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 eyewear
• Sealant
Removing
• All cable ties opened or cut during engine removal must be reinstalled at the same locations during installation.
- Drain the coolant. Refer to => [ Cooling System, Draining and Filling ] Service and Repair.
- Remove left coolant pipe. Refer to => [ Left Coolant Pipe ] Left Coolant Pipe.
- Remove right coolant pipe. Refer to => [ Right Coolant Pipe ] Right Coolant Pipe.
- Remove rear coolant pipe. Refer to => [ Rear Coolant Pipe ] Rear Coolant Pipe.
- Remove the windshield wiper arms - 1 - and - 3 -.
- Remove rubber seal - 5 - and remove plenum chamber cover - 4 -.
The plenum chamber cover could be damaged.
• To prevent the cowl grille - 2 - from tearing when removing, coat the transition between the windshield and cowl grille with soapy water and pull the grille up vertically out of the fastening strip starting at the edge of the window.
- Carefully remove plenum chamber cover - 2 - from retainers on windshield.
- Unclip Engine Control Module (ECM) - 1 - from bracket.
- Free up the wiring harness.
• Electrical connectors on engine control module remain connected.
• Ignore - 2 -.
- Remove screws - arrows - and remove partition at left rear in engine compartment.
- Remove screws - arrows - and remove partition at left rear in engine compartment.
- Remove bolts - 1 to 8 - and remove left timing chain cover.
- Remove bolts - 1 to 8 - and remove right timing chain cover.
Installing
• Tightening specifications, refer to => [ Left Timing Chain Cover, Tightening Specifications
and Sequence ] Timing Chain Covers Assembly Overview, => [ Right Timing Chain Cover, Tightening Specifications
and Sequence ] Timing Chain Covers Assembly Overview.
• Replace M6 bolts and O-rings.
• Secure all hose connections with hose clamps appropriate for the model.
• During installation, all cable ties must be installed at the same location.
Risk of contaminating lubricating system.
• Cover open parts of engine.
Risk of eye injury.
• Wear safety glasses.
- Remove sealant residue on timing chain covers and cylinder head, for example with 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 tube nozzle at front marking (nozzle diameter approximately 2 mm).
- Drive left coolant intermediate pipe - 2 - out of left timing chain cover with a suitable drift.
- Replace O-rings - 1 - at coolant intermediate pipe.
- Insert coolant intermediate pipe in left timing chain cover.
The lubrication system could be plugged with excess sealant.
• Do not apply sealant bead thicker than indicated.
- Apply a sealant bead - arrows - on the clean sealing surfaces on the left timing chain cover as illustrated.
• Thickness of sealant bead: 2.5 mm.
• Covers for timing chain must be installed within 5 minutes after applying sealant.
- Positing left timing chain cover and tighten bolts. Refer to => [ Left Timing Chain Cover, Tightening Specifications
and Sequence ] Timing Chain Covers Assembly Overview.
- Drive right coolant intermediate pipe - 2 - out of right timing chain cover with a suitable drift.
- Replace O-rings - 1 - at coolant intermediate pipe - 2 -.
- Insert coolant intermediate pipe in right timing chain cover.
The lubrication system could be plugged with excess sealant.
• Do not apply sealant bead thicker than indicated.
- Apply a sealant bead - arrows - on the clean sealing surfaces on the right timing chain cover as illustrated.
• Thickness of sealant bead: 2.5 mm.
- Positing right timing chain cover and tighten bolts. Refer to => [ Right Timing Chain Cover, Tightening Specifications
and Sequence ] Timing Chain Covers Assembly Overview.
The rest of the installation is in reverse order of removal, note the following:
- Install rear coolant pipe. Refer to => [ Rear Coolant Pipe ] Rear Coolant Pipe.
- Install left coolant pipe. Refer to => [ Left Coolant Pipe ] Left Coolant Pipe.
- Install right coolant pipe. Refer to => [ Right Coolant Pipe ] Right Coolant Pipe.
- Fill with coolant => [ Filling ] Service and Repair.