Cylinder Head Gasket No. 1 (RH)
REPLACEMENT1. DISCHARGE FUEL SYSTEM PRESSURE
2. DISCONNECT CABLE FROM NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL
CAUTION: Wait at least 90 seconds after disconnecting the cable from the negative (-) battery terminal to prevent airbag and seat belt pretensioner activation.
3. REMOVE CAMSHAFT
4. REMOVE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY
5. REMOVE V-BANK COVER BRACKET NO.1
6. REMOVE V-BANK COVER BRACKET NO.2
7. REMOVE V-BANK COVER BRACKET NO.3
8. REMOVE V-BANK COVER BRACKET NO. 4
9. REMOVE VACUUM SWITCHING VALVE ASSEMBLY
10. DISCONNECT FUEL PIPE SUB-ASSEMBLY NO.2
11. REMOVE INTAKE MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY
a. Remove the 6 bolts, 4 nuts, intake manifold and 2 gaskets.
12. REMOVE REAR WATER BY-PASS JOINT
a. Disconnect the heater inlet hose from the water by-pass joint.
b. Remove the 4 nuts, water by-pass joint and 2 gaskets.
13. REMOVE WATER INLET HOUSING
a. Remove the 2 bolts and inlet housing.
14. REMOVE FRONT WATER BY-PASS JOINT
a. Disconnect the sensor connector.
b. Remove the 4 nuts, water by-pass joint and 2 gaskets.
15. REMOVE W/CATALYST CONVERTER ASSEMBLY
16. REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD SUB-ASSEMBLY
a. Uniformly loosen 10 cylinder head bolts on cylinder head in several passes, in the sequence shown. Remove the 10 cylinder head bolts and plate washers.
NOTICE: Be careful not to drop washers into the cylinder head.
b. Remove cylinder head together with the exhaust manifold old.
17. REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET
18. INSTALL CYLINDER HEAD GASKET
a. Place a new cylinder head gasket in position on the cylinder block.
b. The rear side of the cylinder head gasket has marks so that the RH and LH banks can be distinguished. A 3R mark is on the RH bank's gasket.
NOTICE: Be careful of the installation direction.
19. INSTALL CYLINDER HEAD SUB-ASSEMBLY
a. Check that the timing mark of the crankshaft timing pulley is in the position shown in the illustration, and that the piston is below the TDC of compression.
b. Install the cylinder head together with the exhaust manifold to the cylinder block.
c. Apply a light coat of engine oil on the threads and under the head of the cylinder head bolts.
d. Put the washer on the bolt, and insert the bolt with washer into the cylinder head.
NOTICE: Be careful not to drop washers into the cylinder head.
e. Install and uniformly tighten the 10 cylinder head bolts, and plate washers in the sequence shown in the illustration.
Torque: 59 Nm (601 kgf-cm, 44 ft. lbs.)
f. Mark the front of the cylinder head bolt's head with paint.
g. Retighten the cylinder head bolts by 90° in the sequence shown.
h. Check that the painted mark is now at a 90° angle to the front.
20. INSTALL W/CATALYST CONVERTER ASSEMBLY
21. INSTALL FRONT WATER BY-PASS JOINT
a. Install 2 new gaskets and the water by-pass joint with the 4 nuts. Alternately tighten the nuts.
Torque: 18 Nm (184 kgf-cm, 13 ft. lbs.)
b. Connect the connector.
22. INSTALL WATER INLET HOUSING
a. Install a new O-ring to the water inlet housing.
b. Apply soapy water on the O-ring.
c. Apply seal packing to the sealing groove of the inlet housing as shown in the illustration.
Seal packing: Part No. 08826-00100 or equivalent
Seal width: 2 to 3 mm (0.08 to 0.12 inch)
NOTICE:
^ Remove any oil from the contact surface.
^ Install the water inlet housing within 3 minutes after applying seal packing.
^ Do not start the engine for at least 2 hours after installing.
d. Install the water inlet and housing with the 2 bolts. Alternately tighten the bolts.
Torque: 18 Nm (184 kgf-cm, 13 ft. lbs.)
23. INSTALL REAR WATER BY-PASS JOINT
a. Install 2 new gaskets and the water by-pass joint with the 4 nuts. Alternately tighten the nuts.
Torque: 18 Nm (184 kgf-cm, 13 ft. lbs.)
24. INSTALL INTAKE MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY
a. Place 2 new gaskets on the cylinder heads with the white mark facing outward.
NOTICE: Be careful of the installation direction.
b. Install the intake manifold assembly with the 6 bolts and 4 nuts.
Torque: 18 Nm (184 kgf-cm, 13 ft. lbs.)
25. INSTALL FUEL PIPE SUB-ASSEMBLY NO.2
26. INSTALL VACUUM SWITCHING VALVE ASSEMBLY
27. INSTALL V-BANK COVER BRACKET NO. 4
28. INSTALL V-BANK COVER BRACKET NO.3
29. INSTALL V-BANK COVER BRACKET NO.2
30. INSTALL V-BANK COVER BRACKET NO.1
31. INSTALL THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY
32. INSTALL CAMSHAFT
33. CONNECT CABLE TO NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL
34. PERFORM INITIALIZATION
NOTICE: Certain systems need to be initialized after disconnecting and reconnecting the cable from the negative (-) battery terminal.