xD L4-1.8L (2ZR-FE) (2008)
Cylinder Head Gasket: Service and Repair
Installation
2ZR-FE ENGINE MECHANICAL: CYLINDER HEAD GASKET: INSTALLATION
INSTALLATION
1. INSTALL CYLINDER HEAD GASKET
(a) Place a new cylinder head gasket on the cylinder block with the Lot No. stamp facing upward.
NOTE:
-
Remove any oil from the contact surface.
-
Pay attention to the mounting orientation of the cylinder head gasket.
-
Do not damage the cylinder gasket when installing the cylinder head onto the cylinder block.
2. INSTALL CYLINDER HEAD SUB-ASSEMBLY
HINT: The cylinder head bolts are tightened in 2 successive steps.
(a) Apply a light coat of engine oil to the threads of the cylinder head bolts.
(b) Using several steps, install and tighten the 10 cylinder head bolts and plate washers uniformly with a 10 mm bi-hexagon wrench in the
sequence shown in the illustration.
Torque: 49 Nm (500 kgf-cm, 36 ft-lbf)
(c) Mark the front of the cylinder head bolt with paint.
(d) Retighten the cylinder head bolts by additional 90° and one more additional 45° as shown in the illustration.
(e) Check that the paint mark is now at a 135° angle from the front.
3. INSTALL VALVE LASH ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY
NOTICE:
-
Keep the lash adjuster free of dirt and foreign objects.
-
Only use clean engine oil.
(a) Place the lash adjuster into a container filled with engine oil.