Removal And Installation: Installation

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CAUTION: Make sure that the mating faces are clean and free of foreign material.
- Clean and inspect the cylinder head and cylinder block.
- Check the cylinder head face for distortion, across the center and from corner to corner. Refer to: Cylinder Head Distortion
  Refer to: CYLINDER HEAD GASKET SELECTION - TDV6 3.0L DIESEL
CAUTION: Only tighten the bolts finger-tight at this stage.

NOTE: Install a new gasket.

Renew Part: Cylinder head bolts Quantity: 1 .

Renew Part: Cylinder head gasket Quantity: 1 .
Fig 1: Cylinder Head Bolts Tightening Sequence
Courtesy of JAGUAR LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, LLC

Tighten the bolts in the indicated sequence.

Torque Specifications:

Stage 1: 80 Nm

Stage 2: 180°
Refer to: RIGHT CAMSHAFT
Torque Specification: 10 Nm
Torque Specification: 10 Nm
Refer to: RIGHT EXHAUST MANIFOLD
Connect the battery ground cable
Refer to: SPECIFICATIONS
Refer to: HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL SYSTEM BLEEDING