Cylinder Head Bolt Tightening Sequence and Specification

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Fig 1: Cylinder Head Tightening Sequence

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-- Tighten the new cylinder head bolts in 3 passes in sequence -1 through 5- as follows:

Tighten the bolts to 40 Nm.
Tighten the bolts an additional 90° (1/4) turn.
Tighten the bolts an additional 90° (1/4) turn.

Then:

-- Tighten the new bolts -arrows- to 8 Nm.

-- Tighten the bolts -arrows- an additional 90° (1/4) additional turn.