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Bleed air from lines and hoses of applicable lines, such as in cooling system.
After cooling down engine, again check oil/fluid levels including engine oil and engine coolant. Refill to the
specified level, if necessary.
Summary of the inspection items:
* Transmission/transaxle/CVT fluid. power steering fluid, brake fluid, etc. Item Before starting engine Engine running After engine stopped
Engine coolant Level Leakage Level
Engine oil Level Leakage Level
Other oils and fluid* Level Leakage Level
Fuel Leakage Leakage Leakage
Exhaust gases — Leakage —
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CYLINDER BLOCKPFP:11010
ComponentsNBS003IQ
1. Knock sensor sub harness 2. Knock sensor 3. Cylinder block
4. Cover 5. Main bearing 6. Top ring
7. Second ring 8. Oil ring 9. Crankshaft key
10. Piston 11. Connecting rod 12. Snap ring
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Disassembly and AssemblyNBS003IR
DISASSEMBLY
NOTE:
Explained here is how to disassemble with engine stand supporting transmission surface. When using differ-
ent type of engine stand, note with difference in steps and etc.
1. Remove engine assembly from vehicle, and separate front suspension member, transmission and front final drive from engine. Refer to EM-243, "
ENGINE ASSEMBLY" .
2. Remove the parts that may restrict installation of engine to widely use engine stand.
NOTE:
The procedure is described assuming that you use widely use engine holding the surface, to which trans-
mission is installed.
a. Remove drive plate.
Holding ring gear with ring gear stopper (SST).
Loosen mounting bolts diagonally order.
CAUTION:
Do not disassemble drive plate.
Do not place drive plate with signal plate facing down.
When handling signal plate, take care not to damage or
scratch it.
Handle signal plate in a manner that prevents it from
becoming magnetized.
b. Remove engine rear plate.
3. Lift engine with hoist to install it onto widely use engine stand. CAUTION:
Use engine stand that has a load capacity [approximately 240 kg (529 lb) or more] large enough for
supporting the engine weight.
If the load capacity of stand is not adequate, remove the following parts beforehand to reduce the
potential risk of overturning stand.
13. Piston pin 14. Connecting rod bearing 15. Connecting rod bearing cap
16. Block heater protector 17. Connector cap 18. Cylinder block heater
19. Gasket 20. Main bearing cap 21. Thrust bearing
22. Main bearing 23. Rear plate 24. Crankshaft
25. Pilot converter 26. Drive plate 27. Thrust bearing
28. Side bolt 29. Reinforcement plate 30. Crankshaft position sensor (POS)
31. O-ring 32. Rear oil seal 33. Rear oil seal retainer
A. Refererence: Installed on transmis-
sion B. Refer to
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C. Right bank
D. Cylinder block heater (For Canada) E. Chamfered F. Crankshaft side : Engine front
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–Intake manifolds (upper and lower); Refer to EM-179, "INTAKE MANIFOLD" .
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–Intake manifolds (upper and lower); Refer to EM-179, "INTAKE MANIFOLD" .
–Exhaust manifold; Refer to EM-183, "EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND THREE WAY CATALYST" .
–Fuel tube and fuel injector assembly; Refer to EM-194, "FUEL INJECTOR AND FUEL TUBE" .
–A/C compressor; Refer to ATC-139, "Components" .
–Ignition coil; Refer to EM-191, "IGNITION COIL" .
–Rocker cover; Refer to EM-200, "ROCKER COVER" .
–Other removable brackets
NOTE:
The figure shows an example of widely use engine stand that
can hold mating surface of transmission with drive plate and rear
plate removed.
CAUTION:
Before removing the hanging chains, make sure the engine
stand is stable and there is no risk of overturning.
4. Drain engine oil. Refer to LU-27, "
Changing Engine Oil" .
5. Drain engine coolant from inside engine by removing water drain plugs “B” as shown in the figure.
6. Remove the following parts and related parts (The parts listed in step 3 are not included here.)
Oil pan and oil strainer; Refer to EM-187, "OIL PAN AND OIL STRAINER" .
Crankshaft pulley, front cover and timing chain; Refer to EM-203, "TIMING CHAIN" .
Camshaft; Refer to EM-215, "CAMSHAFT" .
Cylinder head; Refer to EM-232, "CYLINDER HEAD" .
7. Remove knock sensor.
CAUTION:
Carefully handle sensor, avoiding shocks.
8. Remove piston and connecting rod assembly as follows:
Before removing piston and connecting rod assembly, check the connecting rod side clearance. Refer
to EM-265, "
CONNECTING ROD SIDE CLEARANCE" .
a. Position crankshaft pin corresponding to connecting rod to be removed onto the bottom dead center.
b. Remove connecting rod bearing cap.
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c. Using hammer handle or similar tool, push piston and connect- ing rod assembly out to the cylinder head side.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to damage the cylinder wall and crankshaft
pin, resulting from an interference of the connecting rod big
end.
9. Remove connecting rod bearings from connecting rod and connecting rod bearing cap. CAUTION:
Identify installation positions, and store them without mixing them up.
10. Remove piston rings from piston.
Before removing the piston rings, check the piston ring side clearance. Refer to EM-266, "PISTON
RING SIDE CLEARANCE" .
Use piston ring expander (commercial service tool).
CAUTION:
When removing piston rings, be careful not to damage
piston.
Be careful not to damage piston rings by expanding them
excessively.
11. Remove piston from connecting rod as follows:
a. Using snap ring pliers, remove the snap rings.
b. Heat piston to 60 to 70 °C (140 to 158 °F) with industrial use drier
or equivalent.
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c. Push out piston pin with stick of outer diameter approximately 20 mm (0.8 in).
12. Remove rear oil seal retainer from cylinder block.
Insert screwdriver or similar tool between rear end of crankshaft counter weight and rear oil seal
retainer, and separate liquid gasket to remove.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to damage the mating surfaces.
13. Using screwdriver or similar tool, and lever off rear oil seal from rear oil seal retainer.
14. Remove main bearing cap as follows:
Before loosening main bearing cap bolts, measure the crankshaft end play. Refer to EM-265, "CRANK-
SHAFT END PLAY" .
Loosen main bearing cap bolts in several different steps.
a. Remove cover attached to the rear left side of cylinder block (next to the starter motor housing).
NOTE:
Bolts (No. 27 shown in the figure) are installed on the inside of
cover.
b. Loosen side bolts (M10) starting from 30 to 21 to remove.
c. Loosen main bearing cap sub bolts (M9) starting from 20 to 11 to remove.
d. Loosen main bearing cap bolts (M12) starting from 10 to 1 to remove.
e. Using main bearing cap remover (SST), remove main bearing cap.
15. Remove crankshaft.
16. Remove main bearings and thrust bearings from cylinder block and main bearing caps. CAUTION:
Identify installation positions, and store them without mixing them up.
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17. If pilot converter must be removed, remove it from the rear end of the crankshaft using pilot bushing puller (SST).
It is possible to remove pilot converter without hoisting engine
with engine stand.
ASSEMBLY
1. Fully air-blow engine coolant and engine oil passages in cylinder block, cylinder bore and crankcase to remove any foreign material.
CAUTION:
Use a goggles to protect your eye.
2. Install each plug to the cylinder block. (Only screwed-type plugs are shown in the figure.)
Apply sealant to the thread of each plug “A” and “D”.
Use Genuine High Strength Locking Sealant or equiva-
lent. Refer to GI-48, "
RECOMMENDED CHEMICAL PROD-
UCTS AND SEALANTS".
Apply sealant to the thread of each plug “B” and “C”.
Use Anaerobic Liquid Gasket or equivalent. Refer to GI-
48, "RECOMMENDED CHEMICAL PRODUCTS AND SEAL-
ANTS".
Replace copper washers with new ones.
Tighten each plug as specified below.
3. Install main bearings and thrust bearings as follows:
a. Remove dust, dirt and oil on the bearing mating surfaces of cylinder block and main bearing caps.
b. Install thrust bearings to the both sides of the No. 3 journal hous- ing on cylinder block and main bearing cap
Install thrust bearings with the oil groove facing the crankshaft
arm (outside).
Install thrust bearing with a protrusion on one end on cylinder
block, and thrust bearing with a protrusion at center on main
bearing cap. Align each protrusion with mating notch.
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Part Washer Tightening torque
A Yes 53.9 N·m (5.5 kg-m, 40 ft-lb)
B No 19.6 N·m (2.0 kg-m, 14 ft-lb)
C Yes 62.7 N·m (6.4 kg-m, 46 ft-lb)
D Yes 62.7 N·m (6.4 kg-m, 46 ft-lb)
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c. Install main bearings paying attention to the direction.
Main bearing with oil hole and groove goes on cylinder block.
The one without them goes on main bearing cap.
Before installing main bearings, apply engine oil to the bear-
ing surface (inside). Do not apply engine oil to the back sur-
face, but thoroughly clean it.
When installing, align main bearing stopper protrusion to cut-
out of cylinder block and main bearing caps.
Ensure the oil holes on cylinder block and those on the corre-
sponding bearing are aligned.
4. Install pilot converter to crankshaft, if removed.
With drift [outer diameter: approx. 35 mm (1.38 in)], press-fit
as far as it will go.
Press-fit pilot converter with its chamfering side facing crank-
shaft as shown in the figure.
It is possible to remove pilot converter without hoisting engine
with engine stand.
5. Install crankshaft to cylinder block.
While turning crankshaft by hand, make sure it turns smoothly.
6. Install main bearing caps.
Align the identification number to the journal position to install.
Install the upper side of the identification number facing the
front of engine. (The number shall be read correctly from the
rear of engine.)
Using plastic hammer or similar tool, tap them lightly to seat
them on the installation position.
NOTE:
Main bearing cap cannot be replaced as a single parts, because
it is machined together with cylinder block.
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