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TIMING CHAIN — Removal (Cont'd)

EM-18prose procedure
Continued from EM-17

Removal (Cont'd)

Timing chain removal (continued)

  1. 13
    Remove thermostat housing.
    Thermostat housing on the cylinder head with arrows indicating the bolts to be removed.
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  2. 14
    Remove chain tensioner.
    Top of cylinder head showing camshaft sprockets and timing chain with arrows pointing at the chain tensioner, idler sprocket bolt and camshaft sprocket bolts to be removed.
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  3. 15
    Loosen idler sprocket bolt.
  4. 16
    Remove camshaft sprocket bolts.
  5. 17
    Remove camshaft sprockets.
  6. 18
    Remove camshaft brackets and camshafts. Loosen in numerical order.
    These parts should be reassembled in their original positions.
    Bolts should be loosened in two or three steps.
    Top plan view of cylinder head with camshaft brackets in place; bolt positions numbered ① through ⑩ showing the order in which to loosen the camshaft bracket bolts. Caption: "Loosen in numerical order."
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  7. 19
    Remove idler sprocket bolt.
  8. 20
    Remove cylinder head with manifolds. Loosen in numerical order.
    Head warpage or cracking could result from removing bolts in incorrect order.
    Cylinder head bolts should be loosened in two or three steps.
    Top plan view of cylinder head with 10 cylinder-head bolt positions numbered showing the order to loosen the cylinder-head bolts. Caption: "Loosen in numerical order."
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  9. 21
    Remove idler sprocket and shaft.
  10. 22
    Remove upper timing chain.
  11. 23
    Remove oil pan. Refer to "Removal" in "OIL PAN".
  12. 24
    Remove oil strainer.
  13. 25
    Remove crankshaft pulley.
  14. 26
    Support engine with a suitable jack.
    Front engine mounting bracket area; arrow indicating the mounting-bracket bolts to remove. Engine supported by a jack below (jack pad visible underneath the engine block).
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  15. 27
    Remove engine front mounting bracket.
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OIL PAN — Removal

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