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Cylinder Head Cover LH

Cylinder Head Cover LH
Removal
1. Disconnect battery ground cable.





2. Remove engine cover from the dowels on the common chamber.
3. Disconnect positive crankcase ventilation hose.
4. Remove ground cable fixing bolt on cylinder head cover.





5. Ignition coil connector and ignition coil.
^ Disconnect the three connectors from the ignition coils.
^ Remove harness bracket bolt on cylinder head cover.
^ Remove fixing bolts on ignition coils.
6. Remove timing belt cover fixing bolt of cylinder head front side.





7. Remove the bolt for the cylinder head cover fixing (8 places).

Installation
1. Install cylinder head cover.
^ Clean the sealing surface of cylinder head and cylinder head cover to remove oil and sealing materials completely.





^ Apply sealant (TB-1207B or equivalent) of bead diameter 2-3 mm at four place of arched area of camshaft bearing cap on front and at four place of rear cam end plugs.
^ The cylinder head cover must be installed with in 5 minutes after sealant application to prevent hardening of sealant.





^ Tighten bolts to the specified torque.
Torque: 9 Nm (6.6 ft. lbs.)
2. Install timing belt cover fixing bolt of cylinder head front side.
Torque: 19 Nm (14 ft. lbs.)





3. Connect ignition coil connector and ignition coil, then tighten bolt to the specified torque.
Torque: 8 Nm (5.9 ft. lbs.)
4. Install positive crankcase ventilation hose.
5. Install engine cover mating with the dowels.