CAMSHAFT REMOVAL

  1. REMOVE AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY

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  2. REMOVE DRIVE PLATE AND RING GEAR SUB-ASSEMBLY

    1. Using SST, hold the crankshaft pulley.

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      SST
      09213-70011   ( 09213-70020 )
      09330-00021

    2. Remove the 8 bolts, front drive plate spacer, drive plate and ring gear sub-assembly and rear drive plate spacer.

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  3. INSTALL ENGINE ON ENGINE STAND

    1. Install the engine onto an engine stand with the bolts.

  4. REMOVE ENGINE HANGERS

    1. Remove the 4 bolts and 2 engine hangers.

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      Text in Illustration
      *1 No. 1 engine hanger
      *2 No. 2 engine hanger
      *a Bank 1
      *b Bank 2

  5. REMOVE INTAKE AIR SURGE TANK ASSEMBLY

    1. Disconnect the ventilation hose.

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      *A Type A
      *B Type B

    2. Disconnect the hose clamp and union to check valve hose.

    3. Disconnect the connector and wire harness clamp.

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    4. Disconnect the 2 water by-pass hoses and fuel vapor feed hose.

    5. Disconnect the connector from the intake air control valve assembly.

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    6. Remove the bolt and vacuum hose clamp.

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    7. Remove the bolt and separate the throttle body bracket from the intake air surge tank assembly.

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    8. Remove the bolt and separate the No. 1 surge tank stay from the intake air surge tank assembly.

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    9. Remove the 2 nuts from the intake air surge tank assembly.

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    10. Using a 5 mm socket hexagon wrench, remove the 4 bolts.

    11. Remove the intake air surge tank assembly and 3 gaskets.

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  6. REMOVE NO. 1 SURGE TANK STAY

    1. Remove the bolt and No. 1 surge tank stay.

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  7. REMOVE THROTTLE BODY BRACKET

    1. Remove the bolt and throttle body bracket.

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  8. REMOVE IGNITION COIL ASSEMBLY

    1. Remove the nut.

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    2. Disconnect the 2 harness clamps.

    3. Disconnect the 6 ignition coil connectors.

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    4. Remove the 6 bolts and 6 ignition coils.

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  9. REMOVE NO. 2 ENGINE MOUNTING STAY RH

    1. Remove the bolt and No. 2 engine mounting stay RH.

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  10. REMOVE INTAKE MANIFOLD

    1. Uniformly loosen and remove the 6 bolts and 4 nuts.

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    2. Remove the intake manifold and 2 gaskets.

  11. REMOVE EXHAUST MANIFOLD SUB-ASSEMBLY RH

    1. Uniformly loosen and remove the 6 nuts.

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    2. Remove the exhaust manifold sub-assembly RH and gasket.

  12. REMOVE NO. 2 ENGINE OIL LEVEL DIPSTICK GUIDE

    1. Remove the oil level dipstick.

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    2. Remove the bolt and No. 2 engine oil level dipstick guide.

    3. Remove the O-ring from the No. 2 engine oil level dipstick guide.

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  13. REMOVE NO. 2 MANIFOLD STAY

    1. Remove the bolt, nut and No. 2 manifold stay.

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  14. REMOVE NO. 2 EXHAUST MANIFOLD HEAT INSULATOR

    1. Remove the 3 bolts and No. 2 exhaust manifold heat insulator.

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  15. REMOVE EXHAUST MANIFOLD SUB-ASSEMBLY LH

    1. Uniformly loosen and remove the 6 nuts.

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    2. Remove the exhaust manifold assembly LH and gasket.

  16. REMOVE V-RIBBED BELT TENSIONER ASSEMBLY

    1. Remove the 5 bolts and V-ribbed belt tensioner assembly.

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  17. REMOVE ENGINE OIL LEVEL DIPSTICK GUIDE

    1. Remove the bolt and engine oil level dipstick guide.

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    2. Remove the O-ring.

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  18. REMOVE NO. 2 TIMING GEAR COVER

    1. Remove the 2 bolts and No. 2 timing gear cover.

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  19. REMOVE WATER PUMP PULLEY

    1. Using SST, hold the water pump pulley.

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      SST
      09960-10010   ( 09962-01000, 09963-00700 )

    2. Remove the 4 bolts and water pump pulley.

  20. REMOVE NO. 2 IDLER PULLEY SUB-ASSEMBLY

    1. Remove the bolt, No. 2 idler pulley cover plate, No. 2 idler pulley sub-assembly and idler pulley cover plate.

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  21. REMOVE NO. 1 VACUUM SWITCHING VALVE

    1. Remove the bolt and No. 1 vacuum switching valve.

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  22. REMOVE CRANK POSITION SENSOR

    1. Disconnect the crank position sensor connector.

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    2. Remove the bolt and crank position sensor.

  23. REMOVE NO. 1 OIL PIPE

    1. Remove the 2 oil pipe unions, gaskets and No. 1 oil pipe.

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      Text in Illustration
      *1 Oil Pipe Union

    2. Remove the oil control valve filter LH and gaskets.

  24. REMOVE OIL PIPE

    1. Remove the bolt.

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      Text in Illustration
      *1 Oil Pipe Union
      *2 Bolt

    2. Remove the 2 oil pipe unions and oil pipe.

    3. Remove the oil control valve filter RH and gaskets.

  25. REMOVE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY

    1. Using SST, loosen the crankshaft pulley bolt.

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      SST
      09213-70011   ( 09213-70020 )
      09330-00021
      Text in Illustration
      *a Hold
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    2. Using SST, remove the crankshaft pulley bolt and crankshaft pulley.

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      SST
      09950-50013   ( 09951-05010, 09952-05010, 09953-05020, 09954-05021 )
      Text in Illustration
      *a Hold
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    3. Remove the pulley set key from the crankshaft.

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  26. REMOVE NO. 1 FRONT ENGINE MOUNTING BRACKET LH

    1. Remove the 6 bolts and No. 1 front engine mounting bracket LH.

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    2. Using an E8 "TORX" socket wrench, remove the 2 stud bolts.

  27. REMOVE WATER INLET HOUSING

    1. Disconnect the water hose.

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      Text in Illustration
      *1 Water hose
      *2 Water Inlet housing

    2. Remove the 2 bolts, nut and water inlet housing.

    3. Remove the 2 O-rings.

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  28. REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD COVER SUB-ASSEMBLY

    1. Remove the 12 bolts, seal washer, cylinder head cover sub-assembly and cylinder head cover gasket.

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    2. Remove the 3 gaskets.

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  29. REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD COVER SUB-ASSEMBLY LH

    1. Remove the 12 bolts, seal washer, cylinder head cover sub-assembly LH and No. 2 cylinder head cover gasket.

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      Text in Illustration
      *1 Baffle Plate

      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 LH.

    2. Remove the 3 gaskets.

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  30. REMOVE NO. 2 OIL PAN SUB-ASSEMBLY

    1. Remove the 16 bolts and 2 nuts.

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      Text in Illustration
      *1 Nut

    2. Insert the blade of the oil pan seal cutter between the oil pans. Cut through the applied sealer and remove the No. 2 oil pan sub-assembly.

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      Note

      Be careful not to damage the contact surfaces of the oil pans.

    3. Using an E6 "TORX" socket wrench, remove the 2 stud bolts.

  31. REMOVE OIL STRAINER SUB-ASSEMBLY

    1. Remove the bolt, 2 nuts, oil strainer sub-assembly and gasket.

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      *1 Bolt
      *2 Nut

    2. Using an E6 "TORX" socket wrench, remove the 2 stud bolts.

  32. REMOVE OIL PAN SUB-ASSEMBLY

    1. Remove the 16 bolts and 2 nuts.

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      Text in Illustration
      *1 Nut

      Tech Tips

      Be sure to clean the bolts and stud bolts and check the threads for cracks or other damage.

    2. Remove the oil pan sub-assembly by prying between the oil pan sub-assembly and cylinder block sub-assembly with a screwdriver.

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      Note

      Be careful not to damage the contact surfaces of the cylinder block and oil pan.

      Tech Tips

      Tape the screwdriver tip before use.

    3. Remove the 2 O-rings.

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    4. Using an E8 "TORX" socket wrench, remove the 2 stud bolts.

  33. REMOVE TIMING CHAIN COVER SUB-ASSEMBLY

    1. Remove the 23 bolts and 2 nuts shown in the illustration.

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      Text in Illustration
      *1 Nut

    2. Remove the timing chain cover by prying between the timing chain cover and cylinder head or cylinder block with a screwdriver.

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      *1 Protective Tape

      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.

    3. Remove the gasket.

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  34. REMOVE TIMING CHAIN CASE OIL SEAL

    1. Using a screwdriver and wooden block, pry out the oil seal.

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      *1 Protective Tape
      *2 Wooden Block

      Tech Tips

      Tape the screwdriver tip before use.

  35. SET NO. 1 CYLINDER TO TDC/COMPRESSION

    1. Temporarily tighten the pulley set bolt.

    2. Turn the crankshaft clockwise to align the timing mark on the crank angle sensor plate with the RH block bore center line (TDC/compression).

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      *1 Sensor Plate
      *a Center Line
      *b Timing Mark

    3. Check that the timing marks of the camshaft timing gears are aligned with the timing marks of the bearing cap as shown in the illustration.

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      *a Timing Mark

      If not, turn the crankshaft clockwise 1 revolution (360°) and align the timing marks as above.

  36. REMOVE NO. 1 CHAIN TENSIONER ASSEMBLY

    1. Move the stopper plate upward to release the lock, and push the plunger deep into the tensioner.

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      *1 Plunger
      *2 Stopper Plate
      *3 Pin

    2. Move the stopper plate downward to set the lock, and insert a pin of 1.27 mm diameter (0.0500 in.) into the stopper plate hole.

    3. Remove the 2 bolts and No. 1 chain tensioner assembly.

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  37. REMOVE CHAIN TENSIONER SLIPPER

    1. Remove the chain tensioner slipper.

  38. REMOVE CHAIN SUB-ASSEMBLY

    1. Turn the crankshaft counterclockwise 10° to loosen the chain of the crankshaft timing sprocket.

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      Text in Illustration
      *1 Sensor Plate
      *a Center Line
      *b Timing Mark

    2. Remove the pulley set bolt.

    3. Remove the chain sub-assembly from the crankshaft timing sprocket and place it on the crankshaft.

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    4. Turn the camshaft timing gear assembly on bank 1 clockwise (approximately 60°) and set it as shown in the illustration. Be sure to loosen the chain sub-assembly between the banks.

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      *a for Bank 1

    5. Remove the chain sub-assembly.

  39. REMOVE IDLE SPROCKET ASSEMBLY

    1. Using a 10 mm hexagon wrench, remove the No. 2 idle gear shaft, idle sprocket assembly and No. 1 idle gear shaft.

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  40. REMOVE CAMSHAFT TIMING GEARS AND NO. 2 CHAIN (for Bank 1)

    1. While raising the No. 2 chain tensioner assembly, insert a pin of 1.0 mm (0.0394 in.) diameter into the hole to hold the No. 2 chain tensioner assembly.

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      *1 Pin
      *2 Plunger
      *a Push

    2. Using SST to hold the hexagonal portion of each camshaft, loosen the flange bolts of the camshaft timing gear assembly and the camshaft timing exhaust gear assembly.

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      *a Turn
      *b Hold
      SST
      09922-10010

      Note

      • Be careful not to damage the cylinder head with SST.

      • Do not loosen the other bolts. If any of the bolts is loosened, replace the camshaft timing gear assembly and/or the camshaft timing exhaust gear assembly with a new one.

    3. Remove the 2 bolts and the camshaft timing gear assembly together with the No. 2 chain.

  41. REMOVE NO. 2 CHAIN TENSIONER ASSEMBLY

    1. Remove the bolt and No. 2 chain tensioner assembly.

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  42. REMOVE CAMSHAFT BEARING CAP (for Bank 1)

    1. Check that the camshafts are positioned as shown in the illustration.

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      *1 Knock Pin
      *a Front View

    2. Uniformly loosen and remove the 8 bearing cap bolts in several steps and in the sequence shown in the illustration.

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    3. Uniformly loosen and remove the 12 bearing cap bolts in several steps and in the sequence shown in the illustration.

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      Note

      Uniformly loosen the bolts while keeping the camshaft level.

    4. Remove the 5 camshaft bearing caps.

  43. REMOVE CAMSHAFT

    1. Remove the camshaft.

  44. REMOVE NO. 2 CAMSHAFT

    1. Remove the No. 2 camshaft.

  45. REMOVE CAMSHAFT HOUSING SUB-ASSEMBLY RH

    1. Remove the camshaft housing sub-assembly RH by prying between the cylinder head and camshaft housing sub-assembly RH with a screwdriver.

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      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.

  46. REMOVE CAMSHAFT TIMING GEARS AND NO. 2 CHAIN (for Bank 2)

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

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      *1 Pin
      *2 Plunger
      *a Push

    2. Using SST to hold the hexagonal portion of each camshaft, loosen the flange bolts of the camshaft timing gear assembly and the camshaft timing exhaust gear assembly.

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      *a Turn
      *b Hold
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      Note

      • Be careful not to damage the cylinder head with SST.

      • Do not loosen the other bolts. If any of the bolts is loosened, replace the camshaft timing gear assembly and/or the camshaft timing exhaust gear assembly with a new one.

    3. Remove the 2 bolts and the camshaft timing gear together with the No. 2 chain.

  47. REMOVE NO. 3 CHAIN TENSIONER ASSEMBLY

    1. Remove the bolt and No. 3 chain tensioner assembly.

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  48. REMOVE CAMSHAFT BEARING CAP (for Bank 2)

    1. Check that the camshafts are positioned as shown in the illustration.

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      *1 Knock Pin
      *a Front View

    2. Uniformly loosen and remove the 8 bearing cap bolts in several steps and in the sequence shown in the illustration.

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    3. Uniformly loosen and remove the 13 bearing cap bolts in several steps and in the sequence shown in the illustration.

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      Note

      Uniformly loosen the bolts while keeping the camshaft level.

    4. Remove the 5 camshaft bearing caps.

  49. REMOVE NO. 3 CAMSHAFT

    1. Remove the No. 3 camshaft.

  50. REMOVE NO. 4 CAMSHAFT

    1. Remove the No. 4 camshaft.

  51. REMOVE CAMSHAFT HOUSING SUB-ASSEMBLY LH

    1. Remove the camshaft housing sub-assembly LH by prying between the cylinder head and camshaft housing sub-assembly LH with a screwdriver.

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      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.