REMOVE OIL FILLER CAP SUB-ASSEMBLY
Remove the oil filler cap sub-assembly and oil filler gasket.
REMOVE SPARK PLUG
Remove the spark plugs.
REMOVE OIL PAN DRAIN PLUG
Remove the oil pan drain plug and oil pan drain plug gasket.
REMOVE VENTILATION VALVE SUB-ASSEMBLY
Remove the ventilation valve sub-assembly.
REMOVE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR
Remove the 4 bolts and 4 camshaft position sensors.
REMOVE CAMSHAFT TIMING OIL CONTROL VALVE ASSEMBLY
Remove the 4 bolts and 4 camshaft oil control valves.
REMOVE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR
Remove the bolt and crankshaft position sensor.
REMOVE NO. 1 OIL PIPE
Remove the 2 oil pipe unions, gaskets and No. 1 oil pipe.
Remove the oil control valve filter LH and gaskets.
REMOVE OIL PIPE
Remove the bolt.
Remove the 2 oil pipe unions and oil pipe.
Remove the oil control valve filter RH and gaskets.
REMOVE CYLINDER BLOCK WATER DRAIN COCK SUB-ASSEMBLY
Remove the cylinder block water drain cock sub-assemblies from the cylinder block.
Remove the cylinder block water drain cock plugs from the water drain cock sub-assemblies.
REMOVE OIL FILTER ELEMENT
Remove the drain plug.
Note
Do not remove the O-ring from the oil filter cap.
Connect the hose to the pipe.
Insert the pipe with the hose into the oil filter cap.
Make sure that the oil is completely drained and remove the pipe and O-ring.
Using SST, remove the oil filter cap sub-assembly.
Remove the oil filter element and O-ring from the oil filter cap sub-assembly.
Note
Do not use any tools when removing the O-ring to prevent the O-ring groove from being damaged.
REMOVE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY
Using SST, loosen the crankshaft pulley bolt.
Using SST, remove the crankshaft pulley bolt and crankshaft pulley.
REMOVE OIL COOLER ASSEMBLY (w/ OIL COOLER)
Remove the bolt, 2 clamps, and 4 clips and disconnect the 2 water by-pass hoses.
Remove the union bolt, oil cooler assembly, and O-ring.
REMOVE NO. 1 OIL COOLER BRACKET (w/ OIL COOLER)
Remove the 3 bolts, 3 nuts, and oil cooler pipe with No. 1 oil cooler bracket.
Remove the bolt, 2 nuts, No. 1 oil cooler bracket, and gasket.
Using a "TORX" socket wrench E8, remove the 2 stud bolts.
REMOVE NO. 1 ENGINE OIL LEVEL DIPSTICK GUIDE
Remove the bolt and No. 1 engine oil level dipstick guide.
Remove the O-ring.
REMOVE NO. 1 FRONT ENGINE MOUNTING BRACKET LH
Remove the 6 bolts and No. 1 front engine mounting bracket LH.
Using a "TORX" socket wrench E8, remove the 2 stud bolts.
REMOVE WATER INLET HOUSING
Remove the 2 nuts, water inlet and thermostat.
Remove the gasket.
Remove the drain cock plug.
Remove the drain cock assembly.
Remove the 2 stud bolts.
Separate the No. 1 water by-pass hose.
Remove the 2 bolts, nut, and water inlet housing.
Remove the 2 O-rings.
REMOVE WATER OUTLET
Remove the 2 bolts, 4 nuts and water outlet.
Remove the 2 gaskets and O-ring.
REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD COVER SUB-ASSEMBLY (for Bank 1)
Remove the 12 bolts, seal washer, cylinder head cover sub-assembly and cylinder head cover gasket.
Remove the 3 gaskets.
REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD COVER SUB-ASSEMBLY (for Bank 2)
Remove the 12 bolts, seal washer, cylinder head cover sub-assembly and cylinder head cover gasket.
Note
The baffle plate is located on the back of the portion shown in the illustration. Do not damage the baffle plate when removing the cylinder head cover sub-assembly.
Remove the 3 gaskets.
REMOVE NO. 2 OIL PAN SUB-ASSEMBLY
Remove the 16 bolts and 2 nuts.
Insert the blade of oil pan seal cutter between the oil pans. Cut through the applied sealer and remove the No. 2 oil pan sub-assembly.
Note
Be careful not to damage the contact surfaces of the oil pans.
Using a "TORX" socket wrench E6, remove the 2 stud bolts.
REMOVE OIL STRAINER SUB-ASSEMBLY
Remove the bolt, 2 nuts, oil strainer sub-assembly and gasket.
Using a "TORX" socket wrench E6, remove the 2 stud bolts.
REMOVE OIL PAN SUB-ASSEMBLY
Remove the 16 bolts and 2 nuts.
Tech Tips
Be sure to clean the bolts and stud bolts and check the threads for cracks or other damage.
Remove the oil pan sub-assembly by prying between the oil pan sub-assembly and cylinder block sub-assembly with a screwdriver.
Note
Be careful not to damage the contact surfaces of the cylinder block and oil pan.
Tech Tips
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
Remove the 2 O-rings.
Using a "TORX" socket wrench E8, remove the 2 stud bolts.
REMOVE OIL PAN BAFFLE PLATE NO.1
Remove the 7 bolts and oil pan baffle plate.
REMOVE ENGINE REAR OIL SEAL RETAINER
Remove the 6 bolts.
Using a screwdriver, pry out the engine rear oil seal retainer.
Note
Be careful not to damage the engine rear oil seal retainer.
Tech Tips
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
REMOVE ENGINE REAR OIL SEAL
Place the engine rear oil seal retainer on wooden blocks.
Note
Be careful not to damage the engine rear oil seal retainer.
Using a screwdriver and a hammer, tap out the oil seal.
Tech Tips
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
REMOVE WATER PUMP ASSEMBLY
Remove the 16 bolts, water pump assembly and water pump gasket.
REMOVE TIMING CHAIN COVER SUB-ASSEMBLY
Remove the 15 bolts and 2 nuts as shown in the illustration.
Remove the timing chain cover sub-assembly by prying between the timing chain cover and cylinder head sub-assembly or cylinder block sub-assembly with a screwdriver.
Note
Be careful not to damage the contact surfaces of the cylinder head, cylinder block and chain cover.
Tech Tips
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
Remove the 4 bolts, chain cover plate and chain cover plate gasket.
Remove the gasket.
REMOVE TIMING CHAIN CASE OIL SEAL
Using a screwdriver, pry out the timing chain case oil seal.
Tech Tips
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
SET NO. 1 CYLINDER TO TDC / COMPRESSION
Temporarily tighten the pulley set bolt.
Set the timing mark on the crank angle sensor plate to the RH block bore center line (TDC / compression).
Check that the timing marks of the camshaft timing gears are aligned with those of the bearing cap as shown in the illustration.
If not, turn the crankshaft 1 revolution (360°) and align the timing marks as shown in the illustration.
REMOVE NO. 1 CHAIN TENSIONER ASSEMBLY
Move the stopper plate upward to release the lock, and push the plunger deep into the tensioner.
Move the stopper plate downward to set the lock, and insert a pin of 1.27 mm diameter (0.05 in.) into the stopper plate's hole.
Remove the 2 bolts and No. 1 chain tensioner assembly.
REMOVE CHAIN TENSIONER SLIPPER
Remove the chain tensioner slipper.
REMOVE CHAIN SUB-ASSEMBLY
Turn the crankshaft counterclockwise 10° to loosen the chain sub-assembly.
Remove the pulley set bolt.
Remove the chain sub-assembly from the crankshaft timing sprocket and place it on the crankshaft.
Turn the camshaft timing gear assembly on the bank 1 clockwise (approximately 60°) and set it as shown in the illustration. Be sure to loosen the chain sub-assembly between the banks.
Remove the chain sub-assembly.
REMOVE IDLE SPROCKET ASSEMBLY
Using a 10 mm hexagon wrench, remove the No. 2 idle gear shaft, idle sprocket assembly and No. 1 idle gear shaft.
REMOVE NO. 1 CHAIN VIBRATION DAMPER
Remove the 2 bolts and No. 1 chain vibration damper.
REMOVE NO. 2 CHAIN VIBRATION DAMPER
Remove the 2 No. 2 chain vibration dampers.
REMOVE CRANKSHAFT TIMING SPROCKET
Remove the crankshaft timing sprocket from the crankshaft.
Remove the 2 keys from the crankshaft.
REMOVE CAMSHAFT TIMING GEARS AND NO. 2 CHAIN (for Bank 1)
While raising the No. 2 chain tensioner assembly, insert a pin of 1.0 mm diameter (0.039 in.) into the hole to fix the No. 2 chain tensioner assembly.
Hold the hexagonal portion of the camshaft with a wrench, and remove the 2 bolts and 2 camshaft timing gear assemblies.
Note
Be careful not to damage the cylinder head with the wrench.
Do not disassemble the camshaft timing gear assemblies.
Remove the No. 2 chain assembly.
REMOVE NO. 2 CHAIN TENSIONER ASSEMBLY
Remove the bolt and No. 2 chain tensioner assembly.
REMOVE CAMSHAFT BEARING CAP (for Bank 1)
Check that the camshafts are positioned as shown in the illustration.
Uniformly loosen and remove the 8 bearing cap bolts in several steps and in the sequence shown in the illustration.
Uniformly loosen and remove the 12 bearing cap bolts in several steps in the sequence shown in the illustration.
Note
Uniformly loosen the bolts while keeping the camshafts level.
Remove the 5 camshaft bearing caps.
REMOVE CAMSHAFT
Remove the camshaft.
REMOVE NO. 2 CAMSHAFT
Remove the No. 2 camshaft.
REMOVE CAMSHAFT HOUSING SUB-ASSEMBLY RH
Remove the camshaft housing sub-assembly RH by prying between the cylinder head and camshaft housing sub-assembly RH with a screwdriver.
Note
Be careful not to damage the contact surfaces of the cylinder head and camshaft housing sub-assembly RH.
Tech Tips
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
REMOVE CAMSHAFT TIMING GEARS AND NO. 2 CHAIN (for Bank 2)
While pushing down the No. 3 chain tensioner assembly, insert a pin of 1.0 mm diameter (0.039 in.) into the hole to fix the No. 3 chain tensioner assembly.
Hold the hexagonal portion of the camshaft with a wrench, and remove the 2 bolts and 2 camshaft timing gear assemblies.
Note
Be careful not to damage the cylinder head with the wrench.
Do not disassemble the camshaft timing gear assemblies.
Remove the No. 2 chain sub-assembly.
REMOVE NO. 3 CHAIN TENSIONER ASSEMBLY
Remove the bolt and No. 3 chain tensioner assembly.
REMOVE CAMSHAFT BEARING CAP (for Bank 2)
Check that the camshafts are positioned as shown in the illustration.
Uniformly loosen and remove the 8 bearing cap bolts in several steps and in the sequence shown in the illustration.
Uniformly loosen and remove the 13 bearing cap bolts in several steps and in the sequence shown in the illustration.
Note
Uniformly loosen the bolts while keeping the camshafts level.
Remove the 5 camshaft bearing caps.
REMOVE NO. 3 CAMSHAFT
Remove the No. 3 camshaft.
REMOVE NO. 4 CAMSHAFT
Remove the No. 4 camshaft.
REMOVE CAMSHAFT HOUSING SUB-ASSEMBLY LH
Remove the camshaft housing sub-assembly LH by prying between the cylinder head and camshaft housing sub-assembly LH with a screwdriver.
Note
Be careful not to damage the contact surfaces of the cylinder head and camshaft housing sub-assembly LH.
Tech Tips
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
REMOVE NO. 1 VALVE ROCKER ARM SUB-ASSEMBLY
Remove the 24 No. 1 valve rocker arm sub-assemblies.
Tech Tips
Arrange the removed parts in the correct order.
REMOVE VALVE LASH ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY
Remove the 24 valve lash adjuster assemblies from the cylinder head.
Tech Tips
Arrange the removed parts in the correct order.
REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD SUB-ASSEMBLY RH
Using a 10 mm bi-hexagon wrench, uniformly loosen the 8 cylinder head bolts in the sequence shown in the illustration. Remove the 8 cylinder head bolts and plate washers.
Note
Be careful not to drop washers into the cylinder head.
Cylinder head warpage or cracking could result from removing bolts in an incorrect order.
Tech Tips
Be sure to keep separate the removed parts for each installation position.
Remove the cylinder head sub-assembly RH and cylinder head gasket.
REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD SUB-ASSEMBLY LH
Uniformly loosen and remove the 2 cylinder head set bolts in several steps and in the sequence shown in the illustration.
Using a 10 mm bi-hexagon wrench, uniformly loosen the 8 bolts in the sequence shown in the illustration. Remove the 8 cylinder head bolts and plate washers.
Note
Be careful not to drop washers into the cylinder head.
Cylinder head warpage or cracking could result from removing bolts in an incorrect order.
Tech Tips
Be sure to keep separate the removed parts for each installation position.
Remove the cylinder head sub-assembly LH and No. 2 cylinder head gasket.
REMOVE WATER INLET PIPE
Remove 2 clamps and separate the No. 1 water by-pass hose.
Remove the 2 bolts and water inlet pipe.