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Cylinder Head Assembly: Specifications

Cylinder Head




LH cylinder head

Tighten the 11 bolts in 6 stages, in the sequence shown.
Stage 1: Tighten the M12 fasteners to 25 Nm (18 lb-ft).
Stage 2: Tighten the M12 fasteners to 60 Nm (44 lb-ft).
Stage 3: Tighten the M12 fasteners an additional 90 degrees.
Stage 4: Tighten the M12 fasteners an additional 90 degrees.
Stage 5: Tighten the M8 fastener to 20 Nm (177 lb-in).
Stage 6: Tighten the M8 fastener and additional 45 degrees.







RH cylinder head

Tighten the 10 bolts in 4 stages, in the sequence shown.
Stage 1: Tighten the M12 fasteners to 25 Nm (18 lb-ft).
Stage 2: Tighten the M12 fasteners to 60 Nm (44 lb-ft).
Stage 3: Tighten the M12 fasteners an additional 90 degrees.
Stage 4: Tighten the M12 fasteners an additional 90 degrees.







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




Camshaft - LH

Position the 5 camshaft bearing caps in their original locations and install the 10 bolts in the sequence shown, in 2 stages.
Stage 1: Tighten to 6 Nm (53 lb-in).
Stage 2: Tighten an additional 45 degrees.










Camshaft - RH

Position the 5 camshaft bearing caps in their original locations and install the 10 bolts in the sequence shown, in 2 stages.
Stage 1: Tighten to 6 Nm (53 lb-in).
Stage 2: Tighten an additional 45 degrees.








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