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Repair Procedures: Disassembly: Notes

  1. Drain the coolant and disconnect the upper radiator hose.
  2. Remove the breather hose and air-intake hose.
  3. Remove the vacuum hose, fuel hose and coolant hose.
  4. Remove the intake manifold.
  5. Remove the cables from the spark plugs. The cables should be removed by holding the boot portion.
  6. Remove the ignition coil.
  7. Remove the upper and lower timing belt cover.
  8. Remove the timing belt and camshaft sprockets. See TIMING BELT .
    Fig 1: Timing Belt And Camshaft Sprockets
    G00340291Courtesy of KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
  9. Remove the heat protector and exhaust manifold assembly.
  10. Remove the coolant pump pulley and head cover.
  11. Remove the intake and exhaust camshaft.
  12. Remove the cylinder head assembly. The cylinder head bolts should be removed using the 12 mm socket, in two or three steps.
    Fig 2: Removing Cylinder Head Bolts
    G00556658Courtesy of KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
    Fig 3: Cylinder Head Bolt Removal Sequence
    G00340293Courtesy of KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
  13. Clean the gasket pieces from the cylinder block top surface and cylinder head bottom surface.
    NOTE: Make sure that fragments from the gasket do not fall in the engine.
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