NISSAN ALMERA N15 1995 Service Manual

COMPRESSIONPRESSURE

Measurement ofCompression Pressure

1. Warm upengine.
2. Turn ignition switchoff.
3. Release fuelpressure.
Refer to"Releasing FuelPressure" inEC section.
4. Remove allspark plugs.
5. Disconnect distributorcoilconnector.

20
mm (0.79
In)dls.

Use compressor testerwhose end(rubber
portion) isless than 20mm (0.79 in)dia.
Otherwise. itmay becaught bycylinder
head during removal.

SEM387C6.
Attach acompression testertoNO.1 cylinder.
7. Depress accelerator pedalfullytokeep throttle valvewide
open.
8.' Crank engine andrecord highest gaugeindication.
9. Repeat themeasurement oneach cylinder asshown above.

• Always useafully-charged batterytoobtain specified
engine speed.
Compression pressure:kPa(bar, kg/cm
2,
psi)/300 rpm
Standard 1,226 (12.26, 12.5,178)
Minimum 1,030 (10.30, 10.5,149)
Difference limitbetween cylinders
98 (0.98, 1.0,14)

10. Ifcompression inone ormore cylinders islow:
a. Pour asmall amount ofengine oilinto cylinders through
spark plugholes.
b. Retest compression.
• If
adding oilhelps compression, pistonringsmaybeworn
or damaged.
If
so, replace pistonringsafterchecking pis-
ton.
• Ifpressure stayslow,avalve maybesticking orseating
improperly. Inspectandrepair valveandvalve seat.Refer
to
50S.
If
valve orvalve seatisdamaged excessively,
replace them.
• There isleakage pastthegasket surface ifthe following is
observed. Compression intwo adjacent cylinders islow and
adding oildoes notimprove compression.
If
so, replace
cylinder headgasket.

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OILPAN

SEC. 110

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Removal
1. Remove engineundercover.
2. Drain engine oil.
3. Remove steeloilpan bolts.
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(0.19 -0.25,
16.5 -21.7)

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Side gallery baffleplate

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011
pan
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Rear cover plate

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011
pan
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4.
Remove steeloilpan.
a. Insert Toolbetween aluminum oilpan and steel oilpan.

• Becareful nottodamage aluminum matingsurface.
• Do not insert screwdriver, oroil pan flange willbe
deformed.

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SEM603E
SEM717E OIL
PAN [][]
Removal (Coni'd)

b. Slide Toolbytapping onthe side ofthe Tool withahammer.
c. Remove steeloilpan.
d. Remove
bafflepl
e.

5. Remove fronttube.
6. Set asuitable transmission jackunder transaxle andhoist
engine withengine slinger.
7. Remove centermember.
8. Remove
AIT
shift control cable.
(A/T
only)
9. Remove compressor gussets.

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Looseninnumerical order.

SEM044D OIL
PAN
Removal (Cont'd)

11. Remove aluminum oilpan bolts.

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SEM047D
12.
Remove thetwo engine-to-transaxle boltsandinstall them
into open boltholes shown. Tighten thebolts torelease
aluminum oilpan from cylinder block.
13. Remove aluminum oilpan.
a. Insert Toolbetween cylinderblockandaluminum oilpan.

• Becareful nottodamage aluminum matingsurface.
• Do not insert screwdriver, oroil pan flange willbedam-
aged.

b. Slide Toolbytapping onthe side ofthe Tool withahammer.
14. Remove thetwo engine-to-transaxle boltspreviously
installed inaluminum oilpan.

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SEM050D

Cut here.

~ 7mm (0.28 In)

liquid gasket
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Groove Bolthole

SEM357E
SEM065D OIL
PAN
Installation
1. Install aluminum oilpan.
a. Use ascraper toremove alltraces ofliquid gasket from
mating surfaces.
• Also remove tracesofliquid gasket frommating surface of
cylinder blockandfront cover.
b. Apply acontinuous beadofliquid gasket tomating surface
of aluminum oilpan.
• Use Genuine LiquidGasket orequivalent.
• Besure liquid gasket diameter is4.0 to5.0 mm (0.157 to
0.197 in).
• Attaching shouldbedone within 5minutes aftercoating.
• For areas marked with
"*",
apply liquid gasket tothe outer
side ofthe bolt hole.
c. Install aluminum oilpan.
• Install boltsinthe reverse orderofremoval.

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bolts:
~: 16-19 N'm (1.6-1.9 kg-m, 12-14 ft-Ib)

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bolts:
~: 6.4-7.5 N'm (0.65 •0.76 kg-m, 56.4-66.0 in-Ib)
2. Install thetwo engine totransaxle bolts.
For tightening torque,refertoMT orAT section ("REMOVAL
AND INSTALLATION").
3. Install rearcover plate.

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SEM051D OIL
PAN
Installation (Cont'd)

4. Install compressor gussets.
5. Install
AfT
shift control cable.
(AfT
only)
6. Install center member.
7. Install fronttube.
8. Install baffleplate.
9. Install steeloilpan.
a. Use ascraper toremove alltraces ofliquid gasket from
mating surfaces.
• Also remove tracesofliquid gasket frommating surface of
aluminum oilpan.
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Apply acontinuous beadofliquid gasket tomating surface
of steel oilpan.
• Use Genuine LiquidGasket orequivalent.
• Besure liquid gasket diameter is4.0 to5.0 mm (0.157 to

0.197
in).

• Attaching shouldbedone within 5minutes aftercoating.

Groove Bolthole

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c.Install steeloilpan.
• Install boltsinthe reverse orderofremoval together with
heated oxygen sensorharness bracket.
• Wait atleast 30minutes beforerefilling engineoil.

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TIMINGCHAIN

(14.0•16.0, 101-116)

SEM718EC

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Lubricate withnewengine oil.
~; N.m(kg-m, ft-rb)
~: N.m (kg-m. in-Ib)

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16•19 (1.6 •1.9, 12-14)
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SEC.
120.130.135

CD
Cylinder
block

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Chain guide

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Chain guide

@
Front cover

@
RHcamshaft sprocket
(J)

Crank pulley

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Chain tensioner
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Oilpump spacer
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Crankshaft sprocket

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Chain guide

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Timing chain

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LHcamshaft sprocket

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TIMINGCHAIN
CAUTION:
• After removing timingchain,donot turn crankshaft and
camshaft separately, orvalves willstrike piston heads.
• When installing rockerarms,camshafts, chaintensioner, oil
seals, orother sliding parts,lubricate contacting surfaces
with newengine oil.
• Apply newengine oiltobolt threads andseat surfaces when•
installing cylinderhead,camshaft sprockets, crankshaft
pulley, andcamshaft brackets.
Removal
1. Release fuelpressure.
Refer to"Releasing FuelPressure" inEC section.
2. Remove engineundercovers.
3. Remove frontRHwheel andengine sidecover.
4. Drain coolant byremoving cylinderblockdrainplugand
radiator draincock.
5. Remove radiator.
6. Remove airduct tointake manifold.
7. Remove drivebeltsandwater pumppulley.
8. Remove alternator andpower steering oilpump.
9. Remove vacuumhoses,fuelhoses, wires,harness, connec-
tors andsoon.
10. Remove allspark plugs.
11. Remove rockercoverandoilseparator.
12. Remove intakemanifold supports.

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TIMINGCHAIN [][]
Removal (Conl'd)

13. Remove oilfilter bracket andpower steering oilpump
bracket.
14. Set NO.1 piston at
TOG
onthe compression strokebyrotat-
ing crankshaft.

• Rotate crankshaft untilmating markoncamshaft sprocketis
set atposition indicated infigure atleft.

15. Remove chaintensioner.
16. Remove distributor.

Do not turn rotor withdistributor removed.
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TIMINGCHAIN
Removal (ConI'd)

17. Remove timingchainguide.
18. Remove camshaft sprockets.
19. Remove camshafts, camshaftbrackets, oiltubes andbaffle
plate.
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Loosen innumerical order.

SEM7870A

20.Remove startermotor.
21. Remove thefollowing waterhoses.
• Water hoseforcylinder block.
• Water hosesfromheater.
22. Remove knocksensor harness connector.

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