve
clogged Clean
Engine/Transmission coupling failed Replace oil seal
Oil leaking into combustion chambers
due to poor seal in valve system Valve stem oil seal defective Replace
Valve stem or valve guide worn Replace valve and valve guide
Oil leaking into combustion chambers
due to poor seal in cylinder parts Cylinders and pistons worn
excessively Replace cylinder body assembly and
pistons
Piston ring gaps incorrectly
positioned Correct
Piston rings set with wrong side up Correct
Piston ring sticking Replace cylinder body assembly and
pistons
Piston ring and ring groove worn Replace pistons and others
Return ports in oil rings clogged Clean piston and replace rings
Positive Crankcase Ventilation
System malfunctioning Positive Crankcase Ventilation Valve
clogged Clean
Others Improper oil viscosity Use oil of recommended S.A.E.
viscosity
Continuous high speed driving and/or
severe usage such as trailer towing Continuous high speed operation
and/or severe usage will normally
cause increased oil consumption

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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Legend
(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.

ENGINE MECHANICAL (6VE1 3.5L) 6A-49
Engine Assembly
Removal

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1. Disconnect battery ground and positive cable.
2. Remove battery.
3. Make alignment mark on the engine hood and
hinges before removal in order to return the hood
to original position exactly.
4. Remove engine hood.
5. Drain radiator coolant.
6. Disconnect accelerator cable and automatic cruise
control cable from throttle valve on common
chamber.
7. Remove the ECM.

Disconnect the two connectors from the ECM.

. Remove fixing bolts on the common chamber.

Remove fixing bolts for ground cable.
8. Disconnect air duct with air cleaner cover.
9. Remove air cleaner assembly.
10. Disconnect canister vacuum hose.
11. Disconnect vacuum booster hose.
12. Disconnect three engine harness connectors.
13. Disconnect harness connector to transmission (lef
t
front side of engine compartment), disconnect shift
on the fly harness connector from front side o
f
front axle and remove transmission harness
bracket from engine left side.
14. Disconnect ground cable between engine and
frame.
15. Disconnect bonding cable connector on the back
of right dash panel.
16. Disconnect bonding cable terminal on the lef
t
bank.

17. Disconnect starter harness connector from starter.
18. Disconnect generator harness connector from
generator.
19. Disconnect coolant reserve tank hose from
radiator.
20. Remove radiator upper and lower hoses.
21. Remove upper fan shroud.
22. Remove cooling fan assembly four fixing nuts,
then the cooling fan assembly.
23. Move drive belt tensioner to loose side using
wrench then remove drive belt.
24. Remove power steering pump fixing bolts, then
power steering pump. Place the power steering
pump along with piping on the body side.
25. Remove air conditioning compressor fixing bolts
from bracket and place the compressor along with
piping on the body side.
26. Remove four O2 sensor harness connectors (two
each bank) from exhaust front pipe.
27. Remove three exhaust pipe fixing nuts from each
bank.
28. Remove two exhaust pipe fixing nuts from each
exhaust pipe, then move exhaust pipe to rear side
of vehicle.
29. Remove flywheel dust covers.
30. Disconnect two heater hoses from engine.
31. Disconnect fuel hose from right side o
f
transmission.
CAUTION: Plug fuel pipe on engine side and fuel
hose from fuel tank.
32. Remove transmission assembly. Refer to
Transmission section in this manual.
33. Support the engine by engine hoist.
34. Remove two left side engine mount fixing bolts
from engine mount on chassis side.
35. Remove two right side engine mount fixing bolts
from engine mount on chassis side.
36. Remove engine assembly.
Installation
CAUTION: When assembling the engine and
transmission, confirm that dowels have been
mounted in the specified positions at the engine
side. Also take care that dowel positions are
different between the manual transmission and the
automatic transmission. Otherweise, the
transmission may be damaged.

ENGINE COOLING (6VE1 3.5L) 6B-7
Water Pump
Water Pump and Associated Parts



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Legend
(1) Timing Belt (3) Water Pump Assembly
(2) Idle Pulley (4) Gasket


Removal
1. Disconnect battery ground cable.
2. Drain coolant.
3. Radiator hose (on inlet pipe side).
4. Remove timing belt. Refer to “Timing Belt" in this
manual.
5. Remove Idle pulley.
6. Remove water pump assembly.
7. Remove gasket.
Inspection
Make necessary repair and parts replacement if
extreme wear or damage is found during inspection.
Should any of the following problems occur, the entire
water pump assembly must be replaced:
 Crack in the water pump body
 EC leakage from the seal unit
 Play or abnormal noise in the bearing
 Cracks or corrosion in the impeller.

Installation
1. Install gasket, clean the mating surface of gasket
before installation.
2. Install water pump assembly and tighten bolts to the
specified torque.
Torque: 25 N




m (2.5 kg




m/18 lb ft)
 Tightening order
The tightening order are in the illustrate.

ENGINE COOLING (6VE1 3.5L) 6B-9
Thermostat
Thermostat and Associated Parts


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Legend
(1) Thermostat Housing
(2) Thermostat
(3) Outlet Pipe

Removal
1. Disconnect battery ground cable.
2. Drain engine coolant from the radiator and engine.
3. Disconnect radiator hose from the inlet pipe.
4. Remove thermostat housing.
5. Remove thermostat(2).
Inspection
Suspend the thermostat in a water–filled container
using thin wire. Place a thermometer next to the
thermostat.
Do not directly heat the thermostat.
Gradually increase the water temperature. Stir the wate
r
so that the entire water is same temperature.





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Confirm the temperature when the valve first begins to
open.
Valve opening temperature 74.5
 C 
  78.5
 C
(166.1
 F 
  173.3
 F)
Confirm the temperature when the valve is fully opened.
Valve full open temperature and lift More than
8.5mm (0.33 in) at 90
 C (194
 F)
Make necessary repair and parts replacement i
f
extreme wear or damage is found during inspection.
Installation
1. Install thermostat into the outlet pipe(4) making sure
that the air hole is in the up position.
2. Install thermostat housing and tighten bolts to the
specified torque.
Torque: 25 N




m (2.5 kg




m/18 lb ft)
3. Installation rubber hose.
4. Replenish engine coolant (EC).
5. Start engine and check for EC leakage.

ENGINE LUBRICATION (6VE1 3.5L) 6G-7
Oil Pan and Crankcase
Removal
1. Disconnect battery ground cable.
2. Drain engine oil.
3. Lift vehicle by supporting the frame.
4. Remove front wheels.
5. Remove oil level dipstick from level gauge tube.
6. Remove stone guard.
7. Remove radiator under fan shroud.
NOTE: For 4WD model, remove front axle housing
assembly from chassis (steps 8 to 10).
8. Remove suspension cross member fixing bolts, 2
pcs each per side and remove suspension cross
member.
9. Remove pitman arm and relay lever assembly,
using the 5–8840–2005–0 remover, remove pitman
arm from the steering unit and remove four fixing
bolts for relay lever assembly.
10. Remove axle housing assembly four fixing bolts
from housing isolator side and mounting bolts from
wheel side. At this time support the axle with a
garage jack and remove axle housing assembly.
11. Remove oil pan fixing bolts.
12. Remove oil pan, using 5–8840–2153–0 seale
r
cutter, remove oil pan.



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13. Remove crankcase fixing bolts.
14. Remove crankcase, using 5–8840–2153–0 seale
r
cutter, remove crankcase.

NOTE: Do not deform or damage the flange of oil pan
and crankcase.
Replace the oil pan and/or crankcase if deformed o
r
damaged.



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Installation
1. Install crankcase.
1. Remove residual sealant, lubricant and moisture
from mounting surface, then dry thoroughly.
2. Properly apply a 4.5 mm (0.7 in) wide bead o
f
sealant (TB-1207C or equivalent) to mounting
surface of crankcase.
Sealant beat must be continuous.
 The crankcase must be installed within 5
minutes after sealant application before the
sealant hardens.





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ENGINE LUBRICATION (6VE1 3.5L) 6G-9
Oil Pump
Removal
1. Disconnect battery ground cable.
2. Drain engine oil.
3. Remove crankcase assembly.
 Refer to removal procedure for Oil Pan and
Crankcase in this manual.
4. Remove crankshaft pulley.
 Refer to removal procedure for Crankshaf
t
Pulley in this manual.
5. Remove timing belt.
 Refer to removal procedure for Timing Belt in
this manual.
6. Remove timing pulley from crankshaft.
7. Remove four fixing bolts from oil filter assembly.
8. Remove oil strainer fixing bolts, remove oil straine
r
assembly with O-ring.
9. Remove three bolts from oil pipe and O-ring.
10. Remove eight oil pump fixing bolts, then oil pump
assembly.
11. Remove sealant from mounting surface of oil pump
assembly, cylinder block and take care not to
damage mounting surfaces of oil pump and cylinde
r
block.
Installation
1. Install oil pump assembly
 Apply sealant (TB-1207B or equivalent) to the oil
pump mounting surfaces as shown in the
illustration.
 The oil pump assembly must be installed within
5 minutes after sealant application before the
sealant hardens.
NOTE: Do not apply sealant to the oil ports.




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 Use 5–8840–2287–0 installer when installing
new oil seal.
 Apply engine oil to oil seal lip.
 Install oil pump assembly to the cylinder block.
NOTE: Do not damage oil seal during installation of oil
pump assembly.





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