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Cylinder Head Assembly

Cylinder Head




Install a new gasket, the RH cylinder head and 8 new bolts. Tighten in 5 stages in the sequence shown.
Stage 1: Tighten to 20 Nm (177 lb-in).
Stage 2: Tighten to 35 Nm (26 lb-ft).
Stage 3: Tighten 90 degrees.
Stage 4: Tighten 90 degrees.
Stage 5: Tighten 45 degrees.







Install the new M6 bolt.
Tighten to 10 Nm (89 lb-in).







Install a new gasket, the LH cylinder head and 8 new bolts. Tighten in 5 stages in the sequence shown.
Stage 1: Tighten to 20 Nm (177 lb-in).
Stage 2: Tighten to 35 Nm (26 lb-ft).
Stage 3: Tighten 90 degrees.
Stage 4: Tighten 90 degrees.
Stage 5: Tighten 45 degrees.







Install the new M6 bolt.
Tighten to 10 Nm (89 lb-in).








Bolt Re-usability





NOTE: The cylinder head bolts must be discarded and new bolts must be 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

Install the 5 camshaft caps, mega cap, valve train oil tube and the 15 bolts in the sequence shown.
Tighten to 8 Nm (71 lb-in) then additional 45 degrees.







Tighten the 4 camshaft caps bolts in the sequence shown.
Tighten bolts 8, 9, 10 and 11 to 8 Nm (71 lb-in) then additional 45 degrees.











Camshaft - RH

Install the 6 camshaft caps, mega cap, valve train oil tube and the 15 bolts in the sequence shown.
Tighten to 8 Nm (71 lb-in) then additional 45 degrees.







Tighten the 4 camshaft caps bolts in the sequence shown.
Tighten bolts 8, 9, 10 and 11 to 8 Nm (71 lb-in) then additional 45 degrees.









Intake Manifold Specifications

Exhaust Manifold Specifications