CYLINDER HEAD GASKET > INSTALLATION |
| 1. INSTALL CYLINDER HEAD GASKET |
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Apply seal packing to a new cylinder head gasket as shown in the illustration.
| *1 | Bead |
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Place the gasket on the cylinder block surface with the Lot No. stamp facing upward.
| *a | Lot No. |
![]() | Engine Front |
| 2. INSTALL CYLINDER HEAD SUB-ASSEMBLY |
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Apply a light coat of engine oil to the bolt threads and the area beneath the bolt heads that come in contact with the washers.
Install the bolts and plate washers to the cylinder head.
Using several steps, uniformly install and tighten the 10 cylinder head bolts and 10 plate washers with a 10 mm bi-hexagon wrench in the order shown in the illustration.
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Mark the front side of the cylinder head bolts with paint.
| *a | Paint Mark |
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Retighten the cylinder head bolts an additional 90°, and then once more 90° as shown in the illustration.
Check that the paint mark is now at a 180° angle to the front.
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After tightening the cylinder head bolts, wipe off the seal packing material that seeped out from the contact surface between the cylinder head and cylinder block.
| *a | Direction to wipe off |
| *b | Before wiping off |
| *c | After wiping off |
| 3. INSTALL CAMSHAFT |
Install the camshaft (Click here).