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Cylinder Head, Valvetrain - Fastener Tightening Specifications






Fastener Tightening Specifications






Left Timing Chain Cover, Tightening Specifications and Sequence

- Tighten bolts to 9 Nm in the sequence - 1 to 8 -.





Right Timing Chain Cover, Tightening Specifications and Sequence

- Tighten bolts to 9 Nm in the sequence - 1 to 8 -.





Lower Timing Chain Cover, Tightening Specifications and Sequence

- Replace M6 bolts - 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13 - and - arrows -.





- Tighten bolts in 6 stages as follows:

- Pre-tighten the bolts - arrows - to 5 Nm.

- Tighten the bolts - 1 to 13 - in a diagonal sequence to 8 Nm using a torque wrench.

- Tighten bolts - arrows - to 8 Nm.

- Tighten M8 bolts - 2, 4, 8, 9, 10 - in a diagonal sequence to 22 Nm.

- Tighten the M6 bolts - 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13 - an additional 90° in a diagonal sequence.

- Tighten the bolts - arrows - an additional 90°.

Left Cylinder Head Cover, Tightening Specifications and Sequence





- Tighten bolts to 9 Nm in the sequence - 1 to 15 -.

Right Cylinder Head Cover, Tightening Specifications and Sequence





- Tighten bolts to 9 Nm in the sequence - 1 to 16 -.

Cylinder Head, Tightening Specifications and Sequence





- Tighten bolts in 5 stages in - 1 to 5 - sequence as follows:

- Install bolts by hand as far as stop.

- Tighten to 30 Nm.

- Tighten to 60 Nm.

- Tighten an additional 90°.

- Tighten an additional 90°.

- Insert screws - arrows - with locking compound and tighten to 8 Nm; Locking compound.

- Tighten the bolts - arrows - an additional 90°.