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Cylinder Head Assembly: Specifications

Cylinder Head Surface Variation
Maximum Warpage
Cylinder block surface 0.05 mm (0.0020 inch)
Intake manifold surface 0.10 mm (0.0039 inch)
Exhaust manifold surface 0.10 mm (0.0039 inch)





Cylinder Head Bolt Outside Diameter
Standard 8.95 to 9.05 mm (0.3524 to 0.3563 inch)
Minimum 8.75 mm (0.3445 inch)








Cylinder Head Bolts
First Pass 54 Nm (550 kgf-cm, 40 ft. lbs.)
Final Pass 90°








Camshaft Bearing Cap Bolts 16 Nm (163 kgf-cm, 12 ft. lbs.)





Intake Manifold Bolts & Nuts
First Pass 15 Nm (153 kgf-cm, 11 ft. lbs.)
Second Pass
Retighten water outlet bolts & nuts 15 Nm (153 kgf-cm, 11 ft. lbs.)
Final Pass
Ground cable & nut 8.4 Nm (86 kgf-cm, 74 inch lbs.)

Camshaft Main Gear & Sub-Gear 5.4 Nm (55 kgf-cm, 48 inch lbs.)

Camshaft VVT-i Gear New Lock Nut 150 Nm (1,530 kgf-cm, 111 ft. lbs.)
The lock nut has left-hand threads








Exhaust Manifold Bolts
First Pass 49 Nm (500 kgf-cm, 36 ft. lbs.)
Final Pass
Nuts 1 & 2 49 Nm (500 kgf-cm, 36 ft. lbs.)