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DRIVE BELTS
DRIVE BELTS
ComponentINFOID:0000000001325765
Checking Drive BeltsINFOID:0000000001325766
WARNING:
Be sure to perform when engine is stopped.
Remove air duct (inlet) when inspecting drive belt for alternator, water pump and A/C compressor.
Remove front engine undercover with power tool when inspecting power steering oil pump belt.
Make sure that indicator (single line notch) of eac
h auto tensioner is within the allowable working range
(between three line notches).
NOTE:
Check auto tensioner indication when engine is cold.
When new drive belt is installed, the range should be “A”.
The indicator notch is located on the moving side of auto tensioner for alternator, water pump and A/C
compressor belt, while it is found on the fixed side for power steering oil pump belt.
Visually check entire belt for wear, damage or cracks.
If the indicator is out of allowable wo rking range or belt is damaged, replace belt.
Tension AdjustmentINFOID:0000000001325767
Belt tensioning is not necessary, as it is automatically adjusted by auto tensioner.
Removal and InstallationINFOID:0000000001325768
REMOVAL
Alternator, Water Pump and A/C Compressor Belt
1. Remove air duct (inlet). Refer to EM-173, "Component".
2. With box wrench, and while securely holding the hexagonal part in pulley center of auto tensioner, move wrench handle in the
direction of arrow (loosening direction of tensioner).
CAUTION:
Avoid placing hand in a location where pinching may
occur if the holding tool accidentally comes off.
Do not loosen the hexagonal part in center of drive belt auto-tensioner pulley (Do not tu rn it clockwise). If turned
clockwise, the complete dri ve belt auto-tensioner must be
replaced as a unit, including the pulley.
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DRIVE BELTSEM-171
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3. Under the above condition, insert a metallic bar of
approximately 6 mm (0.24 in) in diameter (hexagonal
bar wrench shown as example in the figure) through the holding boss to lock auto tensioner pulley arm.
Leave auto tensioner pulley arm locked until belt is installed again.
4. Remove alternator, water pump and A/C compressor belt.
Power Steering Oil Pump Belt
1. Remove air duct (inlet). Refer to EM-173, "Component".
2. Remove front engine undercover with power tool.
3. Remove alternator, water pump and A/C compressor belt. Refer to "Alternator, Water Pump and A/C Compressor Belt".
4. While securely holding the hexagonal protrusion part of auto tensioner pulley with box wrench, move wrench handle in the
direction of arrow (loosening direction of tensioner).
CAUTION:
Avoid placing hand in a locat ion where pinching may occur
if holding tool accidentally comes off.
5. Under the above condition, insert a metallic bar of approximately 6 mm (0.24 in) in diameter (hexagonal bar wrench shown as
example in the figure) through the holding boss to lock auto ten-
sioner pulley arm.
Leave auto tensioner pulley arm locked until belt is installed
again.
6. Remove power steering oil pump belt.
INSTALLATION
Note the following, and install in the reverse order of removal.
CAUTION:
Make sure belt is securely installed around all pulleys.
Make sure belt is correctly engaged with the pulley groove.
Check for engine oil and engine coolan t are not adhered belt and pulley groove.
Check that belt tension is within the allowable working range, using indicator notch on auto ten-
sioner. Refer to EM-170, "
Checking Drive Belts".
ComponentINFOID:0000000001325769
CAUTION:
The complete drive belt auto-tensioner must be replaced as a unit, including the pulley.
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1.Auto tensioner ( Us
ed for alternator,
water pump and A/C compressor) 2. Idler pulley 3. Auto tensioner (Use
d for power steer-
ing oil pump belt)
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EM-172
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DRIVE BELTS
Drive Belt Auto Tensioner and Idler Pulley
INFOID:0000000001325770
REMOVAL
1. Remove air duct (inlet). Refer to EM-173, "Component".
2. Remove front engine undercover with power tool.
3. Remove drive belts. Refer to EM-170, "
Removal and Installation".
Keep auto tensioner pulley arm locked after belt is removed.
4. Remove auto tensioner and idler pulley with power tool. Keep auto tensioner pulley arm locked to install or remove auto tensioner.
CAUTION:
Do not loosen the hexagonal part in center of drive belt auto-tensioner pulley (Do not turn it clock-
wise). If turned clockwise, the complete drive belt auto-tensioner must be replaced as a unit,
including the pulley.
INSTALLATION
Install in the reverse order of removal.
CAUTION:
Do not swap the pulley between new and old drive belt auto-tensioner.
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EM-184
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OIL PAN AND OIL STRAINER
Do not spill engine oil on drive belts.
6. Drain engine coolant. Refer to CO-37, "
Changing Engine Coolant".
CAUTION:
Perform this step when engine is cold.
Do not spill engine coolant on drive belts.
7. Remove drive belts. Refer to EM-170, "
Component".
8. Remove auto tensioner of power steering oil pump belt. Refer to EM-172, "
Drive Belt Auto Tensioner and
Idler Pulley".
9. Remove power steering oil pump with piping connect ed, and temporarily secure it aside with ropes or
equivalent. Refer to PS-27, "
On-Vehicle Inspection and Service".
10. Remove A/C compressor with piping connected, and tem porarily secure it aside with ropes or equivalent.
Refer to ATC-121, "
Component".
11. Remove A/C compressor fitting bolts, and install A/C compressor temporarily on vehicle side with ropes or equivalent.
12. Remove harness of lower side of oil pan.
13. Remove crankshaft position sensor (POS) from transmission. CAUTION:
Handle carefully to avoid dropping and shocks.
Do not disassemble it.
Do not allow metal powder to adhere to magnetic part at sensor tip.
Do not place sensors in a location wh ere they are exposed to magnetism.
14. Install engine slinger and hang engine assembly to secure position. Refer to EM-237, "
Component".
15. Remove front suspension member with power tool. Refer to FSU-16, "
Removal and Installation".
16. Remove front final drive assembly. Refer to FFD-14, "
Removal and Installation (VQ35DE Models)".
17. Remove oil filter. Refer to LU-26, "
Removal and Installation".
18. Disconnect oil cooler water hoses, and remove oil cooler water pipe and oil cooler. Refer to LU-27, "
Com-
ponent".
19. Remove oil pan as the follows:
a. Remove rear plate cover.
b. Remove transmission joint bolts which pierce oil pan. Refer to AT-243, "
Removal and Installation (AWD
Models)".
c. Loosen mounting bolts with power tool in reverse order as shown in the figure.
NOTE:
Disregard the numerical order No. 11 and 17 in removal.
d. Insert seal cutter (SST) between oil pan and cylinder block. Slide seal cutter by tapping on the side of seal cutter with ham-
mer. Remove oil pan.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to damage the mating surfaces.
Do not insert screwdriver, th is will damage the mating
surface.
e. Remove O-rings from bottom of oil pump and front cover.
20. As necessary, pull axle pipe from oil pan.
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OIL PAN AND OIL STRAINEREM-185
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Hold pipes and pull them out to front drive shaft (left) installing side.
21. Remove oil strainer.
INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL
Clean oil strainer if any object attached.
INSTALLATION
1. Install oil strainer.
2. Install axle pipe to oil pan, if removed. Lubricate O-ring groove of axle pipe, O-ring, and O-ring joint ofoil pan with new engine oil.
Right/left O-ring diameters differ from each other. O-ring with
identification paint mark is installed on front drive shaft (left)
installing side.
Install axle pipe to oil pan from (left) side.
CAUTION:
Insert it with care to prevent O-ring from sliding.
3. Install oil pan as follows:
a. Use scraper to remove old liquid gasket from mating surfaces. Also remove the old liquid gasket from mating surface of cylinder block.
Remove old liquid gasket from the bolt holes and threads.
CAUTION:
Do not scratch or damage the mating su rfaces when cleaning off old liquid gasket.
b. Install new O-rings to oil pump and front cover side.
c. Apply a continuous bead of liquid gasket with tube presser (commercial service tool) to the cylinder block mating surfaces
of oil pan to a limited portion as shown in the figure.
Use Genuine RTV Silicone Seal ant or equivalent. Refer to
GI-44, "
Recommended Chemical Product and Sealant".
CAUTION:
Attaching should be done wi thin 5 minutes after coating.
d. Install oil pan. CAUTION:
Install avoiding misal ignment of O-rings.
Tighten mounting bolts in numerical order as shown in the fig- ure.
NOTE:
Tighten mounting bolts No. 1 and 2 in two steps. The numeri-
cal order No. 11 and 17 shown second steps.
There are three types of mounting bolts. Refer to the following for locating bolts.
e. Tighten transmission joint bolts. Refer to AT-243, "
Removal and Installation (AWD Models)".
f. Install rear plate cover.
4. Install oil pan drain plug with new drain plug washer.
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M6 × 30 mm (1.18 in) : 18, 19
M8 × 100 mm (3.94 in) : 5, 9
M8 × 45 mm (1.77 in) : Except the above
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TIMING CHAINEM-201
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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. Use seal cutter [SST: KV10111100 (J37228)] to cut liquid gasket for removal.
CAUTION:
Exercise care not to damage mating surfaces.
Pull out cover keeping level ness 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 alignas shown in the figure.
8. Remove crankshaft pulley as follows:
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EM-202
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TIMING CHAIN
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 loosenedcrankshaft 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-183, "
Component".
10. Remove front cover as follows:
a. Loosen mounting bolts in reverse order as shown in the figure.
b. Use seal cutter [SST: KV10111100 (J37228)] to cut liquid gasket 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-29, "
Component".
16. Remove chain tensioner (left bank) as follows:
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TIMING CHAINEM-203
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NOTE:
To remove timing chain and related parts, start with those on left bank. The procedure for removing parts
on right bank is omitted because it is
the same as that for left bank.
a. Press tab in the direction of arrow (or turn lever in the direction of arrow) to unlock the locking with the groove that stops ten-
sioner plunger from returning.
Lightly press tensioner plunger to release the tension of springfor this operation.
b. Push in tensioner plunger to align the hole on lever and that on pump main body.
Pushing in tensioner too far does not allow the holes to align.Therefore, push in plunger to the degree at which the start of
stopper groove and tab engages.
c. Insert stopper pin [hard wire with approx. 0.5 mm (0.020 in) diameter or similar tool] to fix plunger. With plunger fixed,
remove chain tensioner.
17. Remove chain tension guide and timing chain slack guide.
18. Remove timing chain and crankshaft sprocket. CAUTION:
After removing timing chain, do not turn cranksh aft and camshaft separately, or valves will strike
the piston head.
19. With hexagonal part of camshaft locked with wrench, loosen mounting bolts securing camshaft sprocket to remove camshaft
sprocket.
CAUTION:
Do not loosen mounting bolts with securing anything other
than the camshaft hexagonal porti on or with tensioning the
timing chain.
20. Perform same procedure as for left bank, remove timing chain and related parts on right side.
21. Use scraper to remove all traces of old liquid gasket from front cover and opposite mating surfaces. Remove oil liquid gasket from bolt hole and thread.
22. Use scraper to remove all trace of liquid gasket from chain tensioner cover and intake valve timing control covers.
INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL
Timing Chain
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