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CYLINDER HEAD — Removal (Cont'd)

EM-7016prose procedure
Continued from EM-7015

Removal (Cont'd)

Removal (continued)

  1. 11
    Remove camshaft position sensor (PHASE).
    Do not allow any magnetic materials to contzact the camshaft position sensor (PHASE).
    Be careful not to damage sensor.
    Close-up of the camshaft position sensor (PHASE) on the cylinder head with its connector to be removed.
    NEM363
  2. 12
    Remove cam sprocket cover.
  3. 13
    Remove thermostat housing.
    Thermostat housing on the engine with arrows pointing at the mounting bolts to be removed.
    UEM046
  4. 14
    Remove chain tensioner.
    Timing chain area showing camshaft sprockets, idler sprocket and chain tensioner. Arrows indicate the bolts and tensioner to be removed.
    UEM047
  5. 15
    Loosen idler sprocket bolt.
  6. 16
    Remove camshaft sprocket bolts.
  7. 17
    Remove camshaft sprockets.
  8. 18
    Remove camshaft brackets and camshafsts.
    These parts should be reassembled in their original positions.
    Bolts should be loosened in two or three steps.
    Loosen in numerical order.
    Top view of the cylinder head with camshaft brackets and camshafts in place. Numbered loosening sequence around the perimeter (numerical-order callouts). Caption: 'Loosen in numerical order.'
    NEM367
  9. 19
    Remove idler sprocket bolt.
  10. 20
    Remove cylinder head with manifolds.
    Head warpage or cracking could result from removing bolts in incorrect order.
    Cylinder head bolts should be loosened in two or three steps.
    Loosen in numerical order.
    Top view of the cylinder head with the camshafts removed showing the 10 cylinder-head bolt locations with numbered loosening sequence callouts. Caption: 'Loosen in numerical order.'
    SEM115D
  11. 21
    Remove upper timing chain.
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