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Cylinder Head Assembly




Cylinder Head

NOTE: RH cylinder head shown, LH cylinder head similar.


Tighten the 10 cylinder head bolts in 6 stages, in the sequence shown.
Stage 1: Tighten to 40 Nm (30 lb-ft).
Stage 2: Tighten an additional 90 degrees (one-fourth turn).
Stage 3: Loosen a minimum of one full turn (360 degrees).
Stage 4: Tighten to 40 Nm (30 lb-ft).
Stage 5: Tighten an additional 90 degrees (one-fourth turn).
Stage 6: Tighten an additional 90 degrees (one-fourth turn).









Bolt re-usability

NOTE: The cylinder head bolts must be discarded and new bolts installed. They are a tighten-to-yield design and cannot be reused.




Surface Variation -- Head-to-block, Head-to-manifolds And Surface Variation -- Warpage


















Camshaft Bearing Cap

Tighten the bolts in the sequence shown.
Tighten to 10 Nm (89 lb-in).






Intake Manifold Specifications

Exhaust Manifold Specifications

Camshaft Gear/Sprocket Specifications