Removal

REMOVAL
1. DRAIN ENGINE COOLANT
2. REMOVE DRIVE BELT AND ALTERNATOR
3. REMOVE AIR CLEANER HOSE
4. A/T: DISCONNECT THROTTLE CABLE
5. DISCONNECT ACCELERATOR CABLE





6. DISCONNECT FROM EXHAUST PIPE FROM EXHAUST MANIFOLD
a. Remove the 2 nuts, heated oxygen sensor and gasket.
b. Remove the 2 bolts and 2 springs holding the front exhaust pipe to the exhaust manifold.
c. Remove the gasket.





7. REMOVE EXHAUST MANIFOLD STAY
Remove the 3 bolts and exhaust manifold stay.





8. REMOVE EXHAUST MANIFOLD
a. Remove the bolt, 2 nuts and heat insulator from the dash panel.
b. Remove the 6 bolts and upper heat insulator.
c. Remove the 5 nuts, exhaust manifold and gasket.
d. Remove the 3 bolts and lower heat insulator from the exhaust manifold.
9. REMOVE IGNITION COILS
10. REMOVE SPARK PLUGS
11. REMOVE PCV HOSES
12. REMOVE THROTTLE BODY
13. REMOVE INJECTORS





14. DISCONNECT ENGINE WIRE FROM CYLINDER HEAD
a. Disconnect the ECT sensor connector
b. Disconnect the camshaft position sensor connector
c. Disconnect the 2 ground wires
d. Remove the 2 bolts, and disconnect the engine wire protector from the 2 brackets on the intake manifold.





15. REMOVE INTAKE MANIFOLD
a. Disconnect the EVAP hose for ORVR
b. Disconnect the brake booster vacuum hose
c. Remove the bolt, nut and hose clamp.
d. Remove the 2 bolts and manifold stay.
e. Remove the 2 bolts, 2 nuts, 2 brackets, intake manifold and gasket.
16. REMOVE ENGINE HANGER
17. REMOVE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR
18. REMOVE ECT SENSOR
19. REMOVE OIL FILLER CAP
20. REMOVE CAMSHAFT TIMING SPROCKETS





21. REMOVE CAMSHAFTS
Uniformly loosen and remove the 19 bearing cap bolts, in several passes, in the sequence shown, and remove the 9 bearing caps, intake and exhaust camshafts.
22. REMOVE CAMSHAFT TIMING OIL CONTROL VALVE
23. REMOVE CAMSHAFT TIMING OIL CONTROL VALVE FILTER
24. REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD
a. Disconnect the upper radiator hose from the water hose union.
b. Disconnect the heater water hose from the water hose union.





c. Using a 10 mm bi-hexagon wrench, uniformly loosen and remove the 10 cylinder head bolts, in several passes, in the sequence shown. Remove the 10 cylinder head bolts and plate washers.

NOTICE: Head warpage or cracking could result from removing bolts in an incorrect order.

d. Remove the bolt holding the water bypass pipe to the cylinder head.





e. Using a screwdriver, pry between the cylinder head and cylinder block, and remove the cylinder head.

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