REMOVE OIL FILLER CAP SUB-ASSEMBLY
Remove the oil filler cap sub-assembly and oil filler cap gasket.
REMOVE SPARK PLUG
Remove the 6 spark plugs.
REMOVE OIL PAN DRAIN PLUG
Remove the oil pan drain plug and oil pan drain plug gasket.
REMOVE VENTILATION VALVE SUB-ASSEMBLY
Remove the ventilation valve sub-assembly.
REMOVE VVT SENSOR
Disconnect the 4 sensor connectors.
Remove the 4 bolts and 4 sensors.
REMOVE CAMSHAFT TIMING OIL CONTROL VALVE ASSEMBLY
Remove the bolt and disconnect the wire harness clamp to separate the engine wire.
Disconnect the 4 oil control valve connectors.
Remove the 4 bolts and 4 oil control valves.
*1 | O-ring |
Remove the O-ring from each oil control valve.
REMOVE CRANK POSITION SENSOR
Disconnect the crank position sensor connector.
Remove the bolt and crank position sensor.
REMOVE NO. 1 OIL PIPE
*1 | Oil Pipe Union |
Remove the 2 oil pipe unions, 3 gaskets and No. 1 oil pipe.
Remove the oil control valve filter LH.
REMOVE OIL PIPE
*1 | Oil Pipe Union |
*2 | Bolt |
Remove the bolt.
Remove the 2 oil pipe unions, 3 gaskets and oil pipe.
Remove the oil control valve filter RH.
REMOVE TAPER SCREW PLUG
Tech Tips
Perform this operation only when a taper screw plug is installed.
Remove the taper screw plug from the cylinder block sub-assembly.
REMOVE CYLINDER BLOCK WATER DRAIN COCK SUB-ASSEMBLY
for Bank 1:
*A | for Bank 1 |
*B | for Bank 2 |
Remove the cylinder block water drain cock sub-assembly from the cylinder block sub-assembly.
Remove the cylinder block water drain cock plug from the cylinder block water drain cock sub-assembly.
for Bank 2:
Tech Tips
Perform this operation only when a cylinder block water drain cock sub-assembly is installed.
Remove the cylinder block water drain cock sub-assembly from the cylinder block sub-assembly.
Remove the cylinder block water drain cock plug from the cylinder block water drain cock sub-assembly.
REMOVE OIL FILTER ELEMENT
*1 | Pipe |
*2 | Hose |
Connect the hose with an inside diameter of 15 mm (0.591 in.) to the pipe.
Remove the oil filter drain plug from the oil filter cap.
*1 | Cap |
*2 | O-ring |
*3 | Pipe |
Insert the pipe with the hose into the oil filter cap.
Note
Be sure to insert the pipe with the O-ring installed on the oil filter cap side.
Tech Tips
Place the hose end into a container before draining oil from the hose.
Make sure that oil is completely drained, and remove the pipe and O-ring.
Tech Tips
Be sure to turn the pipe in the direction of the arrow to remove it.
Using SST, remove the oil filter cap.
*1 | Oil Filter Element |
*2 | Oil Filter Cap |
*3 | O-ring |
Remove the oil filter element and O-ring from the oil filter cap.
Note
Do not use any tools to remove the O-ring in order to prevent the cap from being damaged. Be sure to remove it by hand.
REMOVE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY
Using SST, loosen the crankshaft pulley bolt.
Using SST, remove the crankshaft pulley bolt and crankshaft pulley.
Remove the pulley set key from the crankshaft.
REMOVE ENGINE OIL COOLER
Remove the bolt, 2 clamps and 4 clips, and than remove the 2 water by-pass hoses.
Remove the oil cooler union bolt, oil cooler and O-ring.
REMOVE NO. 1 OIL COOLER BRACKET
Remove the 3 bolts, 3 nuts, gasket and No. 1 oil cooler bracket together with the oil cooler pipe.
*1 | Nut |
*2 | Bolt |
Remove the bolt, 2 nuts, No. 1 oil cooler bracket, and gasket.
Using an E8 "TORX" socket wrench, remove the 2 stud bolts.
REMOVE ENGINE OIL LEVEL DIPSTICK GUIDE
Remove the engine oil level dipstick guide.
Remove the O-ring.
REMOVE NO. 1 FRONT ENGINE MOUNTING BRACKET LH
Remove the 6 bolts and No. 1 front engine mounting bracket LH.
Using an E8 "TORX" socket wrench, remove the 2 stud bolts.
REMOVE WATER INLET HOUSING
Remove the 2 nuts, water inlet and thermostat.
Remove the gasket.
Remove the 2 stud bolts.
Slide the clip and disconnect the No. 1 water by-pass hose from the water inlet housing.
*1 | Nut |
*2 | Bolt |
Remove the drain cock plug.
Remove the drain cock assembly.
Remove the 2 bolts, nut, and water inlet housing.
Remove the 2 O-rings.
REMOVE WATER OUTLET
*1 | Nut |
*2 | Bolt |
Remove the 2 bolts, 4 nuts and water outlet.
Remove the 2 gaskets and O-ring.
REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD COVER SUB-ASSEMBLY
*1 | Seal Washer |
Remove the 12 bolts, seal washer, cylinder head cover sub-assembly and cylinder head cover gasket.
Remove the 3 gaskets.
REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD COVER SUB-ASSEMBLY LH
*1 | Baffle Plate |
*2 | Seal Washer |
Remove the 12 bolts, seal washer, cylinder head cover sub-assembly LH and cylinder head cover gasket.
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.
Remove the 3 gaskets.
REMOVE NO. 2 OIL PAN SUB-ASSEMBLY
*1 | Nut |
Remove the 16 bolts and 2 nuts.
Insert the blade of an oil pan seal cutter between the oil pan sub-assembly and No. 2 oil pan sub-assembly. Cut through the applied sealer and remove the No. 2 oil pan sub-assembly.
Note
Be careful not to damage the contact surfaces of the oil pan sub-assembly and No. 2 oil pan sub-assembly.
Using an E6 "TORX" socket wrench, remove the 2 stud bolts.
REMOVE OIL STRAINER SUB-ASSEMBLY
*1 | Bolt |
*2 | Nut |
Remove the bolt, 2 nuts, oil strainer sub-assembly and gasket.
Using an E6 "TORX" socket wrench, remove the 2 stud bolts.
REMOVE OIL PAN SUB-ASSEMBLY
*1 | Nut |
Remove the 16 bolts and 2 nuts.
Tech Tips
Be sure to clean the bolts and stud bolts and check the threads for cracks or other damage.
*a | Protective Tape |
Remove the oil pan sub-assembly by prying between the oil pan sub-assembly and cylinder block sub-assembly with a screwdriver.
Note
Be careful not to damage the contact surfaces of the cylinder block sub-assembly and oil pan sub-assembly.
Tech Tips
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
Remove the 2 O-rings.
Using an E8 "TORX" socket wrench, remove the 4 stud bolts.
REMOVE NO. 1 OIL PAN BAFFLE PLATE
Remove the 7 bolts and No. 1 oil pan baffle plate.
REMOVE ENGINE REAR OIL SEAL RETAINER
Remove the 6 bolts.
*a | Protective Tape |
Pry |
Using a screwdriver, pry out the engine rear oil seal retainer.
Note
Be careful not to damage the engine rear oil seal retainer.
Tech Tips
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
REMOVE ENGINE REAR OIL SEAL
*a | Wooden Block |
Place the engine rear oil seal retainer on wooden blocks.
Using a screwdriver and a hammer, tap out the engine rear oil seal.
Note
Be careful not to damage the engine rear oil seal retainer.
Tech Tips
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
REMOVE WATER PUMP ASSEMBLY
Remove the 16 bolts, water pump assembly and water pump gasket.
REMOVE TIMING CHAIN COVER SUB-ASSEMBLY
*1 | Nut |
Remove the 15 bolts and 2 nuts shown in the illustration.
*1 | Protective Tape |
Remove the timing chain cover sub-assembly by prying between the timing chain cover sub-assembly and cylinder head sub-assembly or cylinder block sub-assembly with a screwdriver.
Note
Be careful not to damage the contact surfaces of the cylinder head sub-assembly, cylinder block sub-assembly and timing chain cover sub-assembly.
Tech Tips
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
Remove the 4 bolts, timing chain cover plate and timing chain cover plate gasket.
Remove the gasket.
REMOVE TIMING CHAIN COVER OIL SEAL
*1 | Protective Tape |
*2 | Wooden Block |
Using a screwdriver, pry out the oil seal.
Tech Tips
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
SET NO. 1 CYLINDER TO TDC/COMPRESSION
Temporarily tighten the pulley set bolt.
*a | Center Line |
*b | Timing Mark |
*c | Sensor Plate |
Turn the crankshaft clockwise to align the timing mark on the crank angle sensor plate with the RH block bore center line (TDC/compression).
*a | Timing Mark |
Check that the timing marks of the camshaft timing gear assembly and camshaft timing exhaust gear assembly are aligned with the timing marks of the camshaft bearing caps as shown in the illustration.
If not, turn the crankshaft 1 revolution (360°) clockwise and align the timing marks as above.
REMOVE NO. 1 CHAIN TENSIONER ASSEMBLY
*a | Plunger |
*b | Stopper Plate |
*c | Pin |
Move the stopper plate upward to release the lock, and push the plunger deep into the No. 1 chain tensioner assembly.
Move the stopper plate downward to set the lock, and insert a hexagon wrench into the stopper plate hole.
Remove the 2 bolts and No. 1 chain tensioner assembly.
REMOVE CHAIN TENSIONER SLIPPER
Remove the chain tensioner slipper.
REMOVE CHAIN SUB-ASSEMBLY
*a | Center Line |
*b | Timing Mark |
*c | Sensor Plate |
Turn the crankshaft 10° counterclockwise to loosen the chain sub-assembly off the crankshaft timing sprocket.
Remove the pulley set bolt.
Remove the chain sub-assembly from the crankshaft timing sprocket and place it on the crankshaft.
*A | for Bank 1 |
Turn the camshaft timing gear assembly on bank 1 clockwise (approximately 60°) and set it as shown in the illustration.
Note
Be sure to loosen the chain sub-assembly between the banks.
Remove the chain sub-assembly.
REMOVE IDLE SPROCKET ASSEMBLY
Using a 10 mm hexagon wrench, remove the No. 2 idle gear shaft, idle sprocket assembly and No. 1 idle gear shaft.
REMOVE NO. 1 CHAIN VIBRATION DAMPER
Remove the 2 bolts and No. 1 chain vibration damper.
REMOVE NO. 2 CHAIN VIBRATION DAMPER
Remove the 2 No. 2 chain vibration dampers.
REMOVE CRANKSHAFT TIMING SPROCKET
Remove the crankshaft timing sprocket from the crankshaft.
Remove the 2 keys from the crankshaft.
REMOVE CAMSHAFT TIMING GEARS AND NO. 2 CHAIN (for Bank 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.
Using SST to hold the hexagonal portion of each camshaft, loosen the bolts of the camshaft timing gear assembly and the camshaft timing exhaust gear assembly.
Note
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.
Remove the 2 bolts and the camshaft timing gear assembly together with the No. 2 chain.
REMOVE NO. 2 CHAIN TENSIONER ASSEMBLY
Remove the bolt and No. 2 chain tensioner assembly.
REMOVE CAMSHAFT BEARING CAP (for Bank 1)
Check that the camshafts are positioned as shown in the illustration.
Uniformly loosen and remove the 8 bearing cap bolts in several steps and in the sequence shown in the illustration.
Uniformly loosen and remove the 12 bearing cap bolts in several steps and in the sequence shown in the illustration.
Note
Uniformly loosen the bolts while keeping the camshaft level.
Remove the 5 camshaft bearing caps.
REMOVE CAMSHAFT
Remove the camshaft.
REMOVE NO. 2 CAMSHAFT
Remove the No. 2 camshaft.
REMOVE CAMSHAFT HOUSING SUB-ASSEMBLY RH
*1 | Protective Tape |
Remove the camshaft housing sub-assembly RH by prying between the cylinder head and camshaft housing sub-assembly RH with a screwdriver.
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.
REMOVE CAMSHAFT TIMING GEARS AND NO. 2 CHAIN (for Bank 2)
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.
Using SST to hold the hexagonal portion of each camshaft, loosen the bolts of the camshaft timing gear assembly and the camshaft timing exhaust gear assembly.
Note
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.
Remove the 2 bolts and the camshaft timing gear together with the No. 2 chain.
REMOVE NO. 3 CHAIN TENSIONER ASSEMBLY
Remove the bolt and No. 3 chain tensioner assembly.
REMOVE CAMSHAFT BEARING CAP (for Bank 2)
Check that the camshafts are positioned as shown in the illustration.
Uniformly loosen and remove the 8 bearing cap bolts in several steps and in the sequence shown in the illustration.
Uniformly loosen and remove the 13 bearing cap bolts in several steps and in the sequence shown in the illustration.
Note
Uniformly loosen the bolts while keeping the camshaft level.
Remove the 5 camshaft bearing caps.
REMOVE NO. 3 CAMSHAFT
Remove the No. 3 camshaft.
REMOVE NO. 4 CAMSHAFT
Remove the No. 4 camshaft.
REMOVE CAMSHAFT HOUSING SUB-ASSEMBLY LH
*1 | Protective Tape |
Remove the camshaft housing sub-assembly LH by prying between the cylinder head and camshaft housing sub-assembly LH with a screwdriver.
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.
REMOVE NO. 1 VALVE ROCKER ARM SUB-ASSEMBLY
Remove the 24 valve rocker arms.
Tech Tips
Arrange the removed parts in the correct order.
REMOVE VALVE LASH ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY
Remove the 24 valve lash adjuster assemblies from the cylinder head.
Tech Tips
Arrange the removed parts in the correct order.
REMOVE VALVE STEM CAP
Remove the 24 valve stem caps.
REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD SUB-ASSEMBLY RH
Using a 10 mm bi-hexagon wrench, uniformly loosen the 8 cylinder head bolts in the sequence shown in the illustration. Remove the 8 cylinder head bolts and plate washers.
Note
Be careful not to drop washers into the cylinder head sub-assembly.
Cylinder head warpage or cracking could result from removing bolts in an incorrect order.
Tech Tips
Arrange the removed parts in the correct order.
Remove the cylinder head sub-assembly RH.
REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET RH
Remove the cylinder head gasket RH.
REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD SUB-ASSEMBLY LH
Uniformly loosen and remove the 2 cylinder head set bolts in several steps and in the sequence shown in the illustration.
Using a 10 mm bi-hexagon wrench, uniformly loosen the 8 bolts in the sequence shown in the illustration. Remove the 8 cylinder head bolts and plate washers.
Note
Be careful not to drop washers into the cylinder head sub-assembly.
Cylinder head warpage or cracking could result from removing bolts in an incorrect order.
Tech Tips
Be sure to keep separate the removed parts for each installation position.
Remove the cylinder head sub-assembly LH.
REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET LH
Remove the cylinder head gasket LH.
REMOVE WATER INLET PIPE
Slide the clip and disconnect the No. 1 water by-pass hose from the water inlet pipe.
Remove the 2 bolts and water inlet pipe.