Cylinder Head Gasket (For Hatchback) Removal

Remove the oil filler cap.

Remove the oil pan drain plug and drain the engine oil.

Clean the drain plug.

Install the drain plug with a new gasket.

Torque:

38 N*m{382 kgf*cm, 28 ft.*lbf}

Loosen the radiator drain cock plug.

Remove the radiator cap sub-assembly.

Loosen the cylinder block drain cock plug, then drain the coolant.

Disengage the 3 claws and remove the front air shutter seal RH.

Remove the 2 bolts and the inner cowl top to cowl brace.

Disengage the wire harness clamp.

Remove the 2 bolts and remove the cowl top to cowl inner brace.

Remove the 8 bolts and remove the cowl top panel outer.

Disconnect the battery terminal.

Remove the 2 nuts and the battery clamp.

Remove the battery.

Disengage the clamp and disconnect the fuel vapor feed hose assembly from the No. 1 air cleaner hose.

Loosen the 2 hose clamps and disconnect the fuel vapor feed hose assembly from the No. 1 air cleaner hose and vacuum switching valve assembly.

Disconnect the No. 2 fuel vapor feed hose from the intake manifold.

Disengage the 2 clamps and disconnect the wire harness from the air cleaner cap sub-assembly and vacuum switching valve assembly.

Disconnect the mass air flow meter connector.

Disconnect the vacuum switching valve connector.

Loosen the hose clamp and disconnect the No. 1 air cleaner hose from the throttle with motor body assembly.

Disengage the 2 clamps and remove the air cleaner cap sub-assembly with No. 1 air cleaner hose.

Disconnect No. 3 radiator hose.

Disconnect the reserve tank hose.

Separate No. 1 radiator hose from the cylinder head.

Remove the 2 nuts and the water filler sub-assembly.

Disconnect No. 2 water by-pass hose.

Disconnect the water by-pass hose.

Disengage the clamp and disconnect the wire harness from the wire harness bracket.

Remove the nut and disconnect the wire harness from the throttle body assembly.

Disconnect the throttle body assembly connector.

Disconnect the ventilation hose.

Disconnect the union to connector tube hose.

Disengage the 3 clamps and disconnect the wire harness from the intake manifold.

Remove the 3 bolts, 2 nuts and the intake manifold.

Disengage the clamp and disconnect the wire harness from the oil level dipstick guide.

Remove the bolt and the oil level dipstick guide.

Remove the O-ring from the oil level dipstick guide.

Remove the EFI fuel pipe clamp.

Pinch the retainer of the fuel tube connector, then pull the fuel tube connector to disconnect the fuel tube out of the fuel delivery pipe sub-assembly.

Text in Illustration

*1	Retainer
*2	Fuel Pipe
*3	O-Ring
*4	Nylon Tube
	Pinch
	Pull

NOTICE:

1. Remove any dirt and foreign matter from the fuel tube connector before performing this work.
   
2. Do not allow any scratches or foreign matter on the parts when disconnecting, as the fuel tube connector has the O-ring that seals the pipe.
   
3. Perform this work by hand. Do not use any tools.
   
4. Do not forcibly bend, twist or turn the nylon tube.
   
5. Protect the disconnected parts by covering them with a vinyl bag after disconnecting the fuel tube.
   
6. If the fuel tube connector and pipe are stuck, push and pull to release them.
   

Disconnect the booster vacuum tube.

Disconnect the camshaft position sensor connector.

Disconnect the engine coolant temperature sensor connector.

Remove the bolts and separate the sensor bracket.

Disconnect the air fuel ratio sensor connector.

Disconnect heater water inlet hose A.

Remove the bolt and separate No. 1 water by-pass pipe.

Remove the 2 bolts and disconnect the wire harness.

Remove the 2 bolts and 2 compression springs and separate the front exhaust pipe assembly.

Remove the No. 2 exhaust pipe gasket from the front exhaust pipe assembly.

Remove the 3 bolts and the manifold support bracket.

Disconnect the ventilation hose.

Disconnect the fuel vapor feed hose assembly.

Disconnect the fuel injector connectors.

Disconnect the connector and 4 wire harness clamps shown in the illustration and disconnect the engine wire harness.

Remove the bolt and the wire harness bracket.

Remove the 9 bolts, 2 nuts and 2 seal washers and then remove the cylinder head cover sub-assembly.

Place a wooden block on a jack underneath the engine.

Remove the 4 bolts, 2 nuts and the engine mounting insulator sub-assembly RH.

Set the No. 1 cylinder to TDC/compression.

1. Turn the crankshaft damper sub-assembly, and align its timing notch with timing mark "0" of the oil pump.
   

   Text in Illustration

   *a	Timing Notch





2. Check that the timing marks on the camshaft timing sprocket and the camshaft timing gear are all facing upward as shown in the illustration.
   

   Text in Illustration

   *a	Timing Marks

   If not, turn the crankshaft 1 complete revolution (360°) and align the marks as above.
   

Using SST, loosen the bolt while holding the crankshaft damper sub-assembly.

SST

09213-58014(90201-08131,91111-50845)
09330-00021(09330-00030)

NOTICE:

Check the SST installation positions when installing them, to avoid the SST fixing bolts from coming into contact with the oil pump assembly.

Remove the SSTs and the bolt.

Remove the crankshaft damper sub-assembly.

Disconnect the camshaft position sensor connector.

Remove the bolt and camshaft position sensor.

Disconnect the camshaft timing oil control valve assembly connector.

Remove the bolt and camshaft timing oil control valve assembly.

Remove the O-ring from the camshaft timing oil control valve assembly.

Using SST, hold the water pump pulley.

SST

09960-10010(09962-01000,09963-00700)

Remove the 3 bolts and the water pump pulley.

Remove the 3 bolts, 2 nuts the water pump assembly and water pump gasket.

Remove the 4 bolts and the transverse engine engine mounting bracket.

Remove the 15 bolts and the nut.

Using a screwdriver with its tip wrapped in protective tape, pry the oil pump assembly to remove it.

NOTICE:

Do not damage the contact surfaces of the oil pump assembly and oil pan sub-assembly.

Remove the 2 O-rings from the cylinder block and oil pan sub-assembly.

Using a screwdriver with its tip wrapped in protective tape, remove the oil pump seal.

Pull up the stopper plate and hold it with its lock released.

Unlock the plunger of the tensioner and push it in to the end.

Pull down the stopper plate with the plunger pushed to the end and lock the plunger.

Insert a 3 mm (0.12 in.) diameter bar into the hole in the stopper plate and lock the plunger.

Remove the 2 bolts and the No. 1 chain tensioner.

Remove the chain tensioner slipper.

Remove the 2 bolts and the No. 1 chain vibration damper.

Using several steps, uniformly loosen and remove the 19 bearing cap bolts in the sequence shown in the illustration, and then remove No. 1 camshaft bearing cap and No. 2 camshaft bearing cap.

NOTICE:

Loosen each bolt uniformly while keeping the camshaft level.

Remove the camshaft and No. 2 camshaft.

Using several steps, uniformly loosen and remove the 10 cylinder head bolts with an 8 mm bi-hexagon wrench in the sequence shown in the illustration. Remove the 10 plate washers.

NOTICE:

1. Do not drop the washers into the cylinder head.
   
2. Head warpage or cracking could result from removing the bolts in the wrong order.
   

Remove the cylinder head gasket.