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ENGINE MECHANICAL (6VE1 3.5L) 6A-41
3. Remove oil strainer fixing bolts, remove oil strainer
assembly with O-ring.
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Legend
(1) Oil Pump
(2) Oil Strainer
(3) Oil Gallery
(4) From Oil Filter
(5) To Oil Filter
4. Remove three fixing bolts, oil pipe with O-ring.
5. Remove eight fixing bolts, oil gallery.
6. Remove piston with connecting rod assembly,
before removing the bearing cap, remove carbon
on the top of cylinder bore and push piston with
connecting rod out from the top of cylinder bore.
Installation
1. Install piston with connecting rod assembly.
Apply engine oil to cylinder bore, connecting
rod bearing and crank pin.
When installing the piston, its front mark mus
t
face the engine front side.
The bearing cap number must be the same as
connecting rod number.
Apply engine oil to the thread and seating
surface of each nut.
Tighten nuts to the specified torque.
Torque: 54 N
m (5.5 kg
m/40 lb ft)
After tightening the nuts, make sure that the
crankshaft rotates smoothly.
NOTE: Do not apply engine oil to the bearing back
faces and connecting rod bearing fitting surfaces.
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Legend
(1) Piston Front Mark
(2) Piston Grade
(3) Connecting Rod Front Mark
2. Install oil gallery and tighten the bolts in two steps,
in the order shown in illustration.
Torque:
1st step: 29 N
m (3.0 kg
m/21 lb ft)
2nd step: 55
65
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3. Install oil pipe with O-ring.
Torque: 10 N
m (1.0 kg
m/7 lb ft)
4. Install oil strainer assembly with O-ring.
Torque: 25 N
m (2.5 kg
m/18 lb ft)
5. Install crankcase with oil pan.
Refer to installation procedure for Oil Pan and
Crankcase in this manual.
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6A-42 ENGINE MECHANICAL (6VE1 3.5L)
6. Install cylinder head assembly.
Refer to installation procedure for Cylinde
r
Head in this manual.
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ENGINE MECHANICAL (6VE1 3.5L) 6A-43
Crankshaft and Main Bearings
Removal
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Legend
(1) Engine Assembly
(2) Crankshaft Pulley
(3) Timing Belt Cover
(4) Timing Belt
(5) Crankcase with Oil Pan
(6) Oil Pipe
(7) Oil Strainer
(8) Oil Pump Assembly
(9) Cylinder Body Side Bolt
(10) Oil Gallery
(11) Flywheel
(12) Rear Oil Seal Retainer
(13) Connecting Rod Cap
(14) Crankshaft Main Bearing Cap
(15) Crankshaft and Main Bearing
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6A-44 ENGINE MECHANICAL (6VE1 3.5L)
1. Remove engine assembly.
Refer to removal procedure for Engine
Assembly in this manual.
2. Remove timing belt.
Refer to removal procedure for Timing Belt in
this manual.
3. Remove oil pan and crankcase.
Refer to removal procedure for Oil Pan and
Crankcase in this manual.
4. Remove oil pipe with O-ring.
5. Remove oil strainer assembly with O-ring.
6. Remove oil pump assembly.
Refer to removal procedure for Oil Pump in this
manual.
7. Remove cylinder body side bolts.
8. Remove oil gallery.
9. Remove flywheel.
10. Remove rear oil seal retainer.
Refer to removal procedure for Rear Oil Seal in
this manual.
11. Remove connecting rod caps.
12. Remove crankshaft main bearing caps.
13. Remove crankshaft and main bearings.
Installation
1. Install crankshaft and main bearings.
Install main bearing in the cylinder block and
main bearing cap respectively.
Apply new engine oil to upper and lower main
bearings.
NOTE:
Do not apply engine oil to the bearing back faces.
Make sure that main bearings are in correc
t
position.
Install crankshaft with care.
Apply engine oil to the thrust washer.
Install thrust washer on No.3 journal.
Oil grooves in thrust washer must face the
crankshaft.
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2. Install crankshaft main bearing caps.
Apply engine oil to the thread and seating
surface of each bearing cap fixing bolt.
NOTE:
Do not apply engine oil to the bearing back faces.
Install bearing caps in the order of numbers,
starting with cylinder block front side.
Tighten main bearing fixing bolts to the specified
torque.
Torque: 39 N
m (4.0 kg
m/29 lb ft)
After tightening the bolts, make sure that the
crankshaft rotates smoothly.
3. Install connecting rod caps.
The cap number must be same as connecting
rod number.
Apply engine oil to the thread and seating
surface of each nut.
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Tighten nuts to the specified torque.
Torque: 54 N
m (5.5 kg
m/40 lb ft)
After tightening the nuts, make sure that the
crankshaft rotates smoothly.
4. Install rear oil seal retainer.
Remove oil on cylinder block and retainer fitting
surface.
Apply sealant (TB1207B or equivalent) to
retainer fitting surface as shown in illustration.
The oil seal retainer must be installed within 5
minutes after sealant application to preven
t
premature hardening of sealant.
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Legend
(1) Around Bolt Holes
(2) Around Dowel Pin
Apply engine oil to oil seal lip and align a dowel
pin hole in the cylinder block with that in the
retainer.
Tighten retainer fixing bolts to the specified
torque.
Torque: 18 N
m (1.8 kg
m/13 lb ft)
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5. Install flywheel.
Clean tapped holes in the crankshaft.
Remove oil on crankshaft and flywheel fitting
surface.
NOTE:
Do not reuse the bolts.
Do not apply oil or thread lock to the bolts.
Tighten fixing bolts to the specified torque.
Torque: 54 N
m (5.5 kg
m/40 lb ft)
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6A-46 ENGINE MECHANICAL (6VE1 3.5L)
6. Install oil gallery.
Clean contact surface of oil gallery and main
bearing cap.
Apply engine oil to oil gallery fixing bolts and
tighten the bolts in two steps, in the orde
r
shown.
Torque:
1st step: 29 N
m (3.0 kg
m/21 lb ft)
2nd step: 55
65
7. Install cylinder body side bolts and tighten bolts in
order to the specified torque.
Torque: 39 N
m (4.0 kg
m/29 lb ft)
NOTE: Do not apply the oil to the bolts.
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8. Install oil pump assembly.
Remove oil on cylinder block and oil pump
mounting surface.
Apply sealant (TB1207B or equivalent) to the oil
pump mounting surface.
The oil pump assembly must be installed within
5 minutes after sealant application to preven
t
premature hardening of sealant.
Apply engine oil to oil seal lip.
Install oil pump in the cylinder block and tighten
fixing bolts to the specified torque.
Torque: 25 N
m (2.5 kg
m/18 lb ft)
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Legend
(1) Around Bolt Holes
(2) Around Dowel Pin
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9. Install oil strainer with O-ring, tighten to the
specified torque.
Torque: 25 N
m (2.5 kg
m/18 lb ft)
10. Install oil pipe with O-ring, tighten fixing bolts to the
specified torque.
Torque: 25 N
m (2.5 kg
m/18 lb ft)
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ENGINE MECHANICAL (6VE1 3.5L) 6A-47
11. Install crankcase.
Remove oil on crankcase mounting surface
and dry the surface.
Properly apply a 4.5 mm (0.7 in) wide bead o
f
sealant (TB1207C or equivalent) to the
crankcase mounting surface. The bead mus
t
be continuous.
The crankcase must be installed within 5
minutes after sealant application to preven
t
premature hardening of sealant.
Tighten fixing bolts to the specified torque.
Torque: 10 N
m (1.0 kg
m/1 lb ft)
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12. Install oil pan
Remove oil on oil pan mounting surface and
dry the surface.
Properly apply a 4.5 mm (0.7 in) wide bead o
f
sealant (TB1207C or equivalent) to the oil pan
mounting surface. The bead must be
continuous.
The oil pan must be installed within 5 minutes
after sealant application to prevent premature
hardening of sealant.
Tighten fixing bolts to the specified torque.
Torque: 25 N
m (2.5 kg
m/18 lb ft)
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13. Install timing belt.
Refer to installation procedure for Timing Belt in
this manual.
14. Install engine assembly.
Refer to installation procedure for Engine
Assembly in this manual.
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6A-48 ENGINE MECHANICAL (6VE1 3.5L)
Rear Oil Seal
Removal
1. Remove transmission assembly.
See Transmission section in this manual.
2. Remove flywheel.
3. Remove rear oil seal using a seal remover.
NOTE: Take care not to damage the crankshaft or oil
seal retainer when removing oil seal.
Installation
1. Apply engine oil to oil seal lip and install oil seal
using 5884022860.
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2. Install flywheel.
Clean tapped holes in the crankshaft.
Remove oil on the crankshaft and flywheel
mounting surface.
Tighten fixing bolts to the specified torque.
NOTE: Do not reuse the bolts and do not apply oil o
r
thread lock to the bolts.
Torque: 54 N
m (5.5 kg
m/40 lb ft)
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3. Install transmission.
See Transmission section in this manual.
CAUTION: When assembling the engine and
transmission, confirm that dowels have been
mounted in the specified positions at the engine
side. Take care that dowel positions are different
between the manual transmission and the
automatic transmission. Otherwise, the
transmission may be damaged.
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