Cylinder Head Torque and Sequence

CYLINDER HEAD LH

Bank 2:

New cylinder head gasket L mark upward
Torque: 54 Nm (551 kgf-cm, 40 ft-lbf)

CYLINDER HEAD RH

Bank 1:

New cylinder head gasket R mark upward
Torque: 54 Nm (550 kgf-cm, 40 ft-lbf)

NOTE: The cylinder head bolts are tightened in 2 successive steps.





Mark the front side of each cylinder head bolt head with paint as shown in the illustration.
Retighten the cylinder head bolts by 90° in the same sequence as step (c).
Check that each painted mark is now at a 90° angle to the front.