Cylinder Head: Installation

Liquid gasket: 

THREE BOND 1217G (Part No. K0877Y0100) or equivalent 

Liquid gasket applying diameter: 

3.5±1.0 mm (0.138±0.039 in) 

• LH side
  Fig 1: Identifying Liquid Gasket Applying Area On Cylinder Block (LH Side)

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• RH side

Fig 2: Identifying Liquid Gasket Applying Area On Cylinder Block (RH Side)

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Liquid gasket: 

THREE BOND 1217G (Part No. K0877Y0100) or equivalent 

Liquid gasket applying diameter: 

3.5±1.0 mm (0.138±0.039 in) 

• LH side
  Fig 3: Identifying Liquid Gasket Applying Area On Cylinder Head Gasket (LH Side)

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• RH side

Fig 4: Identifying Liquid Gasket Applying Area On Cylinder Head Gasket (R Side)

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1. Apply a thin coat of engine oil to washers and cylinder head bolt threads.
2. Mount the cylinder head onto the cylinder block, then tighten the bolts with a torque of 20 N.m (2.0 kgf-m, 14.8 ft-lb) in the order indicated in the figure.
3. Tighten the bolts with a torque of 50 N.m (5.1 kgf-m, 36.9 ft-lb) in the order indicated in the figure.
4. Loosen all bolts by 180° in the reverse order of installing, and loosen them further by 180°.
5. Tighten the bolts with torque of 20 N.m (2.0 kgf-m, 14.8 ft-lb) in numerical sequence as shown in the figure.
6. Tighten the bolts (1) - (4) in the order indicated with a torque of 48 N.m (4.9 kgf-m, 35.4 ft-lb).
7. Tighten the bolts (5) - (8) in the order indicated with a torque of 44 N.m (4.5 kgf-m, 32.5 ft-lb).
8. Tighten all bolts 90° in the numerical order as shown in the figure.
9. Tighten the bolt (1) - (4) by 45° in the numerical order.

Fig 5: Identifying Cylinder Head Bolts In Tightening Sequence

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SEAL MATERIAL: 

THREE BOND 1324 (Part No. 004403042) or equivalent 

Tightening torque: 

6.4 N.m (0.7 kgf-m, 4.7 ft-lb) 

Fig 6: Locating Seal Bolt

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