Cylinder Head Assembly: Service and Repair

REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION

Removal Service Points
[A] Cylinder Head Assembly Removal





Use special tool MD998051 to tighten each bolt two or three steps in the order shown in the illustration.

Installation Service Points
]A[ Cylinder Head Gasket Installation
1. Degrease the cylinder head and cylinder block gasket mounting surfaces.





2. Make sure that the gasket has the proper identification mark for the engine.
3. Lay the cylinder head gasket on the cylinder block with the identification mark at the front top.

]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.





CAUTION: Install the head bolt washers with the beveled side facing upwards as 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 cycles)
Tightening torque: 108 Nm (80 ft. lbs.)

]C[ Gasket/Water Passage Assembly Installation





Bend the tabs onto the water passage assembly. Then install the water passage assembly to the cylinder head so that the gasket doesn't slip.