Camshaft Bearing Torque and Sequence

INSTALL CAMSHAFTS





a Install the lower camshaft bearing to the cylinder head.





b Align the bearing claw with the claw groove of No. 1 bearing cap, and push in the upper camshaft bearing.





c Place the 2 camshafts on the cylinder head with the No. 1 cam lobes facing as shown the illustration.





d Install the bearing caps in their proper locations.

HINT:
- Each of No. 3 camshaft bearing cap has a number and front mark.
- The No. 1 and No. 2 bearing caps has a front marks.

e Apply a light coat of engine oil on the threads and under the heads of the bearing cap bolts.

Camshaft Bearing Cap Bolt Torque Sequence:

f Install and uniformly tighten the 20 bearing cap bolts in several passes, in the sequence shown.
Torque:
29.5 Nm (300 kgf-cm, 22 ft. lbs.) for No. 1 and No. 2
9 Nm (90 kgf-cm, 80 inch lbs.) for others