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Cylinder Head, Overview


Cylinder head, overview

Note: Fig. shows tight cylinder head.





1. Cylinder head gasket
2. Lifting eye
3. 22 Nm
4. Gasket
^ Replace if damaged or leaking
5. Gasket for cylinder head cover
^ Replace if damaged or leaking
6. Cylinder head cover
7. Ignition coil
8. Special bolt, 10 Nm
9. Gaskets for cylinder head cover
^ Replace if damaged or leaking
10. Gasket for cylinder head cover
^ Replace if damaged or leaking
11. Half-round gasket
^ Replace if damaged or leaking
12. Cylinder head bolt
13. Cylinder head





Fig. 1 Checking cylinder head for distortion
- Check cylinder head for distortion at several locations using bevelled straightedge and feeler gauge.
^ Max. permissible distortion: 0.1 mm





Fig. 2 Reworking dimension for cylinder head
- Cylinder head is only to be reworked (face-ground) down to minimum dimension a.
^ Minimum dimension: a = 139.25 mm