Timing Cover: Service and Repair

Remove or Disconnect

1. Torsional damper.

2. Oil pan.

3. Coolant pump.

4. Bolts attaching engine front cover to engine.

5. Engine front cover.

6. Gasket

^ Discard the gasket.

Clean

^ Gasket surface on block and engine front cover.

^ Using a sharp knife remove any excess oil pan gasket material on the oil pan and the cylinder block.

Inspect

^ Engine cover for damage or distortion. Replace if necessary.

Install or Connect

1. Gasket on engine front cover.

^ Position the cover and assembled gasket over the crankshaft end.

2. Loosely install the engine cover-to-block upper attaching bolts.

CAUTION: Do not force the cover over the dowels to the point where the cover flange or the dowels become distorted.

^ Tighten bolts alternately and evenly while pressing downward on the cover so the dowels in the block are aligned with the corresponding holes in the cover. Position the engine front cover so that the dowels enter the holes in the cover without binding.

3. Remaining cover bolts.

Tighten

^ Bolts alternately and evenly to 11 N.m (100 lb. in.).

4. Torsional damper.

5. Coolant pump.

6. Oil pan.