Nissan Qashqai J11. Manual - part 30

TIMING CHAIN

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Refer to 

GI-4, "Components"

 for symbol marks in the figure.

Removal and Installation

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CAUTION:

The rotation direction indicated in the text indicates all directions seen from the engine front direction.

REMOVAL

1.

Remove the following parts: 
• rocker cover. Refer to 

EM-49, "Exploded View"

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• water pump pulley. Refer to 

CO-22, "Exploded View"

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• Idler roller. Refer to 

EM-21, "Exploded View"

2.

Remove:
• intake valve timing control solenoide valve (1).
• exhaust valve timing control solenoide valve (2).
• intake camshaft dephaseur oil cover (3).
• exhaust camshaft dephaseur oil cover (4).

3.

Remove crankshaft pulley with the following procedure.

a.

Remove flywheel cover.

b.

Lock the flywheel (1) using a flat blade screw driver.

c.

Remove cranckshaft pulley.

4.

Remove front cover with the following procedure:

37. Intake valve timing control solenoide 

valve.

38. Front cover seal

39. Timing chain tension guide shaft

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Tightening must be done following the installation procedure.
Refer to 

EM-59, "Removal and Installation"

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a.

Loosen bolts in the reverse of the order as shown in the figure.

b.

Separate the front cover using a flat blade screw driver (1).

CAUTION:

Be careful not to damage the matting surface.

c.

Remove front cover using seal cutter [SST: KV10111100].

CAUTION:

Be careful not to damage front cover.

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5.

Remove front oil seal from front cover. Refer to 

EM-87, "FRONT OIL SEAL : Removal and Installation"

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• Remove by lifting it up using a suitable hose.

CAUTION:

Be careful not to damage front cover.

6.

Check that the mark (1) on the exhaust camshaft timing sprocket and the mark (2) on the intake camshaft
timing sprocket are positioned as shown in the figure. 
NOTE:
If the marks are not set correctly turn the engine until having
same position as shown in the figure.

7.

Remove chain tensioner (1) with the following procedure.

a.

Fully push down the chain tensioner lever (A), and then push the
plunger (C) into the inside of tensioner.
• The tab (B) is released by fully pushing the lever down. As a

result, the plunger can be moved.

b.

Pull up the lever to align its hole position with the body hole posi-
tion.
• When the lever hole is aligned with the body hole position, the

plunger is fixed.

• When the protrusion parts of the plunger ratchet and the tab

face each other, both hole positions are not aligned. At that
time, correctly engage them and align these hole positions by
slightly moving the plunger.

c.

Insert the stopper pin (D) into the body hole through the lever hole, and then fix the lever at the upper
position.
• Figure shows the example that a hexagonal wrench for 2.5 mm (0.098 in) is used.

d.

Remove chain tensioner.

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8.

Remove the timing chain tension guide (2) and the timing chain
slack guide (1).

9.

Remove the timing chain (2).
• Pull the looseness of timing chain toward the camshaft

sprocket (EXH) (1), and then remove the timing chain and
start the removal from camshaft sprocket (EXH) side.

CAUTION:

Never rotate crankshaft or camshaft while timing chain is
removed. It causes interference between valve and piston.

10. Remove the crankshaft sprocket and the oil pump drive related parts with the following procedure.

a.

Remove chain tensioner (1).
• Pull out from the shaft (B) and spring fixing holes (A).

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