Crankshaft front seal is mounted in oil pump housing. Manufacturer lists replacement procedure with oil pump removed. See OIL PUMP under ENGINE OILING.
Scheme 3
Scheme 4
- Disconnect negative battery cable. Remove lower right engine undercover. Remove all accessory drive belts. Remove water pump pulley.
- Remove outer bolts retaining crankshaft pulley. Remove crankshaft pulley. DO NOT remove crankshaft pulley center bolt.
- Remove timing belt cover and seal. (Scheme 3) Rotate crankshaft and align timing marks. (Scheme 4) Remove tensioner spring and tensioner stud. Loosen, but DO NOT remove, tensioner bolt.
- If reusing timing belt, mark rotation direction. Remove belt tensioner, tensioner plate, tensioner spring, spring damper and timing belt. CAUTION: DO NOT rotate crankshaft or camshaft when timing belt is removed; piston damage may result. Note direction of timing belt guide for installation. Concave side of timing belt guide faces away from timing belt.
- If removing crankshaft sprocket, remove sprocket retaining bolt, crankshaft sprocket and timing belt guide (located behind crankshaft sprocket) from crankshaft.
- If camshaft sprocket is to be removed, remove valve cover. Insert a.39" (9.9 mm) diameter rod through hole in camshaft, to prevent camshaft from turning. Remove camshaft sprocket bolt and camshaft sprocket.