Tools Required
Removal Procedure
- Remove the following subassemblies:
- Remove the power steering return hose retaining
bolt from the cylinder head.
- Remove the 3 M6 external drive
bolts from the front portion of the cylinder head.
Important: DO NOT reuse the M11 cylinder head
bolts.
- Remove and discard the 10 M11 internal drive cylinder head bolts.
- Remove the left cylinder head. Make sure
that no dowel guide pins are stuck in the cylinder head.
Important: You must clean the thread sealant material
from the cylinder head bolt holes in the cylinder block. Failure to do so could cause
false torque readings during reassembly.
- After removing the cylinder head, remove any remaining bolt thread sealant material
from the threaded cylinder block holes.
Important: DO NOT reuse the cylinder head gasket.
- Remove the left cylinder head gasket.
- Remove all remaining gasket material from the cylinder head and cylinder
block using the J 28410
.
- Place the cylinder head on a flat, clean surface with the combustion chambers
face-up in order to prevent damage to the deck face.
- Clean and inspect the cylinder head. Refer to
Cylinder Head Cleaning and Inspection
.
Installation Procedure
- Make sure all the cylinder head locating
pins are securely mounted in the cylinder block deck face.
Important: Failure to remove all the old thread sealant
material from the cylinder block could cause false torque readings.
- Make sure any old thread sealant material is removed from the cylinder head
bolt holes in the cylinder block.
- Install a new left cylinder head gasket
using the deck face locating pins for retention.
- Align the cylinder head with the deck face
locating pins.
- Place the cylinder head in position on the deck face.
Important: DO NOT reuse the old M11 cylinder
head bolts.
- Install new M11 cylinder head bolts in the cylinder head.
- Install the M6 cylinder head bolts at the front of the cylinder
head.
Notice: Refer to Fastener Notice in the Preface section.
- Tighten the left cylinder head bolts in the sequence shown.
Tighten
- Tighten the left cylinder head M11 cylinder head bolts to 40 N·m
(30 lb ft) in the sequence shown.
- Using the J 45059
,
tighten the left cylinder head M11 cylinder head bolts an additional 70 degrees
in the sequence shown.
- Repeat the sequence turning each bolt another 60 degrees.
- Repeat the sequence again turning each bolt a final 45 degrees
(total 175 degrees).
- Tighten the M6 bolts at the front of the cylinder head.
Tighten
Tighten the M6 cylinder head bolts to 12 N·m (106 lb in).
- Install the power steering return hose retaining
bolt to the cylinder head.
Tighten
Tighten the power steering return hose retaining
bolt to 50 N·m (37 lb ft).
- Install the following subassemblies: