Due to the fact that cylinder head bolts tend to stretch during the initial assembly, it is advised that new bolts be put in during reassembly. First, remove the right-front wheel by unscrewing its lug nuts, then, jack up the front of the car and raise it on jack stands. Take out the right-front wheel, under-vehicle splash-shield and the drivebelt splash-shield and finally the inner fender liner. Introduce the number one piston at the Top Dead Centre and then remove the cable of the negative terminal of the battery. Take off the engine cover, pull out the drain plug for the cooling system, and the spark plugs. Second, get rid of the air filter housing, the coolant reservoir and the power steering reservoir while keeping its hoses connected, position it aside. Disconnect the drivebelt, take off the intake manifold whilst the intake ports are covered with duct tape, remove the bolt of the power steering hose bracket, and the bolts of the power steering pump mounting. go ahead and take off the exhaust manifold, ignition coil, spark plugs, valve cover, water pump pulley, the ac compressor and bracket, timing chain cover and the timing chain. Taking out some more parts include; the camshaft bearing caps, camshafts together with the lifters; store the lifters in a way that they will be directly placed back on their respective positions on the cylinder head. Taper the cylinder head bolts in the reverse order applied while tightening to the point where they will slip off easily. Lifting the cylinder head up and set it on wood blocks, in order to avoid scratching the sealing surfaces; and use wood blocks and hammer to remove if it is stuck. The sealing surfaces should not be scratched and hence should not be driven against an anvil of any sort through unnecessary rubbing to remove material and create a flat surface where the gasket will seal against the head surface with a minimum of clamping pressure. The head should be checked for warpage, if possible. If the control has not been totally removed from the engine compartment, use needle nose pliers to withdraw the VVT filter from the engine block which is found at the right front corner of the cylinder head once the cylinder head has been undone. Scrape off all the old gasket material from the block and head, and use gasket removal solvents if necessary, and make sure that there is nothing that can fall into the engine and at the same time check all the threads of the fastenings. For installation, just drop a new VVT filter into the hole in right front corner of the cylinder block; apply clean engine oil to the cylinder head bolt threads; install the washers on the first two head bolts such that the beveled aspect is up. Place two small dots of RTV sealant at the timing chain end of the cylinder block face; install the cylinder head within ten minutes of applying the RTV sealant. Install a new gasket and the cylinder head on the engine block; two types of cylinder head bolts may be installed and should be distinguished before tightening. Screw in the head bolts to several steps and using the angle torque gauge, as suggested, tighten the head bolts to the stipulated torque. Then reinstall the timing chain and the cover, afterward, do the installation in the reverse of the removal process. Replace the coolant, the engine oil and the filter, and by hand rotate the crankshaft six times clockwise and align the arrow on the camshaft with the mark on the crankshaft. Last, turn on the engine and let for a while for warming until normal temperatures for the operation are achieved and check for leaks and performance.
