REMOVE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION
REMOVE V-RIBBED BELT TENSIONER ASSEMBLY
Remove the standard bolt, 6 mm hexagon wrench bolt and belt tensioner.
REMOVE FRONT WATER BY-PASS JOINT
Remove the 4 nuts, water by-pass joint and 2 gaskets.
REMOVE CAMSHAFT TIMING CONTROL WITH EDU MOTOR ASSEMBLY LH
Disconnect the 2 camshaft timing control with EDU motor assembly LH connectors and engine wire clamp.
Remove the 3 bolts and camshaft timing control with EDU motor assembly LH.
Note
Do not allow foreign matter to contact the oil seal face of the camshaft timing control with EDU motor assembly LH (connecting surface with timing chain cover).
Remove the O-ring from the timing chain cover.
REMOVE CAMSHAFT TIMING CONTROL WITH EDU MOTOR ASSEMBLY RH
Disconnect the 2 camshaft timing control with EDU motor assembly RH connectors.
Remove the bolt and engine wire bracket.
Remove the 3 bolts and camshaft timing control with EDU motor assembly RH.
Note
Do not allow foreign matter to contact the oil seal face of the camshaft timing control with EDU motor assembly RH (connecting surface with timing chain cover).
Remove the O-ring from the timing chain cover.
REMOVE OIL FILTER ELEMENT
| *1 | Pipe |
| *2 | Hose |
Connect a hose with an inside diameter of 15 mm (0.591 in.) to the pipe.
Remove the oil filter drain plug.
Tech Tips
Use a container to catch the draining oil.
| *1 | Oil Filter Cap |
| *2 | Valve |
| *3 | Pipe |
| *4 | O-Ring |
| *5 | Hose |
Install the pipe to the oil filter cap.
Note
If the O-ring is removed with the drain plug, install the O-ring together with the pipe.
Check that oil is drained from the oil filter. Then disconnect the pipe and remove the O-ring as shown in the illustration.
| *1 | Oil Filter Bracket Clip |
Using SST, remove the oil filter cap.
Note
Do not remove the oil filter bracket clip.
| *1 | O-Ring |
Remove the oil filter element and O-ring from the oil filter cap.
Note
Be sure to remove the O-ring (for the cap) by hand, without using any tools, to prevent damage to the groove.
REMOVE OIL FILTER BRACKET
Remove the 3 bolts, filter bracket and 2 gaskets.
REMOVE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY
Using SST, loosen the crankshaft pulley set bolt.
Using the pulley set bolt and SST, remove the crankshaft pulley.
REMOVE IGNITION COIL ASSEMBLY
Disconnect the 8 ignition coil assembly connectors.
Remove the 8 bolts.
Using a screwdriver, pry up each spark plug tube gasket at the cutouts to remove the 8 ignition coil assemblies together with the 8 spark plug tube gaskets.
Note
Do not damage the cylinder head cover when removing the spark plug tube gasket.
Tech Tips
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD COVER SUB-ASSEMBLY LH
Remove the 15 bolts, 2 seal washers, cylinder head cover and gasket.
Tech Tips
Make sure the removed parts are returned to the same places they were removed from.
Remove the 4 gaskets and 2 O-rings from the camshaft bearing caps (No. 2, No. 3, No. 7).
REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD COVER SUB-ASSEMBLY RH
Remove the 15 bolts, 2 seal washers, cylinder head cover and gasket.
Tech Tips
Make sure the removed parts are returned to the same places they were removed from.
Remove the 4 gaskets and 2 O-rings from the camshaft bearing caps (No. 1, No. 3, No. 6).
REMOVE TIMING CHAIN COVER SUB-ASSEMBLY
Remove the 2 plugs and 2 gaskets.
Remove the 30 bolts and nut shown in the illustration.
Remove the timing chain cover by prying between the timing chain cover and cylinder head and cylinder block with a screwdriver as shown in the illustration.
Tech Tips
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
Note
Be careful not to damage the contact surfaces of the cylinder head, cylinder block and chain cover.
Remove the oil pump gasket from the cylinder block.
Remove the O-ring from the cylinder block.
REMOVE WATER INLET PIPE
Remove the water inlet pipe.
Remove the 2 O-rings from the water inlet pipe.
REMOVE CRANKSHAFT TIMING GEAR KEY
Using a screwdriver, remove the 2 timing gear keys from the crankshaft.
REMOVE TIMING CHAIN CASE OIL SEAL
Remove the timing chain case oil seal with a screwdriver.
Tech Tips
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
Note
Do not damage the surface of the timing chain case oil seal press fit hole and crankshaft.