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ENG
CAMSHAFTS
Timing chain tensioner
1. Check:
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While pressing the tensioner rod lightly
with fingers, use a thin screwdriver
1
and wind the tensioner rod up fully
clockwise.
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When releasing the screwdriver by
pressing lightly with fingers, make sure
that the tensioner rod will come out
smoothly.
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If not, replace the tensioner assembly.
ASSEMBLY AND INSTALLATION
Camshaft
1. Install:
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Exhaust camshaft
1
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Intake camshaft
2
Installation steps:
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Turn the crankshaft counterclockwise with
a wrench.
NOTE:
Squeezing the decompression lever allows
the crankshaft to be turned easily.
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Align the T.D.C. mark
a
on the rotor with
the align mark
b
on the crankcase cover
when piston is at T.D.C. on compression
stroke.
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Fit the timing chain
3
onto both camshaft
sprockets and install the camshafts on the
cylinder head.
NOTE:
The camshafts should be installed onto the
cylinder head so that the punch mark
c
on
the exhaust camshaft and the punch mark
d
on the intake camshaft must align with
the cylinder head surface, as shown in the
illustration.
