Separation Work
- Install engine singers into front of cylinder head (bank 1) and rear of cylinder head (bank 2).
Courtesy of NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Slinger bolts:
Torque: 28.0 N.m (2.9 kg-m, 21 ft-lb)
- Remove power steering oil pump from engine side. Refer to "EXCEPT FOR SPORT MODELS: EXPLODED VIEW " or "SPORT MODELS: EXPLODED VIEW ".
- Remove engine mounting insulators (RH and LH) under side nuts with power tool.
- Lift with hoist and separate the engine and the transmission assembly from front suspension member.CAUTION:
- Before and during this lifting, always check that any harnesses are left connected.
- Never damage engine mounting insulator and avoid oil/grease smearing or spills onto engine mounting insulator.
- Remove alternator. Refer to "EXPLODED VIEW ".
- Remove starter motor. Refer to "EXPLODED VIEW "
- Remove crankshaft position sensor. Refer to
"EXPLODED VIEW ".CAUTION:
- Handle crankshaft position sensor carefully and avoid impacts.
- Never disassemble.
- Never place crankshaft position sensor in a location where it is exposed to magnetism.
- Separate the engine from the transmission assembly. Refer to "EXPLODED VIEW " (M/T models) or "EXPLODED VIEW " (A/T models).
- Remove each engine mounting insulator and each engine mounting bracket from the engine with power tool.