Unlocking the Secrets of Timing Cover Removal A Guide for Professionals

The procedure calls for removing the oil pan (ugh!!), but I've removed all the bolts from the cover (including the 3 oil pan bolts along the front of the oil ... You can, but you'll have to remove more. There's alternator pivot bracket on the passenger's side, and the big plate on the driver's side that ... The proper procedure to remove the timing cover is to remove the oil pan and the oil sub pan. This is to be done before removal of the timing chain cover. You technically CAN do the cover without dropping the whole pan, but it's a pain. It also depends on the car. Y body is a bit tighter than B ... Honda Civic (2006 - 2015) - Busted off piece of the block while removing the timing chain cover. Any hope? Try this removal: Disconnect battery ground cable, then remove accessory drive belts. Remove engine cooling fan, hub and shroud. Remove crankshaft damper hub ... Its not to hard, take the tensioner out, take the gear off and zip tie the chain to the gear. Do the work you need to do with the front off and ... Simply take all the oil pan bolts out, and let the oil pan hang down as much as it would allow, then removed the timing cover and went from there. I removed the four hidden 13MM bolts under the oil pan, and all the 10mm (27) bolts on the case itself, I have spread 3/8" at the correct pry notch. The pan will need to be dropped. Good thing is that the pan gasket is the re-usable kind, so drop it down a little and put it back up when done.