>> B << Cylinder Head Assembly Installation
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 Dodge Stratus and 2005 Chrysler Sebring. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
CAUTION:
Be careful that no foreign material gets into the cylinder, coolant passages or oil passages. Engine damage may result.
- Use a scraper to clean the gasket surface of the cylinder head assembly.CAUTION: Attach the cylinder head bolt washer in the direction shown in the illustration.
- Using special tool MD998051 and a torque wrench, tighten the bolts to the specified torque in the order shown in the illustration. (in two or three steps)
Tightening torque: 108 +/- 5 N.m (80 +/- 3 ft-lb)
- Loosen the mounting bolts in the reverse sequence to that shown.
- Tighten the mounting bolts progressively in the shown sequence to the specified torque again.
Tightening torque: 108 +/- 5 N.m (80 +/- 3 ft-lb)