Cylinder Head - Tightening Specification And Sequence

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Fig 1: Identifying Cylinder Head Bolts Tightening Sequence

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NOTE:

Replace any bolts that were tightened with an additional turn.

-- Tighten the bolts in 4 steps and in the sequence shown:

Stage	Bolts	Tightening Specification/Additional Turn
1.	-1 through 8-	Install all the way in by hand.
2.	-1 through 8-	40 Nm
3.	-1 through 8-	Tighten 90° further
4.	-1 through 8-	Tighten 90° further