Cylinder Head Gasket: Installation
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- INSPECT CYLINDER HEAD SET BOLT (See INSPECTION )
- INSTALL NO. 2 CYLINDER HEAD GASKET (for Bank 1)
- Place a new No 2 cylinder head gasket the cylinder block surface with the Lot No. stamp facing upward
NOTE:
- Be sure to place the gasket in the correct direction.
- Gently place the cylinder head on the cylinder block in order to prevent damaging the gasket.
- Place a new No 2 cylinder head gasket the cylinder block surface with the Lot No. stamp facing upward
- INSTALL CYLINDER HEAD SUB-ASSEMBLY (for Bank 1)
- Place the cylinder head sub- assembly on the cylinder blockNOTE:
- Clean and degrease all contact surface.
- Inspect and clean each cylinder head bolt and installation hole.
- Apply a light coat of engine oil to the threads and under the heads of the cylinder head bolts
HINT
Tighten the cylinder head bolts in 3 progressive steps
- Step 1.
- Using a 10 mm bi-hexagon wrench, install and uniformly tighten the 10 cylinder head bolts with the plate washers in several steps, in the sequence shown in the illustration
Torque: 36 N*m (367 kgf*cm, 27 ft.*lbf)
- Using a 10 mm bi-hexagon wrench, install and uniformly tighten the 10 cylinder head bolts with the plate washers in several steps, in the sequence shown in the illustration
- Step 2.
- Mark each cylinder head bolt head with paint as shown in the illustration
- Tighten the cylinder head bolts another 90° in the sequence shown in step 1.
- Step 3
- Tighten the cylinder head bolts by an additional 90° in the sequence shown in step 1
- Check that the painted marks are now facing rearward.
- Install the 2 bolts in the sequence shown in the illustration
Torque: 21 N*m (214 kgf*cm, 15 ft.*lbf)
- Place the camshaft housing on the cylinder head sub-assembly
- Temporarily tighten the camshaft housing with the 3 bolt in the sequence shown in the illustration.
Torque: 10 N*m (102 kgf*cm, 7 ft.*lbf)
- Fully tighten the 3 bolts in the sequence shown in the illustration
Torque: 24 N*m (245 kgf*cm, 18 ft.*lbf)
- Place the cylinder head sub- assembly on the cylinder block
- INSTALL CYLINDER HEAD GASKET (for Bank 2)
- Place a new cylinder head gasket onto the cylinder block surface with the Lot No. stamp facing upward.NOTE:
- Be sure to place the gasket in the correct direction.
- Gently place the cylinder head onto the cylinder block in order to prevent damaging the gasket.
- Place a new cylinder head gasket onto the cylinder block surface with the Lot No. stamp facing upward.
- INSTALL CYLINDER HEAD SUB-ASSEMBLY (for Bank 2)
- Place the cylinder head sub-assembly on the cylinder block.NOTE:
- Clean and degrease all contact surface.
- Inspect and clean each cylinder head bolt and installation hole.
- Apply a light coat of engine oil to the threads and under the heads of the cylinder head bolts
HINT.
Tighten the cylinder head bolts in 3 progressive steps.
- Step 1.
- Using a 10 mm bi-hexagon wrench, install and uniformly tighten the 10 cylinder head bolts with the plate washers in several steps, in the sequence shown in the illustration.
Torque: 36 N*m (367 kgf*cm, 27 ft.*lbf)
- Using a 10 mm bi-hexagon wrench, install and uniformly tighten the 10 cylinder head bolts with the plate washers in several steps, in the sequence shown in the illustration.
- Step 2.
- Mark each cylinder head bolt head with paint as shown in the illustration.
- Tighten the cylinder head bolts another 90° in the sequence shown in step 1.
- Step 3.
- Tighten the cylinder head bolts by an additional 90° in the sequence shown in step 1.
- Check that the painting marks are now facing rearward
- Install the 2 cylinder head bolts in the sequence shown in the illustration.
Torque: 21 N*m (214 kgf*cm, 15 ft.*lbf)
- Place the camshaft housing on the cylinder head sub-assembly.
- Temporarily tighten the camshaft housing with the 3 bolt in the sequence shown in the illustration.
Torque: 10 N*m (102 kgf*cm, 7 ft.*lbf)
- Fully tighten the 3 bolts in the sequence shown in the illustration.
Torque: 24 N*m (245 kgf*cm, 18 ft.*lbf)
- Place the cylinder head sub-assembly on the cylinder block.
- INSTALL NO. 1 VALVE ROCKER ARM SUB-ASSEMBLY (See REASSEMBLY )
- INSTALL FUEL INJECTOR ASSEMBLY (for Direct Injection)
- INSTALL NO. 3 CAMSHAFT
- INSTALL NO. 4 CAMSHAFT
- INSTALL CAMSHAFT
- INSTALL NO. 2 CAMSHAFT
- INSTALL EXHAUST MANIFOLD SUB-ASSEMBLY LH
- INSTALL EXHAUST MANIFOLD SUB-ASSEMBLY RH
See INSTALLATION
- INSTALL ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION