Cylinder Head

REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
Required Special Tool: MD998051: Cylinder Head Bolt Wrench
Removal Service Point
<> Cylinder Head Assembly Removal





Using special tool MD998051, loosen the cylinder head bolts in two or three steps in the order of the numbers shown in the illustration, then remove the cylinder head assembly.

Installation Service Points
>>A<< Cylinder Head Gasket Installation
1. Wipe off all oil and grease from the gasket mounting surface.
2. Match the shapes of the cylinder head holes with their respective cylinder head gasket holes.

>>B<< Cylinder Head Assembly Installation





CAUTION: Be careful that no foreign material gets into the cylinder, coolant passages or oil passages. Engine damage may result.

1. Use a scraper to clean the gasket surface of the cylinder head assembly. Attach the cylinder head bolt washer in the direction shown in the illustration.
2. Using special tool MD998051 and a torque wrench, tighten the bolts to the specified torque in the order shown in the illustration. (in two or three steps)
Tightening torque: 108 ± 5 Nm (80 ± 3 ft. lbs.)
3. Loosen the mounting bolts in the reverse sequence to that shown.
4. Tighten the mounting bolts progressively in the shown sequence to the specified torque again.
Tightening torque: 108 ± 5 Nm (80 ± 3 ft. lbs.)