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Engine System - General Information - Cylinder Head Distortion

Puma 1998 (06/1997-12/2001)

General Procedures

CAUTION:The cylinder head may not be reworked.

Check the evenness of the cylinder head mounting face using a steel straightedge .
- Place the steel straightedge across all combustion chamber recesses and check at three points using the feeler gauge .
- Place a steel rule longitudinally over the cylinder head and check all areas between the combustion chamber recesses.
- Place the steel straightedge diagonally across the cylinder head and check all areas between the combustion chamber recesses; the distortion of the mating face must not be more than 0,05 mm.

Check the evenness of the upper surface of the cylinder head.
- Place a steel rule longitudinally across all the mounting faces of the camshaft bearing caps. Check all mounting faces with a feeler gauge. The distortion of the mounting faces must not exceed 0,05 mm.

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