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46. Use a scraper to remove all the old RTV Silicone Sealant from the water pump cover and IVTC valve covers. CAUTION: Do not damage the mating surfaces.
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47. Remove the front oil seal from the front timing chain case using a suitable tool. CAUTION: Do not damage the front cover.

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Inspection
Check for cracks and any excessive wear at the roller links of the timing chain. Replace the timing chain as necessary.

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Installation
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Apply Genuine RTV Silicone Sealant or equivalent, to the rear timing chain case. Refer to EM-148, "POSITION FOR APPLYING LIQUID GASKET" . Align the rear timing chain case and water pump assembly with the dowel pins (RH and LH) on the cylinder block and install the case. Make sure the O-rings stay in place during installation. Tighten the mounting bolts in the numerical order as shown. There are two bolt lengths used. Follow the chart below for proper bolt length specifications. Bolt position 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 4, 5, 11 - 26 Bolt length 20 mm (0.79 in) 16 mm (0.63 in)
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After all bolts are initially tightened, retighten them to the specification in the numerical order as shown. Rear timing chain case bolts : 12 - 13 Nm (1.2 - 1.4 kg-m, 9 -10 ft-lb)

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Install the timing chain tension guide.

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4. Position the crankshaft so No. 1 piston is set at TDC on the compression stroke. q Make sure that the dowel pin hole, dowel pin and crankshaft key are located as shown. Camshaft dowel pin hole (intake side): at cylinder head upper face side in each bank. Camshaft dowel pin (exhaust side): at cylinder head upper face side in each bank. Crankshaft key: at cylinder head side of RH bank. CAUTION: Hole on small diameter side must be used for intake dowel pin. Do not misidentify (ignore big diameter side). Install the crankshaft sprocket on the crankshaft. q Make sure the mating marks on the crankshaft sprocket face the front of the engine.

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Install the secondary timing chains and camshaft sprockets. CAUTION: Matching marks between the timing chain and sprockets slip easily. Confirm all matching mark positions repeatedly during the installation process.

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Push the sleeve of the secondary chain tensioner and keep it pressed in with a stopper pin. Align the matching marks on the secondary timing chain (gold link) with the ones on the intake and exhaust sprockets (stamped), and install them. q Matching marks for the intake sprocket are on the back side of the secondary sprocket. q There are two types of matching marks, round and oval types. They should be used for the RH and LH banks, respectively. RH bank: use round type. LH bank: use oval type. Align the knock pin and pin hole on the camshaft with the groove and knock pin on the sprocket, and install them. q On the intake side, align the pin hole on the small diameter side of the camshaft front end with the knock pin on the back side of the camshaft sprocket, and install them. q On the exhaust side, align the knock pin on the camshaft front end with the pin groove on the camshaft sprocket, and install them. q Mounting bolts for the camshaft sprockets must be tightened in the next step. Tightening them by hand is enough to prevent the dislocation of the knock pins.
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It may be difficult to visually check the dislocation of mating marks during and after installation. To make the matching easier, make a mating mark on the sprocket teeth in advance with paint.

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Install the secondary timing chain and sprocket to the other bank. Install the primary timing chain at the same time. q Installation of the secondary timing chain follows the procedure in step 6. q Install primary timing chain so the mating mark (punched) on camshaft sprocket is aligned with the yellow link on the timing chain, while the mating mark (notched) on the crankshaft sprocket is aligned with the orange one on the timing chain, as shown. q When it is difficult to align mating marks of the primary timing chain with each sprocket, gradually turn the camshaft using a wrench on the hexagonal portion to align it with the mating marks. q During alignment, be careful to prevent dislocation of mating mark alignments of the secondary timing chains.

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