Camshaft Removal

Remove the 2 front wiper arm head caps.

Remove the nut and the front wiper arm and blade assembly LH.

Remove the nut and the front wiper arm and blade assembly RH.

Disengage the 7 clips and remove the hood to cowl top seal.

Disengage the clip and 14 claws, and remove the center No. 1 cowl top ventilator louver.

Disengage the clip and 8 claws, and remove the cowl top ventilator louver LH.

Disconnect the connector.

Remove the 2 bolts and the windshield wiper motor and link assembly.

Disengage the clamp and bend the water guard plate RH as shown in the illustration.

Disengage the clamp.

Remove the 12 bolts and outer cowl top panel.

Disengage the clamp and bend the water guard plate RH as shown in the illustration.

Disengage the clamp and bend the No. 1 heater air duct splash shield seal.

Disengage the clamp.

Remove the 12 bolts and outer cowl top panel.

Hold the rear of the cover and raise it to disengage the 2 clips on the rear of the cover. Continue to raise the cover to disengage the 2 clips on the front of the cover to remove the cover.

NOTICE:

Attempting to disengage both front and rear clips at the same time may cause the cover to break.

Disconnect the 4 ignition coil connectors.

Remove the 4 bolts and 4 ignition coils.

NOTICE:

When removing each ignition coil, do not damage the plug cap on the engine head cover opening or the upper edge of the spark plug tube.

Remove the bolt and radio setting condenser.

Disconnect the No. 2 ventilation hose.

Remove the 2 bolts, 5 connectors, 5 clamps and disconnect the engine wire.

Remove the 2 bolts, 4 hoses and air tube assembly.

Remove the 13 bolts, seal washer and cylinder head cover.

NOTICE:

Be careful not to drop any of the gaskets into the engine when removing the cylinder head cover because the gaskets may stick to the cylinder head cover.

Remove the cylinder head cover gasket.

Remove the 3 gaskets from the camshaft bearing cap.

Turn the crankshaft pulley until its timing notch (groove) and the timing mark "0" of the timing chain cover are aligned.

Check that each matchmark of the camshaft timing gear and camshaft timing exhaust gear are aligned with each matchmark located as shown in the illustration. If not, turn the crankshaft 1 revolution (360°) to align the timing marks as shown in the illustration.

Place paint marks on the chain in alignment with the timing marks on the camshaft timing gear and camshaft timing exhaust gear.

Using SST, remove the 2 bolts and No. 2 chain vibration damper from the camshaft bearing cap.

SST

09961-00950

Remove the 2 nuts, bracket, tensioner and gasket.

NOTICE:

Do not turn the crankshaft without the chain tensioner installed.

While holding the hexagonal portion of the No. 2 camshaft with a wrench, loosen the camshaft timing exhaust gear bolt with SST.

SST

09249-37010

NOTICE:

Do not remove the other 4 bolts ("TORX" bolt). If any of them is removed, replace the camshaft timing exhaust gear assembly.

HINT:

The bolt cannot be removed separately from the camshaft timing exhaust gear assembly due to lack of space.

Hold the hexagonal portion of the intake camshaft with a wrench and turn it slightly counterclockwise to release the chain.

NOTICE:

Do not turn the intake camshaft more than necessary.

HINT:

Be sure to loosen the chain because the camshaft timing exhaust gear assembly cannot be removed with the chain tensioned.

While removing the chain, pull out the camshaft timing exhaust gear assembly horizontally and then upward with the bolts installed.

Temporarily install the camshaft timing exhaust gear assembly.

1. Install the bolt to the camshaft timing exhaust gear assembly.
   

2. Align the knock pin on the No. 2 camshaft with the pin hole in the camshaft timing exhaust gear assembly and temporarily install the camshaft timing exhaust gear assembly to the No. 2 camshaft with the bolt.
   

   NOTICE:

   1. Do not install the chain onto the gear at this step.
      
   2. Do not allow the chain to interfere with the gear when installing the gear assembly.
      

Inspect the camshaft timing exhaust gear lock.

1. Check that the camshaft timing exhaust gear is locked.
   

Inspect camshaft timing exhaust gear operation.

1. After cleaning and degreasing the exhaust side VVT oil hole on the No. 1 camshaft bearing cap, completely seal the oil hole with adhesive tape or equivalent as shown in the illustration to prevent air from leaking.
   

   NOTICE:

   Be sure to seal the oil hole completely because air leaks due to insufficient sealing will prevent the lock pin from being released.

2. Make a hole in the adhesive tape covering the oil hole as shown in the illustration. (Procedure B)
   





3. Apply approximately 200 kPa (2.0 kgf/cm², 28 psi.) of air pressure to the hole made in procedure B to release the lock pin.
   

   NOTICE:

   1. If air leaks out, reattach the adhesive tape.
      
   2. Cover the oil hole with a piece of cloth when applying air pressure to prevent oil from spraying.
      

4. Using a screwdriver with its tip taped, forcibly turn the camshaft timing exhaust gear in the retard direction (clockwise).
   

   NOTICE:

   1. Be sure to keep the camshaft timing exhaust gear in the retard direction. If the gear is released, it will return to the advanced position automatically due to the force from the spring.
      
   2. Do not damage the camshaft timing exhaust gear.
      

   HINT:

   Depending on the air pressure applied, the camshaft timing exhaust gear may turn in the retard direction without assistance by hand.





5. Using a screwdriver with its tip taped, turn the camshaft timing exhaust gear within its movable range (20°) 2 or 3 times without turning it to the most advanced position. Check that the camshaft timing gear turns smoothly.
   

6. Lock the camshaft timing exhaust gear.
   

   NOTICE:

   Check that the camshaft timing exhaust gear assembly locks at the most advanced position (the most advanced position of its movable range) and cannot be rotated any further.

7. Remove the adhesive tape from the No. 1 camshaft bearing cap.
   

Remove the camshaft timing exhaust gear assembly.

1. Remove the temporarily installed camshaft timing exhaust gear assembly.
   

Inspect the camshaft timing gear lock.

1. Check that the camshaft timing gear is locked.
   

Inspect camshaft timing gear operation.

1. After cleaning and degreasing the intake side VVT oil hole on the No. 1 camshaft bearing cap, completely seal the oil hole with adhesive tape or equivalent as shown in the illustration to prevent air from leaking.
   

   NOTICE:

   Be sure to seal the oil hole completely because air leaks due to insufficient sealing will prevent the lock pin from being released.

2. Make a hole in the adhesive tape covering the oil hole as shown in the illustration. (Procedure A)
   





3. Apply approximately 150 kPa (1.5 kgf/cm², 22 psi.) of air pressure to the hole made in procedure A to release the lock pin.
   

   NOTICE:

   1. If air leaks out, reattach the adhesive tape.
      
   2. Cover the oil hole with a piece of cloth when applying air pressure to prevent oil from spraying.
      

4. Forcibly turn the camshaft timing gear in the advance direction (counterclockwise).
   

   HINT:

   Depending on the air pressure applied, the camshaft timing gear may turn in the advance direction without assistance by hand.





5. Turn the camshaft timing gear within its movable range (27.5°) 2 or 3 times without turning it to the most retarded position. Check that the camshaft timing gear turns smoothly.
   

   NOTICE:

   1. Do not lock the camshaft timing gear assembly.
      
   2. If camshaft timing gear assembly is locked, release the lock pin again.
      

6. Remove the adhesive tape from the No. 1 camshaft bearing cap.
   

Uniformly loosen and remove the 10 bearing cap bolts in the sequence shown in the illustration.

NOTICE:

Be sure not to loosen the other 15 bearing cap bolts in this step.

HINT:

Arrange the removed parts in the correct order.

Remove the bolts and bearing caps in the order shown in the illustration. Immediately after removing bearing caps, install service bolts and spacers in the order shown in the illustration.

Torque:

27 N*m{275 kgf*cm, 20 ft.*lbf}

NOTICE:

1. If the bolts are loosened all at once, FIPG on the camshaft housing and cylinder head may peel off, resulting in oil oozing. Therefore, be sure to install the service bolts and spacers to one bearing cap at a time.
   
2. Do not install the bearing caps when installing the service bolts and spacers.
   

HINT:

1. Arrange the removed parts in the correct order.
   
2. Part number for the service bolts used to temporarily secure the camshaft housing: 91551-G0875 (15 bolts)
   
3. Part number for the service washers used to temporarily secure the camshaft housing: 90387-12048 (15 spacers)
   

Remove the No. 2 camshaft from the camshaft housing.

Hold up the chain and remove the camshaft from the camshaft housing.

Suspend the chain with a string or equivalent.

Secure the hexagonal portion of the camshaft in a soft jaw vise.

Remove the flange bolt and the camshaft timing gear assembly.

NOTICE:

1. Before removing the camshaft timing gear, make sure that the lock pin has been released.
   
2. Be sure not to remove the other 4 bolts.
   
3. Keep the camshaft timing gear assembly horizontal while removing it from the camshaft.
   
4. If the camshaft timing gear assembly is to be reused, be sure to use it with the lock pin released.
   

Remove the 2 No. 1 camshaft bearings.

HINT:

Arrange the removed parts in the correct order.

Remove the 2 No. 2 camshaft bearings.

HINT:

Arrange the removed parts in the correct order.