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Cylinder Head Assembly: Service and Repair


1. Remove fuel injection pipes. Refer to ``Fuel Injection Pipe, Replace.''
2. Remove fuel injectors. Refer to ``Fuel Injectors, Replace.''
3. Disconnect breather hose from valve cover and remove valve cover.
4. Remove timing belts. Refer to ``Timing Belt, Replace.''
5. Remove rocker arm. Refer to ``Rocker Arm, Replace.''
6. Remove camshaft. Refer to ``Camshaft, Replace.''
7. Remove water outlet fitting from cylinder head.


Fig. 16 Cylinder head bolt loosening sequence:





8. Remove cylinder head bolts in two steps in sequence shown in Fig. 16.


Fig. 17 Cylinder head bolt tightening sequence:





9. Reverse procedure to install. Torque cylinder head bolts to 76-83 ft. lbs. for cold engine and 84-90 ft. lbs. for hot engine in sequence shown in Fig. 17. Torque all bolts to 1/2 specified torque first, then finish torquing to full torque specifications.