HELP!! need advice how to remove the head!! its becoming a nightmare

[Mintdub]

ok.. so i have my ex's car that im replacing the head gasket on (dont ask) .. 2002 altima 2.5.. and i CANNOT for the life of me figure out how to get the timing chain over off to dissconnect that to take the head off.... does anyone have any suggestions for me..

about all i got out of what i found by searching was.. u need to drop the oil pan (which i did already) and the lower half of the engine?? to get that cover off.... is there any eisier way? im at a loss and im a time restraint!!! i need to get this thing back together by friday!! so i am in desperate need of help!!!

[Darius]

You have a present waiting for you in your gmail account.

[luistone]

Hi I know this is an old post but I'm having the same problem, can't remove timing chain cover, already took off the oil pan and removed 3 bolts that I think that hold the cover to the upper oil pan but still can't remove it. Manual says that I need to remove upper oil pan meaning that I need to remove half of the front suspension is this true or there is another way? I though that if I removed both cam sprockets and cam bracket I would get the head off without taking off the timing chain cover but I couldn't take off the intake cam sprocket even tried an impact gun.


Thank you