Nissan Micra K11 silhouetteK11

TIMING CHAIN — Removal

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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.
    Engine front-accessory drive view from the front of the vehicle showing the alternator, power steering pump, crankshaft pulley, and the accessory drive belts. An arrow points at the lower belt to indicate the routing being removed.
    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.
  7. 7
    Remove ignition coils.
    Loosen in numerical order (1 through 6).
    Top view of the cylinder head showing the four ignition coil locations with numbered loosening sequence callouts 1-6. Caption: 'Loosen in numerical order.'
    NEM362
  8. 8
    Remove rocker cover.
  9. 9
    Remove all spark plugs.
  10. 10
    Set No. 1 piston at T.D.C. on compression stroke.
    Crankshaft pulley with timing marks. Pointer at top with marks labelled TDC, 5°, 10°, 15°, 20°. Used to set No. 1 piston at TDC on compression stroke.
    NEM368

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