CYLINDER HEAD GASKET REMOVAL

PROCEDURE


  1. REMOVE ENGINE ASSEMBLY

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  2. REMOVE NO. 1 EXHAUST MANIFOLD HEAT INSULATOR

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  3. REMOVE NO. 4 INTAKE PIPE

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  4. REMOVE AIR SWITCHING VALVE ASSEMBLY

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  5. REMOVE EXHAUST MANIFOLD

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  6. REMOVE HEATER HOSE

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  7. REMOVE VENTILATION PIPE


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      *1 No. 1 Water By-pass Hose
      *2 No. 1 Ventilation Hose
      *3 No. 3 Ventilation Hose
      *4 No. 3 Water By-pass Hose
      *5 Ventilation Pipe

      Slide the clip and disconnect the No. 1 water by-pass hose from throttle body with motor assembly.

    2. Slide the clip and disconnect the No. 1 ventilation hose from the PCV valve sub-assembly.

    3. Slide the clip and disconnect the No. 3 ventilation hose from the ventilation pipe.

    4. Slide the clip and disconnect the No. 3 water by-pass hose from the cylinder head sub-assembly.

    5. Remove the bolt and ventilation pipe.

  8. REMOVE TIMING CHAIN COVER SUB-ASSEMBLY

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  9. REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD COVER CONNECTOR SUB-ASSEMBLY

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  10. REMOVE TIMING CHAIN GUIDE

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  11. SET NO. 1 CYLINDER TO TDC/COMPRESSION

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  12. REMOVE NO. 1 CHAIN TENSIONER ASSEMBLY

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  13. REMOVE CHAIN TENSIONER SLIPPER

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  14. REMOVE NO. 1 CHAIN VIBRATION DAMPER

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  15. REMOVE CHAIN SUB-ASSEMBLY

  16. REMOVE CAMSHAFT BEARING CAP


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      Uniformly loosen and remove the 20 bearing cap bolts in the sequence shown in the illustration.

      Note

      Uniformly loosen the bolts while keeping the camshaft level.

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      Remove the 9 bearing caps.

      Tech Tips

      Arrange the removed parts in the correct order.

  17. REMOVE CAMSHAFT


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      Remove the camshaft.

  18. REMOVE NO. 2 CAMSHAFT


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      Remove the No. 2 camshaft.

  19. REMOVE NO. 1 VALVE ROCKER ARM SUB-ASSEMBLY


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      *1 No. 1 Valve Rocker Arm Sub-assembly
      *2 Valve Lash Adjuster Assembly
      *3 Valve Stem Cap

      Remove the 16 No. 1 valve rocker arm sub-assemblies from the cylinder head sub-assembly.

      Tech Tips

      Arrange the removed parts in the correct order.

  20. REMOVE VALVE LASH ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY


    1. Remove the 16 valve lash adjuster assemblies from the cylinder head sub-assembly.

      Tech Tips

      Arrange the removed parts in the correct order.

  21. REMOVE VALVE STEM CAP


    1. Remove the 16 valve stem caps from the cylinder head sub-assembly.

      Tech Tips

      Arrange the removed parts in the correct order.

  22. DISCONNECT ENGINE WIRE


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      Remove the 3 bolts and disconnect the engine wire from the cylinder head sub-assembly.

  23. REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD SUB-ASSEMBLY


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      w/ Oil Cooler:

      Remove the bolt and disconnect the No. 4 water by-pass pipe.

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      Uniformly loosen the 10 cylinder head set bolts in the sequence shown in the illustration. Remove the 10 cylinder head set bolts and plate washers.

      Note


      • Be careful not to drop plate washers into the cylinder head sub-assembly.

      • Head warpage or cracking could result from removing cylinder head set bolts in the incorrect order.

    3. Remove the cylinder head sub-assembly.

  24. REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET


    1. Remove the cylinder head gasket from the cylinder block.

  25. INSPECT CYLINDER HEAD SET BOLT

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  26. INSPECT CYLINDER HEAD SUB-ASSEMBLY

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