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soap and water or a suitable solvent.

12. Remove the bolt.

CAUTION: Do not use metal scrapers,

wire brushes, power abrasive discs or

other abrasive means to clean the sealing

surfaces. These tools cause scratches and

gouges which make leak paths. Use a

plastic scraping tool to remove all traces

of old sealant.
NOTE: The bolts are part of the valve cover

and should not be removed.
NOTE: LH is shown, RH is similar.

13. Remove the bolts and the water bypass tube

assembly.

16. Remove the nuts and the two radio interference

capacitors.
NOTE: RH is shown, LH is similar.

14. Remove the eight bolts and the eight coil packs.

NOTE: RH is shown, LH is similar.

15. Remove the bolts and the valve covers.

Fully loosen the bolts and remove the valve

cover.
Clean the valve cover mating surface of the

cylinder head with silicone gasket remover

and metal surface prep. Follow the directions

on the packaging.
Inspect the valve cover gasket. If the gasket

is damaged, remove and discard the gasket.

Clean the valve cover gasket groove with

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17. Remove the eight nuts and the RH exhaust

20. Remove the bolt and the crankshaft position

manifold.

(CKP) sensor.

Clean and inspect the sealing surfaces.

21. Remove the eight nuts and the LH exhaust

manifold.

18. Remove the bolts and the A/C compressor.

Clean and inspect the sealing surfaces.

19. Remove the bolts and the A/C compressor

22. Remove the bolts and the power steering pump.

bracket.

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26. Remove the bolts.

23. Remove the bolts and the oil filter adapter.

27. Remove the coolant pump from the cylinder block.

24. Remove the bolts, the coolant pump pulley, and

the accessory drive belt idler pulley.

28. Remove and discard the crankshaft pulley bolt.

Using the special tool, remove the crankshaft

25. Remove the bolts and the accessory drive belt

pulley.

tensioner.

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29. Using the special tool, remove the crankshaft front 32. Remove the crankshaft sensor ring from the

seal.

crankshaft.

30. Remove the fasteners.

33. Compress the valve springs, and remove the

camshaft roller followers.

NOTE: Correct fastener location is essential for

assembly procedure. Record fastener location.

NOTE: The use of a special tool may be required

for this step.
NOTE: The camshaft roller followers must be

reinstalled in their original locations. Record the

camshaft roller follower locations.

34. Position the crankshaft with the keyway at the 9

o’clock position.

31. Remove the engine front cover from the cylinder

block.

35. Remove the bolts, the RH timing chain tensioner

and tensioner arm.

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