CYLINDER HEAD GASKET
Pre-removal Operation
  • Fuel Line Pressure Reduction [Refer to GROUP 13A, On-vehicle Service - Fuel Pump Connector Disconnection (How to Reduce Pressurized Fuel Lines) ].
  • Under Cover Removal (Refer to GROUP 51, Under Cover ).
  • Engine Oil Draining (Refer to GROUP 12, On-vehicle Service - Engine Oil Replacement ).
  • Engine Coolant Draining (Refer to GROUP 14, On-vehicle Service - Engine Coolant Replacement ).
  • Intercooler Removal (Refer to GROUP 15, Intercooler ).
  • Air Cleaner Removal (Refer to GROUP 15, Air Cleaner ).
  • Battery Removal
  • Rocker Cover Centre Cover Removal (Refer to ).
  • Valve Timing Belt Removal (Refer to ).
Post-installation Operation
  • Valve Timing Belt Installation (Refer to ).
  • Rocker Cover Centre Cover Installation (Refer to ).
  • Battery Installation
  • Air Cleaner Installation (Refer to GROUP 15, Air Cleaner ).
  • Intercooler Installation (Refer to GROUP 15, Intercooler ).
  • Engine Coolant Refilling (Refer to GROUP 14, On-vehicle Service - Engine Coolant Replacement ).
  • Engine Oil Refilling (Refer to GROUP 12, On-vehicle Service - Engine Oil Replacement ).
  • Accelerator Cable Adjustment (Refer to GROUP 17, On-vehicle Service - Accelerator Cable Check and Adjustment ).
  • Drive Belt Tension Check (Refer to ).
  • Under Cover Installation (Refer to GROUP 51, Under Cover ).
  • Fuel Leak Check

   
      Removal steps


1.
A/C compressor connector


2.
Power steering oil pressure switch connector


3.
Crank angle sensor connector


4.
Ignition coil connectors


5.
Manifold differential pressure sensor connector


6.
Detonation sensor connector


7.
Purge control solenoid valve connector


8.
EGR control solenoid valve connector


9.
Injector connectors


10.
Throttle position sensor connector


11.
Idle speed control servo connector


12.
Camshaft position sensor connector


13.
Capacitor connector


14.
Engine coolant temperature sensor connector


15.
Engine coolant temperature gauge unit connector


16.
Wastegate solenoid valve connector


17.
Fuel pressure control solenoid valve connector


18.
Accelerator cable connection


19.
Brake booster vacuum hose connection


20.
Engine oil level gauge and guide assembly


21.
O-ring


22.
Canister vacuum hose connection

       



Removal steps


23.
Alternator brace bolt


24.
Detonation sensor connection


25.
Battery wiring harness connection


26.
Inlet manifold stay



Water outlet fitting and thermostat case assembly (Refer to GROUP 14, Water Hose and Water Pipe ).



Turbocharger assembly (Refer to GROUP 15, Exhaust Manifold and Turbocharger ).



Rocker cover (Refer to ).


27.
Heater water hose connection


28.
Fuel return line hose connection

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29.
Fuel high-pressure hose connection

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30.
O-ring
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31.
Cylinder head bolts


32.
Cylinder head assembly

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33.
Cylinder head gasket

<<A>> CYLINDER HEAD BOLTS REMOVAL
   
Using special tool cylinder head bolt wrench (MB991654), loosen the cylinder head bolts in two or three steps in the order of the numbers shown in the illustration.
NOTE: If the cylinder head bolts cannot be pulled out due to the washer being trapped in the valve spring, raise the bolt slightly, then remove it while holding it by using a magnet.
INSTALLATION SERVICE POINTS
   
  1. Assemble to the cylinder block so the cylinder head gasket identification mark "63" is at the top surface and on the exhaust side.
   
  1. Check that the nominal length of each cylinder head bolt meets the limit. If it exceeds the limit, replace the bolt with a new one.
  2. Limit (A): 99.4 mm
  1. Apply a small amount of engine oil to the thread of the bolts and to the washers.
       
    1. Use special tool cylinder head bolt wrench (MB991654) to tighten the cylinder head bolts as follows:
      1. Tighten the cylinder head bolts to 78 ± 2 N·m in the order shown.
      1. Loosen the bolts fully in the reverse order of that shown.
      1. Tighten the cylinder head bolts to 20 ± 2 N·m in the order shown.
         
        1. Apply a paint mark to the heads of the cylinder head bolts and cylinder head, then tighten 90 degree angle as shown.
           CAUTION
          The bolt is not tightened sufficiently if the bolt is tightened less than 90 degree angle.
        1. Tighten the bolt an additional 90 degree angle as shown. Then check to see that the paint mark on the head of the cylinder head bolts and the paint mark on the cylinder head are aligned.
        1. If tightening the bolt 90 degree angle results in moving the paint mark on the bolt past the paint mark on the cylinder head, remove the bolt and start over from step 1.
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