Remove and Install Lower Timing Case
REMOVING AND INSTALLING LOWER TIMING CASE COVERRemove upper timing case. Remove and Install Upper Timing Case
Remove hub for vibration damper. Service and Repair
Counterhold drive belt pulley of water pump with the drive belt and unscrew.
Drain engine oil.
Unscrew lower section of oil pan.
Installation:
Replace gasket.
Also mount both holders for the ride level control oil pipe.
Tightening torque: 10 Nm (7 ft lb).
Unscrew bottom mounting screws of timing case cover and loosen 4 adjacent oil pan bolts on each side.
Installation:
Tightening torque: 10 Nm (7 ft lb).
Unscrew drive belt tensioner.
Unscrew reference mark sender.
Unscrew mounting screws and take off timing case cover.
Installation:
If oil pan gasket was damaged it must be replaced.
Apply a thin coat of brush-on universal sealing compound on the corners of the oil pan/timing case joint.
Replace gaskets for timing case cover.
Tightening torque:
M 6 = 10 Nm (7 ft lb)
M 8 = 24 Nm (17 ft lb)