Nissan Micra K11 silhouetteK11

TIMING CHAIN — Removal

EM-17prose procedure
Continued from EM-16

Removal

Timing chain 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 of engine showing accessory drive belts (alternator and power steering) around the crankshaft pulley with an arrow indicating which belt(s) to remove.
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  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.
  7. 7
    Remove rocker cover.
    Plan view of the rocker cover (with NISSAN logo) showing bolt positions to be removed; bolt locations highlighted/numbered around the perimeter.
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  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 front face showing timing-mark scale with notches labelled "Pointer", "TDC", "5°", "10°", "15°", "20°" used to set No.1 piston at TDC on compression stroke.
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  11. 11
    Remove distributor.
    Distributor cap removed; rotor and base of distributor visible mounted on the cylinder head. Used to verify No.1 cylinder TDC by rotor position.
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  12. 12
    Remove cam sprocket cover.
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