Removal

2GR-FE ENGINE MECHANICAL: CYLINDER HEAD GASKET: REMOVAL

1. REMOVE CAMSHAFT

HINT
See the steps from "Remove Automatic Transaxle Assembly" through "Remove Camshaft" Removal.

2. REMOVE NO. 2 CAMSHAFT Removal

3. REMOVE CAMSHAFT HOUSING SUB-ASSEMBLY RH Removal

4. REMOVE CAMSHAFT TIMING GEARS AND NO. 2 CHAIN (for Bank 2) Removal

5. REMOVE NO. 3 CHAIN TENSIONER ASSEMBLY Removal

6. REMOVE CAMSHAFT BEARING CAP (for Bank 2) Removal

7. REMOVE NO. 3 CAMSHAFT Removal

8. REMOVE NO. 4 CAMSHAFT Removal

9. REMOVE CAMSHAFT HOUSING SUB-ASSEMBLY LH Removal

10. REMOVE NO. 1 VALVE ROCKER ARM SUB-ASSEMBLY

(a) Remove the 24 valve rocker arms.

HINT
Arrange the removed parts in the correct order.

11. REMOVE VALVE LASH ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY

(a) Remove the 24 valve lash adjuster assemblies from the cylinder head.

HINT
Arrange the removed parts in the correct order.

12. REMOVE VALVE STEM CAP

(a) Remove the 24 valve stem caps.

13. REMOVE WATER OUTLET Disassembly

14. REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD SUB-ASSEMBLY RH

(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 RH.

15. REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET RH

(a) Remove the cylinder head gasket RH.

16. REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD SUB-ASSEMBLY LH

(a) Uniformly loosen and remove the 2 cylinder head set bolts in several steps and 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 separate the removed parts for each installation position.

(c) Remove the cylinder head sub-assembly LH.

17. REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET LH

(a) Remove the cylinder head gasket LH.