Cylinder Head, Removing And Installing: Installing
There is a risk of damaging the sealing surfaces.
Carefully remove the sealant residue from the cylinder head and cylinder block.
Make sure that no long grooves or scratches result.
Risk of damaging the cylinder block.
There must be no oil or coolant in the blind holes for the cylinder head bolts in the cylinder block.
Risk of the cylinder head gasket leaking.
Carefully remove all lapping and sanding residue.
Only unpack the new cylinder head gasket immediately before installing.
To prevent the cylinder head gasket silicone layer and recessed area from being damaged, always handle the gasket extremely carefully.
If a replacement cylinder head is being installed, the contact surfaces between the hydraulic lifters, the roller rocker levers and the cam running surfaces must be oiled before the camshaft housing is installed.
-- Replace the bolts that were tightened with an additional turn.
-- Replace self-locking nuts, sealing rings, seals and O-rings.
-- Do not reuse coolant that has been drained.
-- Install the cylinder head gasket -1-.
- Pay attention to centering pins in cylinder block -arrows-.
- Pay attention to the cylinder head gasket installation position: the part number must be readable from the intake side.
-- If the crankshaft was turned in the meantime: bring the piston for cylinder 1 to TDC and then turn the crankshaft back again slightly.
-- Position the cylinder head.
-- Insert the cylinder head bolts and tighten by hand.
-- Tighten the cylinder head bolts. Refer to Figure.
It is not required to retighten the cylinder head bolts after repairs.
Further installation is performed in reverse order of removal, while noting the following:
-- Install the camshaft housing. Refer to CAMSHAFT HOUSING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
-- Install the intake manifold. Refer to INTAKE MANIFOLD, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
-- Change the engine oil.
-- Fill with coolant. Refer to COOLANT, DRAINING AND FILLING .