Installing cylinder head cover

• Replace gaskets (1)  and (2)  .

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• Make sure that the cylinder head cover (1)  is correctly installed in the marked area on the high pressure pump bracket (2)  .

  The cylinder head cover (1)  must not tap the high pressure pump bracket (2)  in the marked area.

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• Position cylinder head cover.
• Make sure that the cylinder head cover does not tap the high pressure pump bracket!
• Tighten all screws in a sequence from (1)  to (21)  .
  TIGHTENING TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
  
  

  Cylinder head cover to cylinder head
  M6x27	Tightening torque	8 Nm
  	Tightening torque	11 Nm

  Fig 1: Cylinder Head Cover Screws Tightening Sequence

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• Clip in wiring harnesses (2)  and (3)  in the marked regions.
• Connect connector (1)  .

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• Clip in wiring harness (2)  in marked areas.
• Connect connector (1)  .

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• Position the holder of the positive battery cable and tighten with the screw (5)  .
  TIGHTENING TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
  
  

  Holder, positive battery cable to cylinder head cover
  Self-tapping plastic screw 6x18	6.5 Nm

• Clip in wiring harness (4)  in marked areas.
• Clip in the wiring harness (3)  in the marked area.
• Correctly route the fuel supply line (2)  and tighten with the screw (1)  .
  TIGHTENING TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
  
  

  Fuel delivery line to cylinder head cover
  Self-tapping plastic screw 6x18	6.5 Nm

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• Connect connector (1)  and attach to the wiring harness (2)  .

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  NOTE: TECHNICAL INFORMATION 
  Detents, guides and mounting elements must not be damaged or missing.
• Clip the engine ventilation line (1)  in.

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Follow-up work 

• Refer to INSTALLING FRONT ENGINE ENCAPSULATION .
• Refer to INSTALLING BOTH ACTUATORS .
• Refer to PREPARING FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE HIGH PRESSURE PUMP .
• Refer to INSTALLING HIGH PRESSURE PUMP .
• Refer to PREPARING THE INJECTORS FOR INSTALLATION .
• Refer to INSTALLING THE INJECTORS FOR THE CYLINDERS 1 TO 3 .
• Refer to INSTALLING THE INJECTORS FOR THE CYLINDERS 4 TO 6 .
• Refer to INSTALLING FUEL DELIVERY LINE .
• Refer to INSTALLING THE HIGH-PRESSURE LINE BETWEEN THE HIGH-PRESSURE RAIL AND THE HIGH-PRESSURE PUMP .
• Refer to INSTALLING THE IGNITION COILS .
• Refer to INSTALLING ACOUSTIC COVER AT REAR .
• Refer to INSTALLING TENSION STRUT ON SUSPENSION STRUT TOWER .
• Refer to ATTACHING COWL PANEL COVER .
• Refer to INSTALLING BOTH WIPER ARMS .
• Refer to CHECKING THE ANGLE OF ATTACK OF THE WIPER ARMS ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT .
• Refer to INSTALLING SOUND INSULATION AT THE CENTER OF THE BULKHEAD UPPER PART .
• Refer to INSTALLING THE COVER IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE LEFT .
• Refer to INSTALLING THE COVER IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE RIGHT .
• Refer to INSTALLING FAN COWL .
• Refer to INSTALLING CLEANING AIR PIPE .
• Refer to INSTALLING INTAKE SILENCER HOUSING .
• Refer to INSTALLING ACOUSTIC COVER .
• Refer to DISCONNECTING ALL BATTERY GROUND LEADS .