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Cylinder Head Assembly

Cylinder head bolts

Bolts are a torque-to-yield design and cannot be reused.





12-mm bolts
Stage 1: 12 Nm (9 ft. lbs.)
Stage 2: 25 Nm (18 ft. lbs.)

8-mm bolts 32 Nm (24 ft. lbs.)

12-mm bolts
Stage 1: 90 degrees
Stage 2: additional 90 degrees

Cylinder head gasket surface flatness 0.08 mm (0.003 inch) total

Intake manifold bolts 11 Nm (8 ft. lbs.)

Camshaft bearing cap bolts





Stage 1: 6 Nm (53 inch lbs.)
Stage 2: 16 Nm (12 ft. lbs.)


Camshaft sprocket bolt 85 Nm (63 ft. lbs.)
Camshaft sprocket bolt (w/SST) 61 Nm (45 ft. lbs.)

Exhaust manifold nuts 22 Nm (16 ft. lbs.)