CYLINDER HEAD GASKET REMOVAL
PROCEDURE
INSTALL ENGINE TO ENGINE STAND
REMOVE ENGINE HANGER
REMOVE WATER BY-PASS HOSE ASSEMBLY
REMOVE ENGINE OIL LEVEL DIPSTICK
REMOVE ENGINE OIL LEVEL DIPSTICK GUIDE
REMOVE MANIFOLD STAY
REMOVE EXHAUST MANIFOLD (TWC: Catalyst)
REMOVE CAMSHAFT TIMING OIL CONTROL VALVE ASSEMBLY
REMOVE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR
REMOVE NO. 1 IGNITION COIL
REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD COVER SUB-ASSEMBLY
REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD COVER GASKET
REMOVE WATER BY-PASS PIPE
SET NO. 1 CYLINDER TO TDC/EXHAUST
REMOVE OIL PAN SUB-ASSEMBLY
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Remove the 12 bolts and 3 nuts.
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Oil Pan Seal Cutter
Insert the blade of an oil pan seal cutter between the oil pan sub-assembly and cylinder block sub-assembly. Cut through the applied sealer and remove the oil pan sub-assembly.
Note:Be careful not to damage the contact surfaces of the oil pan sub-assembly.
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REMOVE ENGINE WATER PUMP ASSEMBLY
REMOVE OIL FILTER BRACKET
REMOVE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY
REMOVE TIMING CHAIN COVER SUB-ASSEMBLY
REMOVE TIMING CHAIN COVER OIL SEAL
REMOVE NO. 1 CHAIN TENSIONER ASSEMBLY
REMOVE TIMING CHAIN TENSION ARM
REMOVE CHAIN SUB-ASSEMBLY
REMOVE CRANKSHAFT TIMING SPROCKET
REMOVE TIMING CHAIN GUIDE
REMOVE CAMSHAFT TIMING SPROCKET ASSEMBLY
REMOVE CAMSHAFT BEARING CAP
REMOVE NO. 2 CAMSHAFT
REMOVE CAMSHAFT
REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD SUB-ASSEMBLY
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Using an 8 mm bi-hexagon wrench, uniformly loosen and remove the 8 cylinder head bolts and 8 plate washers in several steps in the order shown in the illustration.
Note:Cylinder head sub-assembly warpage or cracking may result from removing the bolts in the wrong order.
Do not drop the washers into the cylinder head sub-assembly.
Remove the cylinder head sub-assembly from the cylinder block sub-assembly.
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REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET
Remove the cylinder head gasket from the cylinder block sub-assembly.