Nissan Micra K11 silhouetteK11

Timing Chain — Removal

EM-17prose procedureUnverified
Continued from EM-16

Removal

  1. 1
    Drain engine coolant from radiator and cylinder block. Be careful not to spill coolant on drive belts.
  2. 2
    Remove the alternator and power steering drive belts.
    Front view of the engine accessory drive showing the alternator/power steering drive belt routing around the crankshaft pulley and idler/accessory pulleys. Two black arrows point to belt tensioner / belt removal points.
    UEM043
  3. 3
    Remove air cleaner.
  4. 4
    Remove front right-side wheel.
  5. 5
    Remove front and right-side splashguards.
  6. 6
    Remove front exhaust [tube/manifold].
    Right end of line partially obscured by scan smudge; word likely 'tube'.
  7. 7
    Remove rocker cover.
    Loosen rocker cover bolts in numerical order (see figure).
    Top view of the rocker (valve) cover with the 'NISSAN' logo, showing the 10 bolt locations numbered 1 through 10. Caption reads 'Loosen in numerical order.' Bolt numbering (top row, left to right): 3, 10, 7, 2, 6 on right; (bottom row): 1, 8, 9, 4; 5 on left.
    NEM041
  8. 8
    Remove distributor cap.
  9. 9
    Remove all spark plugs.
  10. 10
    Set No. 1 piston at T.D.C. on compression stroke. • Make sure No. 1 cylinder is at T.D.C. by looking at distributor rotor position.
    Crankshaft pulley with timing degree marks. A 'Pointer' callout points to the timing pointer; the pulley scale shows TDC, 5°, 10°, 15°, 20° marks. Illustrates setting No. 1 piston at T.D.C.
    UEM045
  11. 11
    Remove distributor.
    Distributor with cap removed, showing the rotor position. Illustrates confirming No. 1 cylinder at T.D.C. by the distributor rotor position.
    SEM110D
  12. 12
    Remove cam sprocket cover.
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