Removal

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Part 2 Of 2:

REMOVAL
1. REMOVE ENGINE UNIT
2. REMOVE GENERATOR
3. REMOVE IGNITION COILS
4. REMOVE SPARK PLUGS
5. REMOVE INJECTORS
6. REMOVE EXHAUST MANIFOLD





a. Disconnect the 2 heated oxygen sensor connectors, and remove the 2 heated oxygen sensors.
b. Remove the 4 bolts and upper heat insulator.
c. Remove the 4 bolts and 2 exhaust manifold stays.
d. Remove the 5 nuts, exhaust manifold and gasket.
7. DISCONNECT ENGINE WIRE





a. Disconnect the heated oxygen sensor (bank 1 sensor 1) wire from the 2 wire brackets.
b. Disconnect the camshaft timing oil control valve connector.
c. Disconnect the crankshaft position sensor connector.
d. Disconnect the knock sensor connector.
e. Disconnect the oil pressure switch connector and wire.
f. Disconnect the camshaft position sensor connector.
g. Disconnect the ECT sensor connector.
h. Disconnect the throttle position sensor connector.
i. SMT: Throttle control motor connector.
j. SMT: Accelerator position sensor connector.
k. M/T: Disconnect the IAC valve connector.
l. Disconnect the noise filter.





m. Remove the 2 bolts, and disconnect the 2 ground straps.
n. Remove the 2 bolts and engine wire.
8. REMOVE OIL FILLER CAP
9. REMOVE PCV HOSES AND VALVE
a. Remove the 2 PCV hoses.
b. Remove the PCV valve and grommet.
10. REMOVE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY





a. Disconnect the 2 water hoses from the throttle body.
b. Disconnect the 2 vacuum hoses from the intake manifold.
c. Remove the 4 bolts, 2 nuts, 2 wire brackets, the intake manifold and throttle body assembly.
d. Remove the gasket from the intake manifold and throttle body assembly.
11. REMOVE CAMSHAFT TIMING CHAIN
12. REMOVE TIMING SPROCKET AND VVT SPROCKET
13. REMOVE CAMSHAFT TIMING OIL CONTROL VALVE





14. REMOVE CAMSHAFTS
Uniformly loosen and remove the 19 bearing cap bolts in several passes, in the sequence shown, and remove the 9 bearing caps, intake and exhaust camshafts.
15. REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD ASSEMBLY





a. Remove the bolt of the water bypass pipe from the cylinder head.





b. Using a 10 mm bi-hexagon wrench, uniformly loosen and remove the 10 cylinder head bolts in several passes, in the sequence shown.

NOTICE: Head warpage or cracking could result from removing bolts in an incorrect order.

c. Remove the 10 plate washers.





d. Using a screwdriver, pry between the cylinder head and cylinder block, and remove the cylinder head.

NOTICE: Be careful not to damage the contact surfaces of the cylinder head and cylinder block.

16. REMOVE CAMSHAFT TIMING OIL CONTROL VALVE FILTER
17. REMOVE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR
18. REMOVE ECT SENSOR