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Left and Right Timing Chain Covers






Left and Right Timing Chain Covers

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

Hand drill with plastic brush attachment

Protective goggles

Sealant, refer to the Parts Catalog

Removing

When installing, bring all the cable ties back to the same positions.

- Remove the rear engine cover - top arrows -.






- Remove the affected secondary air injection combination valve. Refer to => [ Left Secondary Air Combination Valve ] Left Secondary Air Combination Valve, => [ Right Secondary Air Combination Valve ] Right Secondary Air Combination Valve.

Left Timing Chain Cover

- Remove the electrical connectors - 1 through 4 - from the bracket and press to the side.






Ignore - arrows -.

- Free up electrical wires.

- Remove the bolts - 1 through 8 - and remove the left timing chain cover.






Right Timing Chain Cover

- Remove the electrical connectors - 1 through 4 - from the bracket and press to the side.






Ignore - arrows -.

- Remove the bolts - 1 through 8 - and remove the right timing chain cover.






Installing


Risk of contaminating lubricating system.

Cover open parts of the engine.


Danger of eye injury.

Wear protective goggles.

- Remove the sealant residue on the covers for the timing chain, cylinder block and cylinder head, for example using a rotating plastic brush.






- Clean the sealing surfaces; they must be free of oil and grease.

Note the expiration date of the sealing compound.

- Cut the tube nozzle at the front marking (nozzle diameter approximately 2 mm).







The lubrication system could be plugged with excess sealant.

Do not apply sealant bead thicker than indicated.

- Apply the sealant bead - arrow - to the clean sealing surfaces on the left timing chain cover as shown in the illustration.






Thickness of sealant bead: 2.5 mm.

Covers for the timing chain must be installed within 5 minutes after applying the sealant.

- Position the left timing chain cover and tighten the bolts. Refer to => [ Left Timing Chain Cover, Tightening Specifications and Sequence ] Timing Chain Covers Overview.






- Apply the sealant bead - arrow - to the clean sealing surfaces on the right timing chain cover as shown in the illustration.






Thickness of sealant bead: 2.5 mm.

- Position the right timing chain cover and tighten the bolts. Refer to => [ Right Timing Chain Cover, Tightening Specifications and Sequence ] Timing Chain Covers Overview.






Install in reverse order of removal paying attention to the following:

Secure all the hose connections with the hose clamps of the same type as those equipped by the factory. Refer to the Parts Catalog.

- Install the secondary air injection combination valve. Refer to => [ Left Secondary Air Combination Valve ] Left Secondary Air Combination Valve, => [ Right Secondary Air Combination Valve ] Right Secondary Air Combination Valve.