Nissan Rogue Service Manual: Timing chain
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- Cylinder block
- Timing chain slack guide
- Chain tensioner
- Timing chain
- Camshaft sprocket (EXH)
- Camshaft sprocket (INT)
- Oil filter
- Front cover
- O-ring
- Oil pressure sensor
- Valve timing control cover O-rings
- Valve timing control cover
- Intake valve timing intermediate lock
control solenoid valve
- Intake valve timing control solenoid
valve
- Exhaust valve timing control solenoid
valve
- Valve timing control solenoid valve Orings
- Valve timing control cover O-rings
- Front oil seal
- Crankshaft pulley
- Balancer unit timing chain
- Balancer unit timing chain tensioner
- Balancer unit
- Balancer unit sprocket
- Oil pump drive spacer
- Crankshaft sprocket
- Timing chain tension guide
- O-ring
- O-ring
- O-ring
- Refer to INSTALLATION
Removal and Installation
CAUTION:
Apply new engine oil to parts as indicated in the illustration before
installation.
REMOVAL
- Remove the engine and transaxle assembly. Refer to EM-81,
"Exploded View".
- Remove intake manifold. Refer to EM-26, "Removal and
Installation".
- Remove the drive plate assembly. Refer to EM-92, "Exploded View".
- Install engine to a suitable engine stand. Refer to EM-91,
"Setting".
- Disconnect harness connector from intake valve timing intermediate
lock control solenoid valve.
- Disconnect harness connector from intake valve timing control
solenoid valve.
- Disconnect harness connector from exhaust valve timing control
solenoid valve.
- Remove valve timing control cover.
- Remove the upper and lower oil pan, oil strainer, and O-ring.
Refer to EM-32, "Removal and Installation".
- Remove generator. Refer to CHG-20, "Removal and Installation".
- Set the No.1 cylinder at TDC on the compression stroke using
the following procedure:
- Rotate the crankshaft pulley clockwise and align the mating
mark (B) to the timing indicator (A) on the front cover.
NOTE:
Do not use the white paint marks (C).

- At the same time, make sure that the camshaft sprocket mating
marks (B) line up with the painted marks on the timing chain (A).

- Remove crankshaft pulley (1) using the following procedure:
- Hold the crankshaft pulley (1) using suitable tool (A), then
loosen and remove the crankshaft pulley bolt.

- Attach suitable tool (A) in the M 6 (0.24 in diameter) thread hole
on crankshaft pulley (1), and remove crankshaft pulley.

- Remove the intake valve timing control cover. Refer to EM-75, "Valve
Timing Control Cover".
- Remove the front cover using the following procedure:
- Loosen the bolts in reverse order as shown, and remove them.

(A) : Dowel pin
- Cut liquid gasket using Tool (A).
Tool number : KV10111100 (J-37228)
CAUTION:
Be careful not to damage the front cover.
- Remove the front cover.
- Remove front oil seal using suitable tool, (if necessary).
CAUTION:
Be careful not to damage the front cover.

- Remove chain tensioner (1) and timing chain using the following
procedure:
- Pull the lever (B) down and release the plunger stopper tab (C).
- Plunger stopper tab (C) can be pushed up to release (coaxial
structure with lever (B)).
- Insert the stopper pin (A) into the tensioner body hole to hold
the
lever (B) and keep tab released.
NOTE:
Allen wrench [2.5 mm (0.098)] is used for a stopper pin as an
example.

- Insert plunger (C) into tensioner body by pressing timing chain
slack guide (1).
- Keep timing chain slack (1) guide pressed and hold it by pushing
the stopper pin (B) through the lever hole and body hole.
- Remove the chain tensioner bolts (A) and chain tensioner.

- Remove the timing chain.
CAUTION:
Do not rotate the crankshaft or camshafts while the timing chain is removed.
It can cause damage
to the valves and pistons.
- Remove the camshaft sprockets using the following procedure:
- Secure hexagonal part of the camshaft with a wrench and
loosen the camshaft sprocket bolt.
- Remove the camshaft sprocket bolt and camshaft sprockets for
both camshafts.

- Remove the timing chain slack guide, timing chain tension guide, and oil
pump drive spacer.
- Press stopper tab (A) in the direction shown to push the timing
chain slack guide (B) toward timing chain tensioner (1) for the
balancer unit.
- The timing chain slack guide (B) is released by pressing the
stopper tab (A). As a result, the timing chain slack guide (B)
can be moved.
- Insert stopper pin (D) into tensioner body hole (C) to secure
timing
chain slack guide (B).
NOTE:
Use a hard metal pin with a diameter of approximately 1.2 mm
(0.047 in) as a stopper pin.
- Remove timing chain tensioner (1) for balancer unit.
- Secure width across flats of the balancer unit LH side shaft
using a suitable tool. Loosen the balancer unit sprocket bolt.
22. Remove balancer unit timing chain, balancer unit sprocket and
crankshaft sprocket.

- Loosen bolts in the reverse order shown, and remove balancer
unit.
CAUTION:
- Do not disassemble balancer unit.

Engine fron
INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL
Oil Filter
- Check that there is no foreign material on the oil filter (1) and
check
for clogging.
- Check the oil filter for damage.
- If there is damage, replace the oil filter.
- Do not reuse oil filter.

Timing Chain
Check the timing chain for cracks (A) or excessive wear (B). If a
defect is found, replace the timing chain.

Balancer Unit Bolt Outer Diameter
- Measure outer diameters (d1, d2) at the two positions as shown.
- Measure d2 within the range (A).
- If the value difference (d1 - d2) exceeds the limit, replace the
balancer
unit bolt with a new one.
Limit : 0.15 mm (0. 0059 in) or more

INSTALLATION
- Make sure the crankshaft key points straight up.
- Install the balancer unit and tighten the bolts in the numerical
order as shown:
Engine front
CAUTION:
- When reusing a bolt, check its outer diameter before
installation. Follow the Balancer Unit Bolt Outer Diameter
procedure.
- Apply new engine oil to threads and seating surfaces of
bolts.


Tool number : KV10112100 (BT-8653-A)
Step 1
Bolts 1-5 : 42 N·m (4.3 kg-m, 31 ft-lb)
Bolt 6 : 36 N·m (3.7 kg-m, 27 ft-lb)
Step 2
Bolts 1-5 : 120° + 5°
Bolt 6 : 90° + 5°
Step 3
Loosen in reverse
order
: 0 N·m (0 kg-m, 0 ft-lb)
Step 4
Bolts 1-5 : 42 N·m (4.3 kg-m, 31 ft-lb)
Bolt 6 : 36 N·m (3.7 kg-m, 27 ft-lb)
Step 5
Bolts 1-5 : 120° + 5°
Bolt 6 : 90° + 5°
- Install the crankshaft sprocket (1) and timing chain (2) for the
balancer unit.
- Make sure that the crankshaft sprocket (1) is positioned with
mating marks (A) on the block and sprocket meeting at the
top.
- Install it by lining up mating marks on each sprocket (A), (C)
and timing chain (B), (D).
- (B): Pink link
- (D): Yellow link

- Install timing chain tensioner for balancer unit (1).
- Compress the plunger, insert a stopper pin (A), and then install
the tensioner for the balancer unit.
- Do not pull out (
)
the stopper pin until after installing the timing
chain tensioner for balancer unit.
- Check matching mark position of balancer unit drive chain and
each sprocket again.

- Install camshaft sprockets.
- Install them by lining up the mating marks on each camshaft
sprocket (B) with the ones painted on the timing chain (A) during
removal.
- Before installation of chain tensioner, it is possible to re-match
the marks on timing chain with the ones on each sprocket.
CAUTION:
- Aligned mating marks could slip. Therefore, after matching
them, hold the timing chain in place by hand.
- Before and after installing chain tensioner, check again to
make sure that mating marks have not slipped.

- Install chain tensioner using the following procedure:
- Install stopper pin (A) into the chain tensioner (1).
- Install the chain tensioner and pull the stopper pin out.
CAUTION:
After installation, pull the stopper pin out, and make sure
that the tensioner is fully released.

- Install timing chain (1) and related parts.
- Install by lining up mating marks on each sprocket and timing
chain as shown.
- Before and after installing chain tensioner (3), check to make
sure the mating marks have not slipped.
- After installing timing chain tensioner (3), remove the stopper
pin, and make sure that the tensioner moves freely.
CAUTION:
- For the following note, after the mating marks are aligned,
keep them aligned by holding them by hand.
- To avoid skipped teeth, do not move crankshaft and camshaft
until front cover is installed.
NOTE:
- Before installing chain tensioner (3) it is possible to slip
the
chain on the sprocket to align the chain timing mark with the
sprocket timing mark.
- There may be two color variations of the link marks (link
colors)
on the timing chain.
- There are 26 links between the pink mating marks on the timing
chain; and 64 links between the camshaft sprocket pink
link and the crankshaft sprocket yellow link, on the timing
chain side without the tensioner.

(2) : Camshaft sprocket (INT)
(4) : Timing chain slack guide
(5) : Crankshaft key
(6) : Crankshaft sprocket
(7) : Balancer unit sprocket
(8) : Balancer unit chain tensioner
(9) : Balancer unit timing chain
(10) : Timing chain tension guide
(11) : Camshaft sprocket (EXH)
(A) : Mating mark (Outer groove)
(B) : Pink link
(C) : Mating mark (lug)
(D) : Mating mark (stamp)
(E) : Yellow link
(F) : Pink link
(G) : Mating mark (stamp)
(H) : Mating mark (stamp)
(J) : Yellow link
(K) : Mating mark (Outer groove)
(L) : Pink link
- Install new front oil seal to front cover. Refer to EM-78, "FRONT OIL
SEAL : Removal and Installation".
- Install front cover with the following procedure:
- Install O-rings to cylinder head and cylinder block.
CAUTION:
Do not reuse O-rings.
- Apply a continuous bead of liquid gasket to front cover as
shown.

(a) : 35.7 mm (1.406 in)
(b) : 6.0 – 7.0 mm (0.236 – 0.276 in)
(c) : 3.4 – 4.4 mm (0.134 – 0.173 in)
(d) : 179.6 mm (7.07 in)
(e) : 35.5 mm (1.398 in)
(f) : 31.3 mm (1.232 in)
(G) : Dowel pin hole
Use Genuine RTV Silicone Sealant or equivalent. Refer to
GI-22, "Recommended Chemical Products and Sealants".
CAUTION:
- Be sure sealant surfaces are free from grease, dirt, water,
and engine oil.
- Be sure to apply sealant without breaks or overlap.
- Installation should be done within 5 minutes after application
of liquid gasket.
- Do not fill the engine with engine oil for at least 30 minutes
after the components are installed to allow the liquid
gasket to cure.
- Make sure the mating marks on the timing chain and each sprocket are
still aligned. Then install the front
cover.
CAUTION:
Do not damage the front oil seal during installation.
- Tighten front cover bolts in the numerical order shown.
- After all bolts are tightened, retighten them to the specified
torque.

Front cover bolts
Bolts 6, 10, 12 : 49 N·m (5.0 kg-m, 36 ft-lb)
Bolts (all remaining) : 12.8 N·m (1.3 kg-m, 9 ft-lb)
(A) : Dowel pin
CAUTION:
Wipe off excess sealant leaking at the surface for installing
the oil pan.
- Install the chain guide between the camshaft sprockets.
- Install valve timing control cover. Refer to EM-75, "Valve Timing
Control Cover".
- Insert crankshaft pulley by aligning with crankshaft key.
- Tap its center with a plastic hammer to insert.
CAUTION:
- Do not hit belt mounting section with hammer to avoid breaking belt
guide.
- Be sure not to damage front oil seal while installing
crankshaft pulley.
- Install crankshaft pulley bolt (1) and tighten to
specification.
CAUTION:
- Apply anti-corrosive engine oil to threads of crankshaft
pulley bolt (1) and bolt bearing surface prior to installation.
- Secure crankshaft pulley (2) with suitable tool to tighten
the bolt.

Step 1 : Crankshaft bolt (1) : 42.1 N·m (4.3 kg-m,
31 ft-lb)
Step 2 : Crankshaft bolt (1) : 60° + 6°
- Apply a paint mark (A) on the front cover, mating with any one of six
easy to recognize stamp marks on
bolt flange (B).
- Installation of the remaining components is in the reverse order
of removal.
Exploded View
Rocker cover
Cylinder head
Fuel tube
Clip
O-ring (green)
Fuel injector
O-ring (black)
Front
Removal and Installation
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Exploded View
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Removal and Installation
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