Timing Chain Cover: Removal

Open trunk lid. Remove battery cover. Disconnect negative battery cable.
Disconnect throttle body air inlet hose, remove air cleaner housing assembly (Refer to AIR CLEANER HOUSING ).
Drain cooling system (Refer to COOLING/ENGINE - STANDARD PROCEDURE - DRAINING COOLING SYSTEM) .
Remove upper and lower radiator hoses.
Remove front strut tower to tower brace (Refer to BODY/EXTERIOR/FRONT STRUT TOWER TO TOWER BRACE - REMOVAL) .
Remove accessory drive belt (Refer to COOLING/ACCESSORY DRIVE/DRIVE BELTS - REMOVAL) .
Remove power steering pump mounting bolts. Reposition power steering pump. Do not disconnect power steering lines.
Disconnect coolant bottle inlet hose at thermostat housing.
Disconnect engine coolant temperature (ECT) sensor connector.
Disconnect generator wiring. Remove generator.
NOTE: Do Not remove the camshaft position sensor.
Disconnect the camshaft sensor harness connector.
Remove crankshaft pulley and damper (Refer to ENGINE/ENGINE BLOCK/VIBRATION DAMPER - REMOVAL) .
Disconnect heater hose.
Disconnect oil cooler line using Special Tool 9005 (Refer to ENGINE/LUBRICATION/OIL COOLER & LINES - STANDARD PROCEDURE) .
Remove A/C compressor mounting bolts. Reposition A/C compressor. Do not disconnect A/C lines.
Raise vehicle on hoist.
Drain engine oil. Remove oil pan (Refer to ENGINE/LUBRICATION/OIL PAN - REMOVAL) .

Remove oil pump pick up tube. See Fig 1.

Fig 1: Oil Pick Up Tube

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1 - BOLT

2 - OIL PUMP PICK UP TUBE

3 - NUT

4 - O RING

Lower vehicle.
Remove A/C compressor mounting bracket. See Fig 2.
Remove timing chain cover bolts in reverse order of tightening sequence. See Figure.
Remove timing chain cover. See Fig 2.

Fig 2: Timing Chain Cover & A/C Compressor Bracket

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1 - WIRING CLIP

2 - A/C COMPRESSOR BRACKET