Removal
Timing Belt:
Negative Battery Cable:
1. Disconnect the battery ground cable from the negative (-) terminal of the battery.
2. Removal of air conditioner compressor. (Air conditioner equipped vehicle only).
Radiator And Fan:
(a) Drain coolant and remove the radiator with the cooling fan.
A/C Idler:
(b) Remove the air conditioner belt by loosening the lock nut and tension adjusting bolt of the air conditioner idler pulley.
(c) Remove the two attaching bolts of the air conditioner idler pulley assembly. Then, remove the air conditioner idler pulley assembly.
Securing Compressor With Wire:
(d) Remove the mounting bolts of the air conditioner compressor. Hang the compressor at the condenser side, using a wire.
NOTE:
^ Be very careful not to damage the condenser by the air conditioner compressor.
^ Make sure that no undue force is applied to the hose connected to the air conditioner compressor. Failure to observe this caution could cause Freon gas leakage.
Power Steering Pump:
3. Removal of power steering pump. (Power steering equipped vehicle only).
(a) Loosen the two attaching bolts and tension adjusting bolt.
(b) Remove the V-ribbed belt for the P/S pump.
(c) Remove the P/S pump from the engine by removing the P/S pump attaching bolts.
NOTE: Suspend the removed P/S pump at the vehicle body side, using an adequate rope.
4. Removal of air cleaner.
Air Cleaner Hoses:
(a) Remove the hoses from the air cleaner case.
NOTE: Be very careful not to damage the air cleaner case when removing the hose.
Air Cleaner Fasteners:
(b) Remove the air cleaner assembly by loosing the two hose bands and removing the three attaching bolts.
NOTE: Be very careful not to damage the accelerator cable when removing the air cleaner assembly.
Oil Pressure Switch Wire:
5. Disconnect the oil pressure switch wire (engine wire) at the oil pressure side.
Oil Pressure Switch Wire Attachments Brackets:
6. Remove the three attaching bolts of the oil pressure switch wire (engine wire). Pull out the wire through the hole of the engine mounting right front No.1.
NOTE: As for the pulled-out wire, bend it toward the injector side.
Water Pump Pulley:
7. Loosen the all attaching bolts of the water pump pulley, utilizing the tension of the V-ribbed belt.
NOTE: On the power steering-equipped vehicle, the pulley for the power steering vane pump is tightened together.
Alternator Fasteners:
8. Loosen the adjusting bolt and two alternator attaching bolts. Then, remove the water pump pulley and V-ribbed belt.
NOTE: On the power steering-equipped vehicle, the pulley for the power steering vane pump is tightened together.
Supporting Engine:
9. Slightly jack up the engine with the supporting pad of a garage jack placed underneath the oil pan.
NOTE:
^ Place a suitable object, such as a wooden piece, between the oil pan and the supporting pad of the garage jack so as not to deform the oil pan.
^ Care must be exercised to ensure that the interposed object is not interfering with the oil drain plug. Failure to observe this note may incur a damaged drain plug and/or oil pan.
Engine Mount Bracket Fasteners:
10. Remove the three attaching bolts and one nut of the engine mounting right bracket.
NOTE: The bracket is installed with the three bolts from the upper side and one nut from the lower side.
Engine Mount Bracket Fasteners:
11. Remove the three attaching bolts of the engine mounting front insulator.
12. Remove the engine mounting front insulator together with the engine mounting front right bracket.
Engine Mount Bracket Fasteners:
13. Remove the engine mounting right front bracket No.2.
Access Hole:
14. Remove the service hole cover.
Crankshaft Pulley Bolts:
15. Remove the crankshaft pulley by removing the four attaching bolts.
NOTE:
^ Place the gear shift lever in the 4th gear position so as to prevent the rotation of the crankshaft in case of manual transmission equipped model.
^ On the automatic transmission vehicle, prevent the crankshaft from being rotated by inserting a screwdriver or the like into the ring gear at the rear end section of the cylinder block.
Timing Cover Fasteners:
16. Remove the timing belt upper cover.
17. Remove the timing belt lower cover.
Timing Belt Direction:
18. Removal of timing belt.
NOTE: Prior to removal of the timing belt, put an arrow mark indicating the normal rotating direction on the belt, using a chalk or the like.
CAUTION:
^ Do not try to pry the timing belt with a screwdriver or the like during the removal or installation.
^ Do not allow the belt to come into contact with oil, water or dust.
^ Do not bend the belt at a sharp angle or turn the belt inside out, for it is very vulnerable to bending. Do not utilize the tension of the timing belt pulley when loosening the set bolt of the camshaft timing belt pulley.
"F" Mark:
(a) Rotate the crankshaft until the "F" mark of the camshaft timing belt pulley is aligned with the indicator of the cylinder head cover.
Timing Belt Tensioner:
(b) Loosen the attaching bolt of the timing belt tensioner. Move the tensioner to the left as far as it will go and tighten the bolt temporarily.
Removing Timeing Belt:
(c) Remove the timing belt.
19. Removal of camshaft timing belt pulley.
(a) Remove the oxygen sensor wire from the clamp.
(b) Disconnect the spark plug wire at the cylinder head cover side.
NOTE: Be sure to hold the rubber boot during the spark plug wire disconnection. Never remove the spark plug wire, holding the cord portion.
(c) Disconnect the PCV hoses.
(d) Disconnect the accelerator cable from cable clamp.
(e) Remove the engine ground wire from the cylinder head cover. (Radio equipped vehicle only).
Valve Cover:
(f) Remove the cylinder head cover by loosening the eight attaching bolts progressively over two or three stages, following the sequence shown in the right figure.
(g) Lock the camshaft timing belt pulley by a suitable iron rod. Then remove the three attaching bolts.
CAUTION:
^ Never allow the camshaft to turn.
^ Be careful not to damage the gasket surface of the cylinder head.
(h) Remove the camshaft timing belt pulley.
20. Removal of crankshaft timing belt pulley.
Preventing Engine Rotation:
(a) Prevent the ring gear from turning by inserting a screwdriver into the gap between the cylinder block lower surface and the clutch housing undercover.
Removing Crank Bolt:
(b) While performing the operation described in the step (a), remove the set bolt of the crankshaft timing belt pulley.
Then, remove the crankshaft timing belt pulley.
CAUTION: Never allow the crankshaft to turn.
Removing Crank Pulley:
NOTE: If any difficulty is encountered in removing the crankshaft timing belt pulley, lightly screw in the set bolt of the crankshaft timing belt pulley. Then, remove the pulley, using the following SST:
SST: 09609-20011-000
Timing Belt Pulley Flange:
21. Remove the timing belt pulley flange.
Tensioner And Spring:
22. Remove the timing belt tensioner and tension spring.