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Timing Cover

TIMING CHAIN COVER SUB-ASSEMBLY

Temporarily tighten the timing chain cover with the 23 bolts and 2 nuts.





Bolt length:






Fully tighten the bolts in this order: Area 1 and Area 2.
Torque 21 Nm (214 kgf-cm, 15 ft-lbf)

Fully tighten the bolts in Area 3.
Torque 21 Nm (214 kgf-cm, 15 ft-lbf)

Tighten the bolts and nuts in the order of upper to lower as shown in the illustration.

Fully tighten the bolts in Area 4.
Torque 43 Nm (438 kgf-cm, 32 ft-lbf) for bolt A
Torque 21 Nm (214 kgf-cm, 15 ft-lbf) for bolts except bolt A

Tighten the bolts in the order of lower to upper as shown in the illustration.