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Cylinder Head Assembly

Cylinder Head Torque & Sequence Service and Repair







Bolt re-usability

"Make sure that new cylinder head bolts are installed"







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

Maximum Permissible Cylinder head warp:
Over head length 0.05 mm (0.00196 in)
Over head width 0.03 mm (0.00118 in)
Cylinder Head Height 149.4 mm ± 0.15 (5.882 in ± 0.0059 in)
Maximum permissible amount to be removed during skimming 0.3 mm (0.0118 in)


Camshaft Bearing Cap Torque and sequence

For information regarding Camshaft bearing cap refer to Service and Repair Service and Repair


Intake Manifold Specifications

Exhaust Manifold Specifications

Camshaft Gear/Sprocket Specifications