cam NISSAN TEANA 2003 Service Manual

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NOTE:

This section describes procedures for removal/installation front timing chain case and timing chain related
parts, and rear timing chain case, when oil pan (upper) needs to be removed/installed for engine overhaul,
etc.

To removal/installation front timing chain case, timing chain, and timing chain related parts without remov-
ing oil pan (upper), refer to EM-163, "
FRONT TIMING CHAIN CASE" .
REMOVAL
1. Remove engine assembly from vehicle, and separate front suspension member and transaxle from
engine. Refer to EM-223, "
ENGINE ASSEMBLY" .
2. Install engine sub-attachment with engine stand shaft [SST: KV10117001 and KV10106500] to right side
of cylinder block, then lift engine, and mount it onto engine stand [SST: ST0501S000]. Refer to EM-228,
"CYLINDER BLOCK" .
3. Drain engine oil. Refer to LU-21, "
Changing Engine Oil" .
4. Drain engine coolant from inside engine. Refer to EM-229, "
DISASSEMBLY" .
5. Remove intake manifold collectors (upper and lower). Refer to EM-133, "
INTAKE MANIFOLD COLLEC-
TOR" .
6. Remove rocker covers (right and left banks). Refer to EM-160, "
ROCKER COVER" .
7. Remove oil pans (lower and upper) and oil strainer. Refer to EM-145, "
OIL PAN AND OIL STRAINER" .
8. Remove idler pulley and bracket.
9. Separate engine harness removing their brackets from front timing chain case
10. Remove right and left intake valve timing control covers.

Loosen mounting bolts in the reverse order as shown in the
figure.

U s e s e a l c u t t e r [ S S T: K V 1 0 1111 0 0 ] t o c u t l i q u i d g a s k e t f o r
removal.
CAUTION:
Shaft is internally jointed with camshaft sprocket (INT) cen-
ter hole. When removing, keep it horizontal until it is com-
pletely disconnected.
11. Remove collared O-ring from front timing chain case oil hole (left
and right sides).
1. O-ring 2. Timing chain tensioner (secondary) 3. Internal chain guide
4. Timing chain tensioner (secondary) 5. Camshaft sprocket (EXH) 6. Timing chain (secondary)
7. Timing chain (primary) 8. Camshaft sprocket (INT) 9. Slack guide
10. Timing chain tensioner (primary) 11. Camshaft sprocket (EXH) 12. Timing chain (secondary)
13. Camshaft sprocket (INT) 14. Crankshaft sprocket 15. Collared O-ring
16. Seal ring 17. Intake valve timing control cover 18. Chain tensioner cover
19. Intake valve timing control cover 20. Water pump cover 21. Front oil seal
22. Crankshaft pulley 23. Idler pulley 24. Idler pulley bracket
25. Center shaft 26. Washer 27. Front timing chain case
28. Rear timing chain case 29. Water drain plug (front) 30. Tension guide
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12. Obtain No. 1 cylinder at TDC of its compression stroke as follows:
a. Rotate crankshaft pulley clockwise to align timing mark (grooved
line without color) with timing indicator.
b. Make sure that intake and exhaust cam noses on No. 1 cylinder
(engine front side of right bank) are located as shown in the fig-
ure.

If not, turn crankshaft one revolution (360 degrees) and align
as shown in the figure.
13. Remove crankshaft pulley as follows:
a. Fix crankshaft with pulley holder (SST).
b. Loosen crankshaft pulley bolt and locate bolt seating surface at
10 mm (0.39 in) from its original position.
CAUTION:
Do not remove crankshaft pulley bolt as it will be used as a
supporting point for suitable puller.
c. Place suitable puller tab on holes of crankshaft pulley, and pull
crankshaft pulley through.
CAUTION:
Do not put suitable puller tab on crankshaft pulley periph-
ery, as this will damage internal damper.
14. Remove front timing chain case as follows:
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a. Remove lower mounting bolt.
b. Loosen upper mounting bolt slowly, and then turn timing chain
tensioner (primary) on the mounting bolt so that plunger is fully
expanded.
NOTE:
Even if plunger is fully expanded, it is not dropped from the body
of timing chain tensioner (primary).
c. Remove upper mounting bolt, and then remove timing chain ten-
sioner (primary).
19. Remove internal chain guide, tension guide and slack guide.
NOTE:
Tension guide can be removed after removing timing chain (pri-
mary).
20. Remove timing chain (primary) and crankshaft sprocket.
CAUTION:
After removing timing chain (primary), do not turn crankshaft and camshaft separately, or valves
will strike the piston heads.
21. Remove timing chain (secondary) and camshaft sprockets as follows:
a. Attach suitable stopper pin to the right and left timing chain ten-
sioners (secondary).
NOTE:

Use approximately 0.5 mm (0.02 in) dia. hard metal pin as a
stopper pin.

For removal of timing chain tensioner (secondary), refer to
EM-192, "
CAMSHAFT" . [Removing camshaft bracket (No. 1)
is required.]
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b. Remove camshaft sprockets (INT and EXH) mounting bolts.

Secure the hexagonal portion of camshaft using wrench to
loosen mounting bolts.
CAUTION:
Do not loosen mounting bolts with securing anything
other than the camshaft hexagonal portion or with ten-
sioning the timing chain.
c. Remove timing chain (secondary) together with camshaft sprockets.

Turn camshaft slightly to secure slackness of timing chain on timing chain tensioner (secondary) side.

Insert 0.5 mm (0.020 in)-thick metal or resin plate between
timing chain and timing chain tensioner plunger (guide).
Remove timing chain (secondary) together with camshaft
sprockets with timing chain loose from guide groove.
CAUTION:
Be careful of plunger coming-off when removing timing
chain (secondary). This is because plunger of timing
chain tensioner (secondary) moves during operation,
leading to coming-off of fixed stopper pin.
NOTE:
Camshaft sprocket (INT) is two-for-one structure of sprockets
for timing chain (primary) and for timing chain (secondary).

When handling camshaft sprocket (INT), be careful of the fol-
lowing caution:
CAUTION:

Handle carefully to avoid any shock to camshaft
sprocket.

Do not disassemble. (Do not loosen bolts “A” as
shown in the figure).
22. Remove water pump. Refer to CO-46, "
WATER PUMP" .
23. Remove rear timing chain case as follows:
a. Loosen and remove mounting bolts in the reverse order as
shown in the figure.
b . C u t l i q u i d g a s k e t u s i n g s e a l c u t t e r [ S S T: K V 1 0 1111 0 0 ] a n d
remove rear timing chain case.
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CAUTION:

Do not remove plate metal cover of oil passage.

After removal, handle rear timing chain case carefully so
it does not tilt, cant, or warp under a load.
24. Remove O-rings from cylinder head.
25. Remove O-rings from cylinder block.
26. Remove timing chain tensioners (secondary) from cylinder head as follows, if necessary.
a. Remove camshaft brackets (No. 1). Refer to EM-192, "
REMOVAL" .
b. Remove timing chain tensioners (secondary) with stopper pin attached.
27. Use scraper to remove all traces of old liquid gasket from front
and rear timing chain cases, and opposite mating surfaces.
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INSTALLATION
NOTE:
The below figure shows the relationship between the mating mark on each timing chain and that on the corre-
sponding sprocket, with the components installed.
1. Install timing chain tensioners (secondary) to cylinder head as follows if removed. Refer to EM-197,
"INSTALLATION" .
a. Install timing chain tensioners (secondary) with stopper pin attached and new O-ring.
b. Install camshaft brackets (No. 1). Refer to EM-197, "
INSTALLATION" .
2. Install rear timing chain case as follows:
a. Install new O-rings onto cylinder block.
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e. Tighten mounting bolts in numerical order as shown in the fig-
ure.

There are two types of mounting bolt. Refer to the following
for locating bolts.
f. After all bolts tightening, retighten them to the specified in
numerical order as shown in the figure.

If liquid gasket protrudes, wipe it off immediately.
g. After installing rear timing chain case, check surface height dif-
ference between the following parts on the oil pan (upper)
mounting surface.

If not within standard, repeat the installation procedure.
3. Install water pump with new O-rings. Refer to CO-46, "
WATER PUMP" .
4. Make sure that dowel pin hole, dowel pin and crankshaft key are
located as shown in the figure. (No. 1 cylinder at compression
TDC)
NOTE:
Though camshaft does not stop at the position as shown in the
figure, for the placement of cam nose, it is generally accepted
camshaft is placed for the same direction of the figure.
CAUTION:
Hole on small dia. side must be used for intake side dowel pin hole. Do not misidentify (ignore big
dia. side).
5. Install timing chain (secondary) and camshaft sprockets (INT and EXH) as follows:
CAUTION:
Mating marks between timing chain and sprockets slip easily. Confirm all mating mark positions
repeatedly during the installation process.Bolt length: Bolt position
20 mm (0.79 in) : 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
16 mm (0.63 in) : Except the above
: 12.7 N·m (1.3 kg-m, 9 ft-lb)
SEM735G
Standard
Rear timing chain case to cylinder block:
−0.24 to 0.14 mm (−0.009 to 0.006 in)
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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 right bank
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a. Push plunger of chain tensioner (secondary) and keep it
pressed in with stopper pin.
b. Install timing chain (secondary) and camshaft sprockets (INT
and EXH).

Align the mating marks on timing chain (secondary) (gold link)
with the ones on camshaft sprockets (INT and EXH)
(punched), and install them.
NOTE:

Mating marks for camshaft sprocket (INT) are on the back
side of camshaft sprocket (secondary).

There are two types of mating mark, circle and oval types.
They should be used for the right and left banks, respec-
tively.

Align dowel pin and pin hole on camshafts with the groove
and dowel pin on sprockets, and install them.

On the intake side, align pin hole on the small diameter side of
the camshaft front end with dowel pin on the back side of
camshaft sprocket, and install them.

On the exhaust side, align dowel pin on camshaft front end
with pin groove on camshaft sprocket, and install them.

In case that positions of each mating mark and each dowel
pin are not fit on mating parts, make fine adjustment to the position holding the hexagonal portion on
camshaft with wrench or equivalent.

Mounting bolts for camshaft sprockets must be tightened in the next step. Tightening them by hand is
enough to prevent the dislocation of dowel pins.

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 top of sprocket teeth and
its extended line in advance with paint.
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Right bank : Use circle type.
Left bank : Use oval type.
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c. After confirming the mating marks are aligned, tighten camshaft
sprocket mounting bolts.

Secure camshaft using wrench at the hexagonal portion to
tighten mounting bolts.
d. Pull stopper pins out from timing chain tensioners (secondary).
6. Install tension guide.
7. Install timing chain (primary) as follows:
a. Install crankshaft sprocket.

Make sure the mating marks on crankshaft sprocket face the
front of engine.
b. Install timing chain (primary).
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Install timing chain (primary) so the mating mark (punched) on
camshaft sprocket (INT) is aligned with the pink link on timing
chain, while the mating mark (notched) on crankshaft
sprocket is aligned with the orange one on timing chain, as
shown in the figure.

When it is difficult to align mating marks of timing chain (pri-
mary) with each sprocket, gradually turn camshaft using
wrench on the hexagonal portion to align it with the mating
marks.

During alignment, be careful to prevent dislocation of mating
mark alignments of timing chains (secondary).
8. Install internal chain guide, slack guide and timing chain ten-
sioner (primary).
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