Chapter 2 Part 8 2.OL and 2.4L four-cylinder engines 2B-3
4.5 Exploded view of the 2.OL valve cover, rocker
arms and camshaft
7 Camshaft sprocket
2 Breather hose
3 PCV hose
4 Oil filler cap
5 Oil filler cap seal
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Valve cover bolt seal
7 Valve cover
8 Gasket
9 Semi-circular seal
10 Camshaft oil seal
11 Rocker arm assembly
12 Hydraulic lash ao’juster
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Camshaft
ommended because of the cleaning and preparation work that must be
done to the components involved.
3 Top Dead Center (TDC) for number 1 piston - locating
This procedure is essentially the same as for the 2.6L engine. Refer
to Part A, Section 3 and follow the procedure outlined there.
4 Valve cover - removal and installation
Refer to illustrations 4.3 and4.5
1 Disconnect the negative cable from the battery.
2 Remove the aircleaner assembly (see Chapter 4).
3 Detach the spark plug wires and cable brackets from the valve cover
(see illustration).
4 Clearly label and then disconnect any emission hoses and cables
which connect to or cross over the valve cover.
5 Remove the valve cover bolts (see illustration) and lift the cover off.
If the cover sticks to the cylinder head, tap on it with a soft-face hammer or
place a block of wood against the cover and tap on the wood with a ham-
mer.
6 Thoroughly clean the valve cover and remove all traces of old gasket
material.
7 Install a new gasket on the cover, using RTV to hold it in place. Place
the cover on the engine and install the cover bolts. Note: Be sure to install
a newsemi-circularseal(see illustration 4.5) into thecylinderhead. Ap-
plyasmallamountofsealantto thebottomofthesealand,afterithasbeen
installed, to the top of the seal, at the seal-to-head joint.
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Tighten the bolts to the torque listed in this Chapter’s Specifications.
The remaining steps are the reverse of removal. When finished, run the
engine and check for oil leaks.
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