hmmm. I think im just going to pull engine fuses. Maybe coil pack fuse. Seems like doing the fuel pump would just cause the engine to lean itself out.

 

With an impact gun, you should be able to crack the cam gear bolts loose easily.

I would disable fuel over spark. If you disable the coils, your injectors will still be dumping fuel into the engine when you're turning it over. This will flood the engine and possibly foul your spark plugs.

 

sweet , sounds good to me. I will reply either late tonight or sometime tommorow and let you guys know how it went. We will be doing it today after i get off work. wish me luck, especially with the tension tool

 

Just one more thing that crossed my mind. In evo moto's website they show a sequence to tighten and loosed the rows up of the bearing caps, but they do not tell if you do the top and bottom bolt on the cap, or just one side of the caps at a time, and I also couldnt find a sequence in the service manual either. I know I know, Im probably worrying about this stuff too much, but im just trying to make this a very easy install so I know what to look for etc before I tackle it.

 

Just an FYI, on Evomoto it states 16ft lbs. for the camshaft trigger bolt. Service manual states 98ft. lbs. Pretty big descrepancy there.

Don't know if anyone else did, but I also had to remove the upper radiator hose to get one of the bolts to the camshaft position sensor housing cover without the risk of losing it let alone getting a tool to fit on there with the hose on. It was just easier and safer without the hose in the way.

 

hmmm....so which is the one we should really torque it to??

 

well... breaking that bolt loose was harder than the cam gear bolts, at least for me. It really felt like 98ft. lbs. The trigger bolt is also bigger than the cam gear bolts. You'll see once you have it out. 16ft. lbs. just doesn't sound right for a large bolt like that.

 

hmmmm. Now that bolt is the only thing I feel confused about....I looked in the manual just now and saw the pic of that bolt and were it said 98ft lb. ?????????

 

I think the mitsu manual would be your bible as far as torque specifications for the engine. I will be doing mine also, but I am waiting to meet up w/ a fellow EvoM member to get my headstuds.

 

yeah but the more I look in the manual at that one torque spec for the sensor bolt, it has different specs for it in different parts of the manual.. which one is it??

 

no one??? trying to figure out by 4:30 EST.

 

98 ftlbs would be a lot of pressure on the 12mm trigger bolt that drive into the cam. If I remember correctly I ran it up to about 17 or 18lbs and left it. I rechecked it 7 days later and everything is good. You can use a very small amout of thread lock as well but this is enough pressure.

It shouldn't be tigher than the cam gear bolts for sure. This is how I did my install

 

The manual shows 16 ft-lb for the bolt that goes into the Camshaft positioning sensing cylinder (#19). I don't think its 98 ft-lbs because that is a lot of freaking torque. The lug nuts on the wheels are torqued down to 73 ft-lbs, which takes lot a of freaking ellbow grease to take off, or in my case some power tools. Stick to what the manual says for the removal of the camshafts. The other little bolts are in inch-lbs. EvoMoto insturctions look right on the money to me.

 

kool 16lbs it is then.

 

The cam cap removal order is in the manual on page 11A-30. The idea is to start on the outside, and work your way towards the middle. Reinstalling them is opposite. You start in the middle, and work your way out.