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Makes 🢒 Oldsmobile 🢒 1999 🢒 Intrigue 🢒 Engine 🢒 Engine Mechanical - 3.5L 🢒 Camshaft Removal

Camshaft Removal Left

Tools Required

J 42038 Camshaft Holding Fixture


    Object Number: 539971 Size: SH

    Important: DO NOT rotate the camshafts more than 10 degrees.

  1. Remove the J 42038 from the left cylinder head camshafts. Allow the camshaft lobes to find a neutral position by rotating each camshaft, if necessary.

    2. Object Number: 539980 Size: SH
  2. Observe the markings on the bearing caps. Each bearing cap is marked in order to identify its location. The markings have the following meanings:
    3. • The raised feature must always be oriented toward the outboard side of the engine.
    • The I indicates the intake camshaft.
    • The E indicates the exhaust camshaft.
    • The number indicates the journal position from the front of the engine.

    Object Number: 240803 Size: SH
  3. Remove the camshaft bearing cap bolts.
  4. Remove the camshaft bearing caps. The cap closest to the front of the engine is the thrust cap and must not be installed in another location.

    5. Object Number: 234441 Size: SH
  5. Lift the camshaft (1 and 2) out of the cylinder head.
  6. Cover the camshaft with an oil soaked towel in order to prevent corrosion.

    7. Object Number: 235198 Size: SH
  7. Remove the camshaft followers from the cylinder head. Keep the followers in the order they were removed.

    8. Object Number: 241679 Size: SH
  8. Remove the stationary hydraulic lash adjusters (SHLA) from the cylinder head bores. Keep the SHLAs in the order they were removed.
  9. Store the camshafts, followers and SHLAs in a clean, secure location.

Camshaft Removal Right

Tools Required

J 42038 Camshaft Holding Fixture


    Object Number: 287745 Size: SH

    Important: DO NOT rotate the camshafts more than 10 degrees.

  1. Remove the J 42038 from the right cylinder head camshafts. Allow the camshaft lobes to find a neutral position by rotating each camshaft, if necessary.

    2. Object Number: 287736 Size: SH
  2. Observe the markings on the bearing caps. Each bearing cap is marked in order to identify its location. The markings have the following meanings:
    3. • The raised feature must always be oriented toward the outboard side of the engine.
    • The I indicates the intake camshaft.
    • The E indicates the exhaust camshaft.
    • The number indicates the journal position from the front of the engine.

    Object Number: 576496 Size: SH
  3. Remove the camshaft bearing cap bolts.
  4. Remove the camshaft bearing caps. The cap closest to the front of the engine is the thrust cap and must not be installed in another location.

    5. Object Number: 576499 Size: SH
  5. Lift the camshaft (1 and 2) out of the cylinder head.
  6. Cover the camshaft with an oil soaked towel in order to prevent corrosion.

    7. Object Number: 576503 Size: SH
  7. Remove the camshaft followers from the cylinder head. Keep the followers in the order they were removed.

    8. Object Number: 576526 Size: SH
  8. Remove the stationary hydraulic lash adjusters (SHLA) from the cylinder head bores. Keep the SHLAs in the order they were removed.
  9. Store the camshafts, followers and SHLAs in a clean, secure location.