Murano AWD V6-3.5L (VQ35) (2003)
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a. Install seal rings in shaft grooves.
b. Apply liquid gasket to the intake valve timing control covers.
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Use Genuine RTV Silicone Sealant or equivalent.
c. Install collared O-ring in front cover oil hole (LH and RH sides).
d. Being careful not to move the seal ring from the installation groove, align the dowel pins on the chain case with the holes to install the intake
valve timing control covers.
e. Tighten bolts in the numerical order as shown.
12. Install crankshaft pulley as follows:
a. Fix crankshaft using a suitable tool.
b. Install crankshaft pulley, taking care not to damage front oil seal.
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When press-fitting crankshaft pulley with a plastic hammer, tap on its center portion (not circumference)
c. Tighten bolt to 39.2 to 49.0 Nm (4.0 to 5.0 kgf-cm, 29 to 36 ft. lbs.).
d. Put a paint mark on crankshaft pulley aligning with angle mark on crankshaft pulley bolt. Then, further retighten bolt by 60 to 65 degrees
[Target: 60 degrees (equivalent to one graduation)].
13. Rotate crankshaft pulley in normal direction (clockwise when viewed from front) to confirm it turns smoothly.
14. For the following operations, perform steps in the reverse order of removal.
NOTE: If hydraulic pressure inside chain tensioner drops after removal/installation, slack in the guide may generate a pounding noise during and
just after engine start. However, this is normal. Noise will stop after hydraulic pressure rises.
