Camshaft: Service and Repair

Disassembly
1. Disconnect the breather hose and the PCV hose.
2. Remove the coolant pump pulley and crankshaft pulley.
3. Remove the timing belt cover.
4. Loosen the timing bolt tensioner pulley and temporarily secure it.
5. Remove the timing belt from the camshaft sprocket.
6. Loosen the center cover bolts and then remove the center cover.
7. Remove the ignition coil assembly.
8. Loosen the cylinder head cover bolts and then remove it.





9. Remove the camshaft pulley.
10. Remove the cam carrier assembly and timing belt.
11. Remove the camshaft.
12. Remove the HLA.

Reassembly
1. Install the HLA.





2. Check that "I" mark on intake camshaft pulley is aligned with mark on cylinder head cover and "E" mark on exhaust camshaft pulley is aligned with mark on cylinder head cover.





3. Install the camshaft after lubricating the journal of camshaft with engine oil.
4. Install the cam carrier assembly.





5. Tighten the can carrier bolts to the specified torque in two or three steps.
Tightening torque: 8.31 - 10.5 ft. lbs. (11.2 - 14.2 Nm, 1.15 - 1.45 kg-m)





6. Using special tool, camshaft oil seal installer (09221 - 21000, press the camshaft oil seal. Be sure to apply - Engine oil to the external surface of the oil seal. Insert the oil seal along the camshaft front end install by driving the installer with a hammer until the oil seal is fully seated.