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Timing Cover

TIMING CHAIN COVER SUB-ASSEMBLY

Temporarily tighten the timing chain cover with the 23 bolts and 2 nuts





Bolt length:





Fully tighten the bolts in this order: Area 1 and Area 2
Torque: 21 Nm (214 kgf-cm, 15 ft-lbf)

Fully tighten the bolts in Area 3
Torque: 21 Nm (214 kgf-cm, 15 ft-lbf)

Fully tighten the bolts in Area 4
Torque: 43 Nm (438 kgf-cm, 32 ft-lbf)for bolt A
Torque: 21 Nm (214 kgf-cm, 15 ft-lbf)for bolts except bolt A

Install a new gasket and the chain cover plate with the 4 bolts
Torque: 9.1 Nm (93 kgf-cm, 81 in-lbf)

HINT: Tighten the bolts in the order of lower to upper as shown in the illustration.