Cylinder Head Gasket Removal

Remove the clip, 5 bolts and front bumper lower cover.

Remove the 4 bolts and No. 1 engine under cover.

Loosen the radiator drain cock plug.

HINT:

Collect the coolant in a container and dispose of it according to the regulations in your area.

Drain the coolant by removing the reservoir cap and, using a wrench, remove the vent plug.

Loosen the cylinder block drain cock plug.

Remove the oil filler cap.

Remove the oil pan drain plug and gasket, and then drain the engine oil into a container.

Wipe the oil pan and drain plug.

Install a new gasket and the oil pan drain plug.

Torque:

34 N*m{347 kgf*cm, 25 ft.*lbf}

Remove the exhaust manifold with turbocharger (LandCruiser RM000002S6F00ZX.html).

Remove the intake manifold (LandCruiser RM0000044GF016X.html).

Remove the glow plugs (LandCruiser RM000000JIT01DX.html).

Remove the No. 2 intake manifold insulator.

Remove the bolt and clamp.

Using a 17 mm union nut wrench, loosen the union nuts and remove the fuel inlet pipe.

Disconnect the fuel pressure sensor connector and pressure discharge valve connector.

Remove the 2 bolts, common rail and No. 2 intake manifold insulator.

NOTICE:

Do not remove the pressure discharge valve and fuel pressure sensor.

Remove the 4 bolts and No. 2 cylinder head cover.

Disconnect the vacuum hose.

Remove the bolt and No. 3 vacuum transmitting pipe.

Using a small screwdriver, remove the 4 holder seals by prying between each holder seal and the cutout part of the cylinder head cover.

Remove the 10 bolts, 2 nuts, cylinder head cover and gasket.

Remove the 4 No. 3 cylinder head cover gaskets from the cylinder head cover.

Remove the union bolt, 4 injector hollow screws, 5 gaskets and nozzle leakage pipe.

NOTICE:

1. When removing the nozzle leakage pipe, place a cushion under the pipe.
   
2. Be careful not to deform or scratch the union seal surface.
   
3. After removing the nozzle leakage pipe, put it in a plastic bag to prevent foreign matter from contaminating its injector inlet.
   

Remove the 4 bolts, 4 washers, 4 No. 1 nozzle holder clamps and 4 injectors.

HINT:

Arrange the injectors, No. 1 nozzle holder clamps, washers and bolts in the correct order.

Remove the O-ring from each injector.

Remove the 4 injection nozzle seats from the cylinder head.

Remove the timing belt (LandCruiser RM00000147C027X.html).

Using a 10 mm hexagon wrench, remove the bolt, No. 1 timing belt idler and washer.

Remove the bolt of the camshaft timing pulley while holding the camshaft with a wrench.

NOTICE:

Make sure the timing belt is not installed when removing the bolt of camshaft timing pulley.

Remove the camshaft timing pulley.

Remove the 4 bolts, nuts and No. 2 timing belt cover.

Remove the cylinder block insulator from the cylinder head.

Turn the camshaft with a wrench so that the key groove of the camshaft faces upward.

Uniformly loosen the 15 bearing cap bolts in several passes in the sequence shown in the illustration.

Remove the 15 bearing cap bolts, 5 bearing caps, oil seal and 2 camshafts.

Uniformly loosen the 18 cylinder head bolts in several passes in the sequence shown in the illustration. Then remove the 18 cylinder head bolts and 18 washers.

NOTICE:

Head warpage or cracking could result from removing bolts in the incorrect order.

Remove the cylinder head from the dowels on the cylinder block and place the cylinder head on wooden blocks on a workbench.

HINT:

If the cylinder head is difficult to remove, use a screwdriver to pry between the cylinder head and block.

NOTICE:

Be careful not to damage the contact surfaces of the cylinder head and cylinder block.