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 rest on the high pressure pump bracket!
• Tighten all screws in the sequence (1) to (21).

Fig 1: Cylinder Head Cover Screws Tightening Sequence

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

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

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

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• Clip in the wiring harness (4) in the 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).

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

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• 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 THE TENSION STRUT ON THE 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 FIREWALL 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 CLEAN AIR PIPE .
• Refer to INSTALLING INTAKE SILENCER HOUSING .
• Refer to INSTALLING ACOUSTIC COVER .
• Refer to CONNECTING ALL BATTERY GROUND LEADS .