REMOVE TIMING CHAIN COVER SUB-ASSEMBLY
SET NO. 1 CYLINDER TO TDC / COMPRESSION
Temporarily tighten the pulley set bolt.
Rotate the crankshaft clockwise so that the timing marks on the crankshaft timing gear and camshaft timing gears are as shown in the illustration.
Tech Tips
If the timing marks do not align, rotate the crankshaft clockwise again and align the timing marks.
REMOVE NO. 1 CHAIN TENSIONER ASSEMBLY (for Bank 1)
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 hexagon wrench into the stopper plate hole.
Remove the 2 bolts, chain tensioner and gasket.
REMOVE CHAIN TENSIONER SLIPPER (for Bank 1)
REMOVE NO. 1 CHAIN VIBRATION DAMPER (for Bank 1)
Remove the 2 bolts and chain vibration damper.
REMOVE CHAIN SUB-ASSEMBLY (for Bank 1)
While pushing down the No. 3 chain tensioner, insert a pin with a diameter of 1.0 mm (0.039 in.) into the hole to fix it in place.
Hold the hexagonal portion of the camshaft with a 12 mm hexagon wrench and loosen the bolt.
Note
Be careful not to damage the cylinder head with the wrench.
Do not disassemble the camshaft timing gear.
Hold the hexagonal portion of the camshaft with a wrench and loosen the bolt.
Note
Be careful not to damage the cylinder head with the wrench.
Remove the 2 bolts. Then with the No. 1 and No. 2 chains still connected to the gears, remove the camshaft timing gear assembly, camshaft timing exhaust gear assembly and crankshaft timing sprocket.
Remove the No. 1 and No. 2 chains from the gears.
REMOVE NO. 3 CHAIN TENSIONER ASSEMBLY
Remove the 2 bolts and chain tensioner.
REMOVE CAMSHAFT BEARING CAP (for Bank 1)
Make sure that the knock pin of the camshaft is positioned as shown in the illustration.
Uniformly loosen and remove the 8 bearing cap bolts in the sequence shown in the illustration.
Uniformly loosen and remove the 18 bearing cap bolts in the sequence shown in the illustration.
Note
Uniformly loosen the bolts while keeping the camshaft level.
Remove the 7 bearing caps.
Tech Tips
Arrange the removed parts in the correct order.
Remove the No. 3 and No. 4 camshafts.
REMOVE CAMSHAFT HOUSING SUB-ASSEMBLY (for Bank 1)
Remove the camshaft housing by prying between the cylinder head and camshaft housing with a screwdriver.
Note
Be careful not to damage the contact surfaces of the cylinder head and camshaft housing.
Tech Tips
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.