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Use mirrors for checking at points out of clear sight.
2. Start engine. With engine speed increased, check again for fuel leakage at connection points. CAUTION:
Do not touch engine immediately after stopped, as engine becomes extremely hot.
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REMOVAL
1. Remove engine cover with power tool. Refer to EM-173, "ENGINE ROOM COVER" .
2. Release the fuel pressure. Refer to EC-746, "
FUEL PRESSURE RELEASE" .
3. Refer to the following for incidental works related to left bank.
a. Remove air duct (inlet), air cleaner case and mass air flow sensor assembly, air duct and resonator assembly. Refer to EM-177, "
AIR CLEANER AND AIR DUCT" .
b. Move harness on upper rocker cover and its peripheral aside.
c. Remove harness brackets from camshaft bracket (No. 6). Refer to EM-215, "
CAMSHAFT" .
d. Remove electric throttle control actuator. Refer to EM-179, "
INTAKE MANIFOLD" .
e. Remove ignition coil. Refer to EM-191, "
IGNITION COIL" .
f. Remove PCV hose from PCV valve.
4. Refer to the following for incidental works related to right bank.
a. Move harness on upper rocker cover and its peripheral aside.
b. Remove ignition coil EM-191, "
IGNITION COIL" .
c. Remove PCV hose from PCV valve.
5. Remove PCV valves and O-rings from rocker covers (right and left bank), if necessary.
6. Remove oil filler cap and oil catcher from rocker cover (right bank), if necessary.
1. Rocker cover (left bank) 2. PCV valve 3. O-ring
4. Rocker cover gasket (left bank) 5. Rocker cover (right bank) 6. PCV valve
7. O-ring 8. Oil filler cap 9. Oil catcher
10. Rocker cover gasket (right bank)
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7. Remove grommets from right and left cowl top panel.
Remove right side grommet as follows:
–Remove battery. Refer to SC-4, "BATTERY" .
–Remove battery tray.
–Remove grommet.
8. Loosen mounting bolts in reverse order as shown in the figure. CAUTION:
Do not hold oil filler neck (right bank) not to damage it.
NOTE:
Loosen No. 10 bolt of the right bank and No. 10 and 12 bolts of
the left bank from cowl top panel hole with using tool.
9. Remove rocker cover gaskets from rocker covers.
10. Use scraper to remove all traces of liquid gasket from cylinder head and camshaft bracket (No. 1 and 6). CAUTION:
Do not scratch or damage the mating surface when cleaning off oil liquid gasket.
PBIC2339E
PBIC0027E
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INSTALLATION
1. Apply liquid gasket with tube presser [SST: WS39930000 ( — )] to joint among rocker cover, cylinder head and camshaft
bracket (No. 1 and 6) as follows:
Use Genuine RTV Silicone Sealant or equivalent. Refer to
GI-48, "
RECOMMENDED CHEMICAL PRODUCTS AND
SEALANTS" .
NOTE:
The figure shows an example of left bank side [zoomed in
shows camshaft bracket (No. 1)]. Apply only to camshaft bracket
(No. 1) for right bank side.
a. Refer to the figure “a” to apply liquid gasket to joint part of cam- shaft bracket (both No. 1 and 6) and cylinder head.
b. Refer to the figure “b” to apply liquid gasket to the figure “a” squarely.
2. Install new rocker cover gaskets to rocker covers.
3. Install rocker cover.
Check if rocker cover gasket is not dropped from installation groove of rocker cover.
4. Tighten mounting bolts in two steps separately in numerical order as shown in the figure.
CAUTION:
Do not hold oil filler neck (right bank) not to damage it.
NOTE:
Tighten No. 10 bolt of the right bank and No. 10 and 12 bolts of
the left bank from cowl top panel hole with using tool.
5. Install oil filler cap and oil catcher to rocker cover (right bank), if removed.
6. Install new O-rings and PCV valves to rocker covers (right and left bank), if removed.
7. Install in the reverse order of removal.
PBIC2444E
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)
PBIC0027E
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Refer to GI-11, "Components" for symbol marks in the figure.
Removal and InstallationNBS003IC
REMOVAL
1. Remove engine assembly from vehicle. Refer to EM-243, "ENGINE ASSEMBLY" .
2. Remove the following components and related parts:
Drive belt auto tensioner and idler pulley; Refer to EM-176, "Drive Belt Auto Tensioner and Idler Pulley"
.
Thermostat housing and hoses; Refer to CO-53, "THERMOSTAT AND WATER CONTROL VALVE" .
Ignition coil; Refer to EM-191, "IGNITION COIL" .
Rocker cover; Refer to EM-200, "ROCKER COVER" .
3. If necessary, remove intake valve timing control position sensor (right and left bank) and camshaft position sensor (PHASE) from
intake valve timing control cover and front cover.
CAUTION:
Handle carefully to avoid dropping and shocks.
Do not disassemble.
4. If necessary, remove intake valve timing control solenoid valve from intake valve timing control cover. CAUTION:
Handle components and parts 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 sensors in a location where they are exposed to magnetism.
1. Camshaft sprocket (EXH) 2. Camshaft sprocket (INT) 3. Camshaft sprocket (INT)
4. Camshaft sprocket (EXH) 5. Front cover 6. Intake valve timing control solenoid
valve (right bank)
7. O-ring 8. Seal ring 9. Intake valve timing control position
sensor (right bank)
10. O-ring 11. Intake valve timing control cover
(right bank) 12.Intake valve timing control position
sensor (left bank)
13. O-ring 14. Intake valve timing control cover (left
bank) 15. Seal ring
16. Intake valve timing control solenoid
valve (left bank) 17. O-ring 18. Oil level gauge
19. Oil level gauge guide 20. O-ring 21. Crankshaft pulley bolt
22. Crankshaft pulley 23. Front oil seal 24. Chain tensioner cover
25. Camshaft position sensor (PHASE) 26. O-ring 27. Oil pump drive spacer
28. Oil pump assembly 29. Crankshaft sprocket 30. O-ring
31. O-ring 32. Timing chain tension guide
(right bank) 33.
Timing chain slack guide
(right bank)
34. Timing chain (right bank) 35. Timing chain (left bank) 36. Chain tensioner (left bank)
37. Chain tensioner (right bank) 38. Timing chain slack guide
(left bank) 39.
Timing chain tension guide
(left bank)
40. O-ring
A. Refer to EM-208
.
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5. Remove intake valve timing control cover as follows:
a. Loosen and remove mounting bolts in the reverse order as shown in the figure.
b . U s e s e a l c u t t e r [ S S T: K V 1 0 1111 0 0 ( J 3 7 2 2 8 ) ] t o c u t l i q u i d g a s k e t for removal.
CAUTION:
Exercise care not to damage mating surfaces.
Pull out cover keeping levelness without an angle, as
inner part of cover is engaged with the center of camshaft
sprocket (INT).
6. Remove O-rings from front cover.
7. Obtain No. 1 cylinder at TDC of its compression stroke as follows:
a. Rotate crankshaft pulley clockwise to align the TDC identifica- tion notch (without paint mark) with timing indicator on front
cover.
b. Make sure that both intake and exhaust cam noses of No. 1 cyl- inder (engine front side of left bank) are located as shown in the
figure.
If not, turn crankshaft one revolution (360 degrees) and align
as shown in the figure.
8. Remove crankshaft pulley as follows:
PBIC0051E
SBIA0374E
PBIC2341E
KBIA0400J
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a. Remove rear plate cover, and set ring gear stopper (SST).
b. Loosen crankshaft pulley bolt, and then pull crankshaft pulley with both hands to remove it.
CAUTION:
Do not remove crankshaft pulley bolt. Keep loosened
crankshaft pulley bolt in place to protect removed crank-
shaft pulley from dropping.
Do not remove balance weight (inner hexagon bolt) at the
front of crankshaft pulley.
9. Remove oil pan and oil strainer. Refer to EM-187, "
OIL PAN AND OIL STRAINER" .
10. Remove front cover as follows:
a. Loosen mounting bolts in reverse order as shown in the figure.
b . U s e s e a l c u t t e r [ S S T: K V 1 0 1111 0 0 ( J 3 7 2 2 8 ) ] t o c u t l i q u i d g a s k e t for removal.
CAUTION:
Exercise care not to damage mating surfaces.
After removal, handle front cover carefully so it does not
tilt, cant, or warp under a load.
11. Remove front oil seal from front cover using suitable tool.
Use screwdriver for removal.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to damage front cover.
12. Remove O-rings from cylinder heads (right and left bank) and cylinder block.
13. Remove chain tensioner cover from front cover.
Use seal cutter [SST: KV10111100 (J37228)] to cut liquid gasket for remove.
14. Remove oil pump drive spacer.
Set bolts in the two bolt holes [M6 × pitch 1.0 mm (0.04 in)] on
front surface. Using suitable puller, pull oil pump drive spacer
off from crankshaft.
NOTE:
The dimension between the centers of the two bolt holes is 33
mm (1.30 in).
In the figure, a commercial steering puller is used.
15. Remove oil pump. Refer to LU-31, "
OIL PUMP" .
16. Remove chain tensioner (left bank) as follows:
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KBIA0354J
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PBIC2342E