Engine Rear Cover

Engine Rear Cover




Material

Removal
1. Remove the starter.
2. Remove the crankshaft rear seal.
3. Remove the bolts and the turbocharger heat shield.





4. CAUTION: To prevent engine damage, replace damaged or missing dowel pins before installing the rear engine cover.

Remove the 11 bolts from the rear engine cover.





5. NOTE: Use care when removing the engine rear cover so that the oil pump cover gasket is not pulled out during removal.

Using a thin-blade scraper, cut the sealant at the oil pump cover joint.





6. CAUTION: Sealant is used where the crankcase and the lower crankcase meet. Failure to cut the sealant can result in pulling the lower crankcase seal out while removing the rear cover.

NOTE: A 5.5-inch long thin-blade scraper is needed to correctly cut the sealant.

Using a thin-blade scraper, cut the sealant where the crankcase and the lower crankcase meet.





7. CAUTION: Sealant is used where the crankcase and the lower crankcase meet. Failure to cut the sealant can result in pulling the lower crankcase seal out while removing the rear cover.

NOTE: A 5.5-inch long thin-blade scraper is needed to properly cut the sealant.

Using a thin-blade scraper, cut the sealant where the crankcase and the lower crankcase meet. Remove the rear cover.
^ Remove and discard the press-in-place gasket.
^ Clean and inspect the sealing surfaces.






Installation

1. Apply a bead of sealant at the back seam of the upper and lower crankcase.





2. Apply a bead of sealant at the oil pump cover joint.





3. CAUTION: To prevent engine damage, replace damaged or missing dowel pins before installing the engine rear cover.

NOTE: Prior to installing the engine rear cover, check that the alignment dowels are centered so that 10 mm (0.39 in) of the dowel extends toward the engine and 10 mm (0.39 in) extends toward the transmission.

Install the rear engine cover.
^ Install the press in place gasket.
^ Install the rear engine cover.
^ Install the bolts.





4. Install the turbocharger heat shield and bolts.







5. Install the crankshaft rear seal.

6. Install the starter.