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Golf Mk5

Installing
Installing
  Note
t  Always renew cylinder head bolts.
t  In cases of repair carefully remove gasket remains from cylinder head and cylinder block. Ensure that no long scores or scratches are made on the surfaces. When using abrasive paper do not use a grade less than 100.
t  Carefully remove remains of emery and abrasives.
t  Do not remove new cylinder head gasket from packaging until it is ready to be fitted.
t  Handle gasket very carefully. Damage to the silicone coating or the indented area will lead to leaks.
–  Turn crankshaft to TDC marking before fitting cylinder head.
–  Turn crankshaft opposite engine direction of rotation until all pistons are approximately equally placed below TDC.
–  Fit cylinder head gasket.
  Note
Note identification on cylinder head gasket → Fig..
–  Fit cylinder head and tighten all cylinder head bolts hand-tight.
   
–  Tighten cylinder head in four stages in sequence as shown as follows:
1 - Tighten initially with torque wrench:
Stage I = 35 Nm
Stage II = 60 Nm
2 - Turn further with rigid spanner:
Stage III = + (90°) turn further
Stage IV = + (90°) turn further
  Note
After repair work it is not necessary to retighten the cylinder head bolts.
Further installation is carried out in the reverse order. In the process, note the following:
  V15-0738
–  After tightening cylinder head, turn camshaft so that cams for No. 1 cylinder point equally upwards. Before fitting toothed belt, turn crankshaft in engine direction of rotation → Chapter, removing, installing and tightening toothed belt.
–  Install hub for camshaft toothed belt pulley → Chapter, Removing and installing camshaft.
–  Install toothed belt → Chapter.
–  Install poly V-belt → Chapter.
–  Install oil supply line → Chapter.
–  Install noise insulation → General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr.50.
–  Install plenum chamber bulkhead → General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr.50.
–  Fill coolant system with coolant → Chapter.
–  Carry out road test and then read fault memory → Chapter.
  A15-0530

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