81. Cylinder Head Installation - Left

Cylinder Head Installation - Left

Tools Required
^ J36660-A Torque Angle Meter





1. Install the new cylinder head gasket with the imprint toward the top and facing toward you.





2. Install the cylinder head to the engine block.

Important: Use new cylinder head bolts. The required tightening method stretches the bolts, therefore the cylinder head bolts are not reusable.

3. Install the new cylinder head bolts.
^ Tighten the cylinder head bolts to 25 Nm (18 ft. lbs.) on the first pass.
^ Tighten the cylinder head bolts to 90 degrees using the J36660-A.
^ Tighten the cylinder head bolts to 90 degrees using the J36660-A.
^ Tighten the cylinder head bolts to 90 degrees using the J36660-A.
^ Tighten the cylinder head bolts to 15 degrees using the J36660-A.