ENGINE UNIT > DISASSEMBLY

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1. Using a 19 mm deep socket wrench, remove the water temperature sensor and gasket.
   

1. Remove the 2 bolts, 2 nuts and water outlet.
   

2. Remove the gasket from the cylinder head.
   

1. Remove the 3 bolts and water inlet.
   

2. Remove the thermostat.
   

3. Remove the gasket from the thermostat.
   

1. Using a 24 mm deep socket wrench, remove the oil pressure switch.
   

1. Remove the oil filler cap from the cylinder head cover.
   

2. Using a screwdriver with its tip wrapped in protective tape, remove the oil filler cap gasket.
   

1. Remove the 12 bolts and the cylinder head cover.
   

2. Remove the cylinder head cover gasket from the cylinder head cover.
   

1. Remove the 4 bolts and the engine mounting bracket.
   

1. Remove the clip and the No. 2 timing chain cover.
   

1. Using SST, hold the crankshaft damper and loosen the crankshaft bolt.
   

   SST

   09213-58014  
   09330-00021  
   

2. Using SST, remove the crankshaft pulley bolt and the crankshaft pulley.
   

   SST

   09950-30012   (09951-03010, 09953-03010, 09956-03020)
   

1. Remove the 20 bolts and the 2 nuts.
   

2. Using a screwdriver with its tip wrapped in protective tape, remove the timing chain cover by prying between the cylinder head and cylinder block.
   

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   *1	Protective Tape

   NOTICE:

   Do not damage the contact surfaces of the timing chain cover, cylinder head or cylinder block.

1. Remove the 3 bolts and the water inlet housing from the timing chain cover.
   

2. Remove the gasket from the water inlet housing.
   

NOTICE:

Do not rotate the crankshaft with the chain tensioner removed.

1. Push in the plunger until the groove is aligned with the tensioner hole, and then insert a 1.1 mm (0.043 in.) diameter bar.
   

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   *1	Plunger
   *2	Groove
   *3	Hole

2. Remove the 2 bolts and the No. 1 chain tensioner.
   

1. Remove the chain tensioner.
   

1. Remove the 2 bolts and the No. 1 chain vibration damper.
   

1. Using SST, hold the camshaft timing sprocket.
   

   SST

   09960-10010   (09962-01000, 09963-01000)
   

2. Remove the 3 bolts and the camshaft timing sprocket.
   

3. Remove the camshaft timing sprocket, crankshaft timing sprocket and chain together.
   

1. Remove the chain tensioner plate with the chain damper spring from the pin.
   

2. Insert a 4 mm (0.157 in.) diameter bar into the adjusting hole of the oil pump drive shaft gear to lock the gear in position, and then remove the nut.
   

3. Remove the oil pump drive gear, oil pump drive shaft gear and No. 2 chain.
   

1. Remove the chain damper spring from the chain tensioner plate.
   

1. Remove the 10 bolts from the camshaft bearing caps by loosening them in the sequence shown in the illustration, and then remove the 5 camshaft bearing caps.
   

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   *1	No. 3 Camshaft Bearing Cap

2. Remove the camshaft.
   

   NOTICE:

   1. Using several steps, uniformly loosen the bolts while keeping the camshaft level.
      
   2. Do not remove No. 3 camshaft bearing cap.
      

1. Remove the No. 1 valve rocker arm from the cylinder head.
   

1. Using several steps, loosen the 10 bolts in the sequence shown in the illustration, and then remove the bolts and washers.
   

   NOTICE:

   1. When removing the bolts, do not drop the washers into the engine.
      
   2. Removing the cylinder head bolts in the wrong order may cause damage to the cylinder head.
      

2. Remove the cylinder head.
   

1. Remove the cylinder head gasket.
   

1. Remove the cylinder block water jacket spacer from the cylinder block.
   

1. Using SST, remove the oil filter cap.
   

   SST

   09228-06501  
   

1. Remove the oil filter element and O-ring from the oil filter cap.
   

1. Remove the 2 bolts, 2 nuts and spacer.
   

2. Remove the oil cooler.
   

3. Remove the 2 O-rings and gasket from the oil filter bracket.
   

1. Remove the oil filter bracket from the oil pan.
   

2. Remove the 2 O-rings from the oil pan.
   

1. Remove the 3 clips and the oil pan cover silencer.
   

1. Remove the oil pan drain plug and the gasket.
   

2. Remove the 10 bolts and 2 nuts.
   

3. Insert the oil pan seal cutter blade between the oil pan and No. 2 oil pan, and cut off the applied sealer. Remove the No. 2 oil pan.
   

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   *1	Oil Pan Seal Cutter

   NOTICE:

   Do not damage the oil pan or No. 2 oil pan.

1. Remove the 5 bolts and the engine oil level sensor.
   

1. Remove the 12 bolts.
   

2. Using a screwdriver with its tip wrapped in protective tape, remove the oil pan by prying between the cylinder block and oil pan as illustrated.
   

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   *1	Protective Tape

   NOTICE:

   Do not apply excessive force when prying between the cylinder block and oil pan.

1. Remove the engine rear oil seal.