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>> B << Cylinder Head Assembly Installation

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CAUTION: Be careful that no foreign material gets into the cylinder, coolant passages or oil passages. Engine damage may result.
  1. 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.
  2. 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) 

  3. Loosen the mounting bolts in the reverse sequence to that shown.
  4. Tighten the mounting bolts progressively in the shown sequence to the specified torque again.

    Tightening torque: 108 +/- 5 N.m (80 +/- 3 ft-lb) 

    Fig 1: Loosening Mounting Bolts In Reverse Sequence
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