Cleaning The Gasket Faces

Fig 1: Cleaning Gasket Faces

Courtesy of VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AMERICA.

Clean the gasket faces for: 

• the manifold. Check that the studs are tightened
• the coolant bypass channel
• the coolant outlet pipe.
• the intake manifold
• the cylinder block
• camshaft cover.

Blow the oil ducts clean.