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Cylinder Head Torque










NOTE: The content of this article reflects the changes identified in TSB: # 02970738 Feb 97'.

Install the 10 torx bolts and using the sequence shown, tighten them in three stages:

Stage I: 40 Nm ( 30 ft. lbs. ).
Stage II: 60 Nm ( 44 ft. lbs. ).
Stage III: tighten a further quarter-turn (90°).

Install the two bolts securing the timing cover to the cylinder head and tighten to: 22 Nm (16 ft. lbs.).