Otherwise, the pulleys might not line up. •Shop manuals recommend gasket sealers and dabs of RTV silicone at strategic points. Many pros prefer Permatex No. 2 Form-A-Gasket Sealant.

It will be only by this time that you will have the timing chain cover free from all obstacles that prevented it from being removed. Here are the steps to finally get it out of the VVTi engine ...

The main players were the timing cover (PN: SUM-G6321), gasket (PN: SUM-G62625), 1X upper Cloyes sprocket (PN: S978T), and a Delphi cam sensor (PN: SS11370).