Cherokee 2001-> 3.7 V6 Cylinder Head — JEEP

Cherokee 2001-> 3.7 V6 Cylinder Head on Jeep: 123 steps, engines EKG. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.

Workshop procedure for JEEP — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.

123 steps 1 engine code

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform codes 3.7, V6

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

EKG

📐 41 workshop diagrams for EKG

Real factory drawings for this job — timing marks, bolt locations and routing. Locked in the free view.

Cherokee 2001-> 3.7 V6 Cylinder Head — EKG · diagram 1

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📋 Procedure

Preparation and removal

Disconnect the battery earth cable
Raise the vehicle
Viscous fan:
Alternator horizontal bolts
Remove the air inlet pipe

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Disconnect the vapour-liquid hose
Disconnect the brake servo vacuum hose
Disconnect the alternator electrical connections
Disconnect the air-conditioning compressor electrical connections
Use the special tool
Unbolt the dipstick tube bracket
Remove the throttle body and bracket
Remove the coolant temperature sensor
Use the special tools
Remove the cylinder head cover
Disconnect the radiator fan electrical connections
Remove the radiator fan and shroud
Remove the alternator
Camshaft gearwheel fitting tool
Fit the special tool to lock the secondary timing chains to the idler gearwheel
Remove the chain guide(s)
Remove the camshaft gearwheel
Remove the cylinder head
Raise the vehicle

Installation and checks

Vibration damper:
Position the timing chain on the camshaft gearwheel
Refit the chain guide(s)
Compress the tensioner
Remove the special tool
Refit the air-conditioning compressor in the sequence shown
Refit the alternator
Refit the radiator fan and shroud
Re-attach the wiring
Refit the inlet manifold in the sequence shown
Use the special tools
Refit the throttle body and bracket
Refit the heater hoses
Re-attach the wiring
Bleed the fuel system
Refit the dipstick tube bracket
Reconnect the air-conditioning compressor electrical connections
Reconnect the alternator electrical connections
Reconnect the cruise control servo hose
Reconnect the brake servo vacuum hose
Reconnect the cruise control cable
Reconnect the throttle cable
Refit the air inlet pipe
Reconnect the exhaust pipe
Lower the vehicle
Reconnect the battery earth cable
Start the engine
Check for leaks

Workshop diagrams

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The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.

Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.