Thoroughly clean all parts to be assembled.
Always use a new cylinder head and manifold gasket.
Always use a new cylinder head bolt.
The cylinder head gasket is a metal gasket. Take care not to bend it.
Rotate the crankshaft, set the No.1 piston at TDC.
Install the cylinder head assembly.
Before installing, remove the hardened sealant from the cylinder block and cylinder head surface.
Before installing the cylinder head gasket, apply sealant on the upper surface of the cylinder block and reassemble the gasket within five minutes.
Refer to the illustration for applying sealant.
Width : 2.0 ~ 3.0 mm (0.0787 ~ 0.1181 in.)
Position : 1.0 ~ 1.5 mm (0.0394 ~ 0.0591 in.)
Specification : TB 1217H or LOCTITE 5900H
After installing the cylinder head gasket on the cylinder block, apply sealant on the upper surface of the cylinder head gasket and reassemble in five minutes.
Place the cylinder head carefully not to damage the gasket.
Install the cylinder head bolts with washers.
Tighten the 10 cylinder head bolts, in several passes, in the sequence shown.
Tightening torque :
29.4 N.m (3.0 kgf.m, 21.7 lb-ft) + 90° + 90°
Do not reuse the cylinder head bolts.
Place the exhaust camshaft (A) and the intake camshaft (B).
Install the camshaft bearing caps. Tighten the bearing cap bolts in the sequence shown.
Tightening torque
M6 bolts :
11.8 ~ 13.7 N.m (1.2 ~ 1.4 kgf.m, 8.7 ~ 10.1 lb-ft)
M8 bolts :
18.6 ~ 22.6 N.m (1.9 ~ 2.3 kgf.m, 13.7 ~ 16.6 lb-ft)
Install the intake CVVT assembly (A) and exhaust camshaft sprocket (B).
Tightening torque :
63.7 ~ 73.5 N.m (6.5 ~ 7.5 kgf.m, 47.0 ~ 54.2 lb-ft)
When installing the CVVT assembly and camshaft sprocket bolts, hold the camshaft at designated point (A) using a wrench to prevent the camshaft from rotating.
Install the other parts in the reverse order of removal.