CAMSHAFT REMOVAL

PROCEDURE


  1. REMOVE TIMING CHAIN COVER SUB-ASSEMBLY

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  2. SET NO. 1 CYLINDER TO TDC/COMPRESSION

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  3. REMOVE NO. 1 CHAIN TENSIONER ASSEMBLY LH


    1. A01X58CE06
      Text in Illustration
      *1 Plunger
      *2 Stopper Plate

      Move the stopper plate upward to release the lock and push the plunger deep into the No. 1 chain tensioner.

    2. A01XBR3E05
      Text in Illustration
      *1 Plunger
      *2 Stopper Plate
      *3 Hexagon Wrench

      Move the stopper plate downward to set the lock and insert a hexagon wrench into the stopper plate hole.

    3. A01X9DO

      Remove the 2 bolts, No. 1 chain tensioner LH and gasket.

  4. REMOVE CHAIN TENSIONER SLIPPER LH

    A01X9LH

  5. REMOVE NO. 1 CHAIN VIBRATION DAMPER LH


    1. A01X31S

      Remove the 2 bolts and No. 1 chain vibration damper LH.

  6. REMOVE NO. 1 CHAIN SUB-ASSEMBLY LH


    1. A01X6WQE05
      Text in Illustration
      *1 Pin
      *2 Plunger
      *3 No. 3 Chain Tensioner
      *a Push

      While pushing down the No. 3 chain tensioner, insert a pin with a diameter of 1.0 mm (0.0394 in.) into the hole to fix the tensioner in place.

    2. A01X2AME05
      Text in Illustration
      *a Hold
      B001XPG Turn

      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.

      • Do not disassemble the camshaft timing gear.

    3. A01X1GBE05
      Text in Illustration
      *a Hold
      B001XPG Turn

      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.

      • Do not disassemble the camshaft timing exhaust gear.

    4. Remove the 2 bolts. Then with the No. 1 and No. 2 chains still connected to the gears, remove the camshaft timing gear, camshaft timing exhaust gear and crankshaft timing sprocket LH.

    5. Remove the No. 1 and No. 2 chains from the gears.

  7. REMOVE NO. 3 CHAIN TENSIONER ASSEMBLY


    1. A01X9IX

      Remove the 2 bolts and No. 3 chain tensioner.

  8. REMOVE NO. 1 CHAIN TENSIONER ASSEMBLY RH


    1. A01X17CE05
      Text in Illustration
      *1 Plunger
      *2 Stopper Plate

      Move the stopper plate upward to release the lock and push the plunger deep into the No. 1 chain tensioner.

    2. A01WZJUE06
      Text in Illustration
      *1 Plunger
      *2 Stopper Plate
      *3 Hexagon Wrench

      Move the stopper plate downward to set the lock and insert a hexagon wrench into the stopper plate hole.

    3. A01X96A

      Remove the 2 bolts and No. 1 chain tensioner RH.

  9. REMOVE CHAIN TENSIONER SLIPPER RH

    A01X43Y

  10. REMOVE NO. 1 CHAIN VIBRATION DAMPER RH


    1. A01X9QV

      Remove the 2 bolts and No. 1 chain vibration damper RH.

  11. REMOVE NO. 1 CHAIN SUB-ASSEMBLY RH


    1. A01X3E2E06
      Text in Illustration
      *1 Pin
      *2 Plunger
      *3 No. 2 Chain Tensioner
      *a Push

      While raising up the No. 2 chain tensioner, insert a pin with a diameter of 1.0 mm (0.0394 in.) into the hole to fix the tensioner in place.

    2. A01X83OE04
      Text in Illustration
      *a Hold
      B001XPG Turn

      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.

      • Do not disassemble the camshaft timing gear.

    3. A01X4K9E05
      Text in Illustration
      *a Hold
      B001XPG Turn

      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.

      • Do not disassemble the camshaft timing exhaust gear.

    4. Remove the 2 bolts. Then with the No. 1 and No. 2 chains still connected to the gears, remove the camshaft timing gear, camshaft timing exhaust gear and crankshaft timing sprocket RH.

    5. Remove the No. 1 and No. 2 chains from the gears.

  12. REMOVE NO. 2 CHAIN TENSIONER ASSEMBLY


    1. A01X42L

      Remove the 2 bolts and No. 2 chain tensioner.

  13. REMOVE CAMSHAFT BEARING CAP LH


    1. A01XA32E01
      Text in Illustration
      *A for Intake Side
      *B for Exhaust Side
      *1 Knock Pin

      Make sure that the knock pins of the camshafts are positioned as shown in the illustration.

    2. A01X22UE03

      Uniformly loosen and remove the 10 bearing cap bolts in the sequence shown in the illustration.

    3. A01X67IE04

      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.

    4. Remove the 6 camshaft bearing caps.

      Tech Tips

      Arrange the removed parts in the correct order.

  14. REMOVE NO. 3 CAMSHAFT SUB-ASSEMBLY


    1. Remove the No. 3 camshaft from the camshaft housing LH.

  15. REMOVE NO. 4 CAMSHAFT SUB-ASSEMBLY


    1. Remove the No. 4 camshaft from the camshaft housing LH.

  16. REMOVE CAMSHAFT HOUSING SUB-ASSEMBLY LH


    1. A01X82FE03
      Text in Illustration
      *1 Protective Tape

      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.

  17. REMOVE CAMSHAFT BEARING CAP RH


    1. A01X3AQE02
      Text in Illustration
      *A for Exhaust Side
      *B for Intake Side
      *1 Knock Pin

      Make sure that the knock pins of the camshafts are positioned as shown in the illustration.

    2. A01X23EE03

      Uniformly loosen and remove the 10 bearing cap bolts in the sequence shown in the illustration.

    3. A01X4SJE03

      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.

    4. Remove the 6 camshaft bearing caps.

      Tech Tips

      Arrange the removed parts in the correct order.

  18. REMOVE NO. 1 CAMSHAFT SUB-ASSEMBLY


    1. Remove the No. 1 camshaft from the camshaft housing RH.

  19. REMOVE NO. 2 CAMSHAFT SUB-ASSEMBLY


    1. Remove the No. 2 camshaft from the camshaft housing RH.

  20. REMOVE CAMSHAFT HOUSING SUB-ASSEMBLY RH


    1. A01X0IZE03
      Text in Illustration
      *1 Protective Tape

      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.

  21. INSPECT CAMSHAFT TIMING GEAR ASSEMBLY

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  22. INSPECT CAMSHAFT TIMING EXHAUST GEAR ASSEMBLY

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