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FRONT OIL SEAL Replacement

B-24prose procedure

ON-VEHICLE MAINTENANCE

FRONT OIL SEAL

Replacement

Front Oil Seal Replacement

  1. 1
    Disconnect the negative battery cable.
  2. 2
    Remove the under cover.
  3. 3
    Remove in the order shown in the figure, referring to Removal Note.
    Exploded view of front engine area showing timing belt (1), pulley lock bolt (2) torqued to 108-118 N·m (11.0-12.0 m-kg, 80-87 ft-lb) with SST callout, timing belt pulley (3), and oil seal (4) marked REPLACE. Components fan out around the engine front cover and crankshaft pulley.
    05U0BX-060
  4. 4
    Install in the reverse order of removal, referring to Installation Note.

Component reference (from exploded view)

1
ComponentTiming belt
Removal Notepage B-12
Installation Note
2
ComponentPulley lock bolt
Removal Notepage B-24
Installation Notepage B-25
3
ComponentTiming belt pulley
Removal Note
Installation Notepage B-25
4
ComponentOil seal
Removal Notepage B-25
Installation Notepage B-25

Removal note

Pulley lock bolt

Pulley lock bolt removal

  1. 1
    Hold the timing belt pulley with the SST.
    Illustration of SSTs in use on the crankshaft/timing belt pulley to hold it while loosening the pulley lock bolt. Tools labeled 49 B011 102 and 49 S120 710.
    05U0BX-061
  2. 2
    Connect the SST and loosen the pulley lock bolt.
  3. 3
    Remove the pulley lock bolt.

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