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Cylinder Head Gasket (For Bank 1)

CYLINDER HEAD GASKET (for Bank 1)

COMPONENTS:





REMOVAL
1. DISCHARGE FUEL SYSTEM PRESSURE
2. DISCONNECT CABLE FROM NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL

CAUTION: Wait at least 90 seconds after disconnecting the cable from the negative (-) battery terminal to prevent airbag and seat belt pretensioner activation.

NOTICE: After the engine switch is turned off, the HDD navigation system requires approximately 6 minutes to record various types of memory and settings. As a result, after turning the engine switch off, wait 6 minutes or more before disconnecting the cable from the negative (-) battery terminal.

3. REMOVE CAMSHAFT SUB-ASSEMBLY (for Bank 1)
(a) Remove the camshaft.

4. REMOVE NO. 1 VALVE ROCKER ARM SUBASSEMBLY
(a) Remove the 16 valve rocker arms from the cylinder head.

HINT: Arrange the removed parts in the correct order.

5. REMOVE VALVE LASH ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY
(a) Remove the 16 valve lash adjusters from the cylinder head.

HINT: Arrange the removed parts in the correct order.

6. REMOVE VALVE STEM CAP
(a) Remove the 16 valve stem caps from the cylinder head.

HINT: Arrange the removed parts in the correct order.





7. REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD SUB-ASSEMBLY (for Bank 1)
(a) Uniformly loosen and remove the 2 bolts in the sequence shown in the illustration.





(b) Using a 10 mm bi-hexagon wrench, uniformly loosen the 10 bolts in the sequence shown in the illustration. Remove the 10 cylinder head bolts and plate washers.

NOTICE:
^ Be careful not to drop washers into the cylinder head.
^ Head warpage or cracking could result from removing bolts in an incorrect order.

HINT: Be sure to keep the removed parts separate for each installation position.

(c) Remove the cylinder head and gasket.

INSTALLATION
1. INSPECT CYLINDER HEAD SET BOLT
2. INSPECT CYLINDER HEAD SUB-ASSEMBLY
3. INSTALL CYLINDER HEAD SUB-ASSEMBLY (for Bank 1)
(a) Check the piston protrusions for each cylinder.
(1) Clean the cylinder block with solvent.
(2) Set the piston of the cylinder to be measured to slightly ATDC.





(b) Place the cylinder head gasket on the cylinder block surface with the front face of the Lot No. stamp upward.

NOTICE:
^ Be careful of the installation direction.
^ Gently place the cylinder head in order not to damage the gasket with the bottom part of the head.

(c) Place the cylinder head on the cylinder block.

NOTICE: Ensure that no oil is on the mounting surface of the cylinder head.

HINT: The cylinder head bolts are tightened in 3 progressive steps.

(d) Apply a light coat of engine oil to the threads and under the heads of the cylinder head bolts.





(e) Step 1:
(1) Using a 10 mm bi-hexagon wrench, install and uniformly tighten the 10 cylinder head bolts with the plate washers in several steps, in the sequence shown in the illustration.
Torque: 36 N*m (367 kgf*cm, 27 ft.*lbf)





(f) Step 2:
(1) Mark the cylinder head bolt head with paint as shown in the illustration.
(2) Tighten the cylinder head bolts another 90° in the sequence shown in step 1.
(g) Step 3:
(1) Tighten the cylinder head bolts by an additional 90° in the sequence shown in step 1.
(2) Check that the painted marks are now facing rearward.





(h) Uniformly install the 2 bolts in the sequence shown in the illustration.
Torque: 21 N*m (214 kgf*cm, 15 ft.*lbf)

4. INSTALL VALVE STEM CAP
(a) Apply a light coat of engine oil to the valve stem caps.
(b) Install the 16 valve stem caps to the cylinder head.

5. INSTALL VALVE LASH ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY
(a) Be sure to inspect the valve lash adjuster before installing it.
(b) Install the 16 lash adjusters to the cylinder head.

NOTICE: Install the lash adjuster at the same place it was removed from.

6. INSTALL NO. 1 VALVE ROCKER ARM SUBASSEMBLY
(a) Apply engine oil to the lash adjuster tips and valve stem cap ends.





(b) Make sure that the 16 valve rocker arms are installed as shown in the illustration.

7. INSTALL CAMSHAFT SUB-ASSEMBLY (for Bank 1)
(a) Install the camshaft.