FREE REPAIR MANUALS & LABOR GUIDES 1982-2013 Vehicles
Courtesy of Operation CHARM: Car repair manuals for everyone.

Cylinder Head Assembly: Specifications





Cylinder Head Bolt
Install the NEW front cylinder head bolts.
^ First Pass 30 Nm (22 ft. lbs.)
^ Final Pass 155 degrees

Cylinder Head Front Chaincase Bolt 35 Nm (26 ft. lbs.)
Cylinder Head Oil Gallery Plug 35 Nm (26 ft. lbs.)

Cylinder Head Deck Surface Flatness - Transverse 0.030 mm (0.0012 inch)
Cylinder Head Deck Surface Flatness - Longitude 0.050 mm (0.002 inch)
Cylinder Head Deck Surface Flatness - Overall 0.08 mm (0.0031 inch)

Surface Flatness - Block Deck - Transverse 0.030 mm (0.0012 inch)
Surface Flatness - Block Deck - Longitude 0.050 mm (0.002 inch)
Surface Flatness - Block Deck - Overall 0.1 mm (0.004 inch)

Intake Manifold
Intake Manifold to Cylinder Head Bolt 22 Nm (16 ft. lbs.)
Intake Manifold to Cylinder Head Nut 22 Nm (16 ft. lbs.)
Intake Manifold to Cylinder Head Stud 6 Nm (53 inch lbs.)

Dipstick Guide to Intake Manifold Bolt 10 Nm (89 inch lbs.)

Camshaft Sprocket Bolt
^ First Pass 85 Nm (63 ft. lbs.)
^ Final Pass 30 degrees

Camshaft Bearing Cap bolts
Tighten the camshaft bearing cap bolts in increments of three turns until they are seated, lubricate.
Tighten the camshaft bearing caps to 10 Nm (89 inch lbs.)





Rear Intake Camshaft Bearing Cap bolts
Apply Permatex Anaerobic Gasket Maker 51813, 3.5 mm (0.138 inch) bead, to rear intake camshaft bearing cap.

Install the rear intake camshaft bearing cap bolts.
Tighten the bolts to 25 Nm (18 ft. lbs.)

Camshaft End Play 0.040-0.144 mm (0.0016-0.0057 inch)
Camshaft Journal Diameter 26.935-26.960 mm (1.0604-1.0614 inch)
Camshaft Thrust Surface 21.000-21.052 mm (0.8268-0.8252 inch)





Exhaust Manifold
Tighten the NEW exhaust manifold to cylinder head retaining nuts in sequence.
Tighten the nuts to 14 Nm (124 inch lbs.)

Exhaust Manifold to Cylinder Head Nut 12 Nm (106 inch lbs.)
Exhaust Manifold to Cylinder Head Stud 10 Nm (89 inch lbs.)
Exhaust Manifold Pipe Flange Stud 16 Nm (12 ft. lbs.)