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Leon Mk2

Installation
Installation
  Note!
t  Only remove the new cylinder head gasket from its packing immediately before installing.
t  Handle the new gasket with extreme care. Damaging will lead to leaks.
–  Place a clean cloth in cylinders so that no dirt or emery cloth particles can get in between cylinder wall and piston.
–  Also prevent dirt and emery cloth particles from getting into the coolant.
–  Carefully clean cylinder head and cylinder block sealing surfaces. Thereby ensuring that no scoring or scratches are formed (when using abrasive paper the grade must not be less than 100).
–  Carefully remove metal particles, emery remains and cloths.
–  Set No. 1 cylinder piston to TDC and then turn crankshaft back slightly.
–  Fit new cylinder head gasket. Lettering (Part No.) must be readable.
–  When doing this observe the centralizing pins in cylinder block.
–  Fit new cylinder head bolts and tighten by hand.
   
–  Tighten the cylinder head bolts with the M12 spanner from the toothed tool set -U-40020-, following the order indicated, as follows:
–  Tighten all bolts to 30 Nm.
–  Then tighten all bolts a 1/4 turn (90°) further using a rigid wrench.
–  Then tighten all bolts again a 1/4 turn (90°) further.
–  Insert support element in cylinder head and fit roller rocker finger onto respective valve stem end or support elements.
–  Install camshaft housing → Chapter.
The rest of the assembly is basically a reverse of the dismantling sequence.
Filling with coolant → Chapter.
–  Perform the work sequence “Procedure after voltage supply open circuit” → Injection and Ignition System, 4LV; Rep. Gr.24.
  V15-0738

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