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A
B
ENG
CAMSHAFTS
NOTE:
CAUTION:
NOTE:
NOTE:
INSTALLING THE CAMSHAFTS
1. Install:
 camshaft sprockets
 Be sure to set the sprockets in the specified
position as shown in the figure.
 Temporarily tighten the bolts in this stage.
A
Exhaust side
B
Intake side
2. Install:
 camshaft (exhaust)
 camshaft (intake)
a. Turn the crankshaft counterclockwise until
the TDC mark
a
is aligned with the pickup
coil mark
b
.
Do not turn the crankshaft during the cam-
shafts installation. Damage or improper
valve timing will result.
b. Fit the timing chain onto both camshaft
sprockets and install the camshafts.
 Install the exhaust camshaft
1
first, then the
intake camshaft
2
.
 Install the camshafts with the punched mark
facing upward.
 Keep the timing chain as tense as possible on
the exhaust side.
c. Install the camshaft caps
3
with dowel pins.
 Make sure that each camshaft cap is installed
in its original place by reference to its em-
bossed identification mark, as follows:
Intake: I
Exhaust: E
Install the camshaft cap with the arrow mark
pointing towards the right side of the engine.
 Temporarily tighten the bolts in this stage.