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Cylinder Head

Cylinder Head
CYLINDER HEAD LH

NOTICE:
To prevent damage to the block, place the gasket carefully.
The cylinder head bolts are tightened in 2 successive steps.





Uniformly install and tighten the 8 cylinder head bolts in the sequence shown in the illustration.
Torque 54 Nm (550 kgf-cm, 40 ft. lbs.)





Mark the front side of each cylinder head bolt head with paint as shown in the illustration.
Retighten the cylinder head bolts by 90° in the same sequence as step (c).
Check that each painted mark is now at a 90° angle to the front.





Using an 8 mm socket hexagon wrench, install the hexagon bolt.
Torque 19 Nm (189 kgf-cm, 14 ft. lbs.)