Removal

1GR-FE ENGINE MECHANICAL: CYLINDER HEAD GASKET: REMOVAL

1. REMOVE TIMING CHAIN COVER SUB-ASSEMBLY

(a) Remove the timing chain cover Removal.

2. SET NO. 1 CYLINDER TO TDC / COMPRESSION Disassembly

3. REMOVE NO. 1 CHAIN TENSIONER ASSEMBLY Disassembly

4. REMOVE CHAIN TENSIONER SLIPPER Disassembly

5. REMOVE CHAIN SUB-ASSEMBLY Disassembly

6. REMOVE NO. 1 IDLE GEAR SHAFT Disassembly

7. REMOVE NO. 1 CHAIN VIBRATION DAMPER Disassembly

8. REMOVE NO. 2 CHAIN VIBRATION DAMPER Disassembly

9. REMOVE CRANKSHAFT TIMING SPROCKET Disassembly

10. REMOVE CAMSHAFT TIMING GEARS AND NO. 2 CHAIN (for Bank 1) Disassembly

11. REMOVE NO. 2 CHAIN TENSIONER ASSEMBLY Disassembly

12. REMOVE CAMSHAFT BEARING CAP (for Bank 1) Disassembly

13. REMOVE CAMSHAFT HOUSING SUB-ASSEMBLY RH Disassembly

14. REMOVE CAMSHAFT TIMING GEARS AND NO. 2 CHAIN (for Bank 2) Disassembly

15. REMOVE NO. 3 CHAIN TENSIONER ASSEMBLY Disassembly

16. REMOVE CAMSHAFT BEARING CAP (for Bank 2) Disassembly

17. REMOVE CAMSHAFT HOUSING SUB-ASSEMBLY LH Disassembly

18. REMOVE NO. 1 VALVE ROCKER ARM SUB-ASSEMBLY Disassembly

19. REMOVE VALVE LASH ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY Disassembly

20. REMOVE VALVE STEM CAP Disassembly

21. REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD SUB-ASSEMBLY

(a) Using a 10 mm bi-hexagon wrench, uniformly loosen the 8 cylinder head bolts in the sequence shown in the illustration. Remove the 8 cylinder head bolts and plate washers.





NOTICE:
* Be careful not to drop washers into the cylinder head sub-assembly.
* Cylinder head warpage or cracking could result from removing bolts in an incorrect order.

HINT
Arrange the removed parts in the correct order.

(b) Remove the cylinder head sub-assembly.

22. REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD LH

(a) Uniformly loosen and remove the 2 cylinder head set bolts in several steps in the sequence shown in the illustration.





(b) Using a 10 mm bi-hexagon wrench, uniformly loosen the 8 bolts in the sequence shown in the illustration. Remove the 8 cylinder head bolts and plate washers.





NOTICE:
* Be careful not to drop washers into the cylinder head sub-assembly.
* Cylinder head warpage or cracking could result from removing bolts in an incorrect order.

HINT
Be sure to keep the removed parts for each installation position separate.

(c) Remove the cylinder head LH.

23. REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET

24. REMOVE NO. 2 CYLINDER HEAD GASKET