First of all, loosen the cable from the negative terminal of the battery and then jack up the car and put it on the stands. Then pop out the suspension cross brace and the covers of the engine and also take off the
Intake Manifold. Continue and take off the Drive belts and Tensioners and drain the coolant if it is possible. Next is to remove the starter and the alternator followed by the bracket of the alternator. Take off the valve covers, then dismantle the air filter and the intake duct in the engine bay, together with the upper and lower radiator hoses, the coolant recovery hose, the cooling fans, the drive belt and the coolant outlet pipe. Sustain it with the crankshaft balancer' removal, followed by the removal of the bolts that attach the power steering pump reservoir and allied brackets without having to crack any of the steering pump's hoses; set the reservoir and bracket assembly aside. Then you should unbolt the A/C compressor and also the other brackets connected to it without disconnecting the flow of A/C refrigerant and then swing the compressor and its brackets as one single unit out of the vicinity of the working area. Remove all the wiring connectors and each Camshaft Position (CMP) sensor, and, further, the wiring as well as the variable cam timing solenoids from the front of the engine. Loosen and unbolt the timing cover using the mounting bolts while the water pump is still attached, then dismantle the timing cover from the block with the aid of a screw driver if necessary but should be done very carefully as not to cause any damages on the aluminum cover. For assembly, a new first timing cover gasket should be bolted to the inside of the timing cover and a thin layer of RTV sealant applied to the joint surfaces of the cover. Slide the timing cover over the crankshaft and the two studs and in now install the bolts with some turn by hand of the cover. Put in two eight mm studs into the engine block for guiding the timing cover into the proper place after which the studs should be removed and the timing cover bolts tightened in turn to the set torque. The remaining part of the installation is done in the reverse sequence to the removal.