Cylinder Head - Removal - RH
Cylinder Head - RH
NOTICE: During engine repair procedures, cleanliness is extremely important. Any foreign material, including any material created while cleaning gasket surfaces that enters the oil passages, coolant passages or the oil pan, can cause engine failure.
NOTE: On early build engines, the timing chain rides on the inner side of the RH timing chain guide. Late build engines are equipped with a different design RH timing chain guide that requires the timing chain to ride on the outer side of the RH timing chain guide. For service, all replacement RH timing chain guides will be the late build design.
All vehicles
1. Remove the RH camshafts. For additional information, refer to Camshaft Camshaft - Removal.
2. If equipped, remove the heat shield and disconnect the block heater electrical connector.
- Remove the block heater wiring harness from the engine.
3. Disconnect the RH Heated Oxygen Sensor (HO2S) electrical connector.
4. Disconnect the RH Camshaft Position (CMP) sensor electrical connector.
5. Remove the bolt and the Power Steering Pressure (PSP) tube and bracket assembly.
6. Disconnect the 6 fuel injector electrical connectors (3 shown).
7. Disconnect the Cylinder Head Temperature (CHT) sensor electrical connector.
8. Disconnect the LH Catalyst Monitor Sensor (CMS) sensor electrical connector.
9. Remove the 2 LH catalytic converter bracket bolts.
10. Remove the 4 nuts (3 shown) and the LH catalytic converter.
- Discard the nuts and the gasket.
11. Remove the LH cylinder block drain plug.
- Allow coolant to drain from the cylinder block.
All-Wheel Drive (AWD) vehicles
12. Remove the 2 RH catalytic converter bracket bolts.
All vehicles
13. Remove the 4 nuts and the RH catalytic converter.
- Discard the nuts and the gasket.
14. Remove the RH cylinder block drain plug or, if equipped, the block heater.
- Allow coolant to drain from the cylinder block.
15. Remove the 3 bolts and the RH exhaust manifold heat shield.
16. Remove the 6 nuts and the RH exhaust manifold.
- Discard the nuts and exhaust manifold gaskets.
17. Clean and inspect the RH exhaust manifold. For additional information, refer to Engine.
18. Remove and discard the 6 RH exhaust manifold studs.
Engines equipped with early build RH timing chain guides
19. Remove the 2 bolts and the RH primary timing chain guide.
Engines equipped with late build/replacement RH timing chain guides
20. Remove the 2 bolts and the RH primary timing chain guide.
All vehicles
21. Remove the 2 bolts and the RH secondary timing chain tensioner.
22. Remove the 2 bolts and the engine lifting eye.
23. NOTE: Index-mark the location of the bracket on the cylinder head for installation.
Remove the bolt and the upper intake manifold support bracket.
24. Remove the bolt and the RH CMP sensor.
25. Remove the 4 bolts and the fuel rail and injectors as an assembly.
26. Disconnect the coolant bypass hose from the thermostat housing.
27. Remove the 2 thermostat housing-to-lower intake manifold bolts.
- Remove the thermostat housing and discard the gasket and O-ring seal.
28. NOTICE: If the engine is repaired or replaced because of upper engine failure, typically including valve or piston damage, check the intake manifold for metal debris. If metal debris is found, install a new intake manifold. Failure to follow these instructions can result in engine damage.
Remove the 10 bolts and the lower intake manifold.
- Discard the gaskets.
29. Disconnect and remove the CHT sensor jumper harness.
30. NOTE: If the components are to be reinstalled, they must be installed in the same positions. Mark the components for installation into their original locations.
Remove the valve tappets from the cylinder head.
31. Remove and discard the M6 bolt.
32. NOTICE: Place clean shop towels over exposed engine cavities. Carefully remove the towels so foreign material is not dropped into the engine. Any foreign material (including any material created while cleaning gasket surfaces) that enters the oil passages or the oil pan, may cause engine failure.
NOTICE: Aluminum surfaces are soft and may be scratched easily. Never place the cylinder head gasket surface, unprotected, on a bench surface.
NOTE: The cylinder head bolts must be discarded and new bolts must be installed. They are a tighten-to-yield design and cannot be reused.
Remove and discard the 8 bolts from the cylinder head.
- Remove the cylinder head.
- Discard the cylinder head gasket.
33. NOTICE: Do not use metal scrapers, wire brushes, power abrasive discs or other abrasive means to clean the sealing surfaces. These tools cause scratches and gouges that make leak paths. Use a plastic scraping tool to remove all traces of the head gasket.
NOTE: Observe all warnings or cautions and follow all application directions contained on the packaging of the silicone gasket remover and the metal surface prep.
NOTE: If there is no residual gasket material present, metal surface prep can be used to clean and prepare the surfaces.
Clean the cylinder head-to-cylinder block mating surfaces of both the cylinder heads and the cylinder block in the following sequence.
1. Remove any large deposits of silicone or gasket material with a plastic scraper.
2. Apply silicone gasket remover, following package directions, and allow to set for several minutes.
3. Remove the silicone gasket remover with a plastic scraper. A second application of silicone gasket remover may be required if residual traces of silicone or gasket material remain.
4. Apply metal surface prep, following package directions, to remove any remaining traces of oil or coolant and to prepare the surfaces to bond with the new gasket. Do not attempt to make the metal shiny. Some staining of the metal surfaces is normal.
34. Support the cylinder head on a bench with the head gasket side up. Check the cylinder head distortion and the cylinder block distortion. For additional information, refer to Engine.