Outback VDC Wagon AWD F6-3.0L (2002)
1. Apply a coat of engine oil to camshaft journals and install camshaft.
CAUTION: When installing camshaft, adjust camshaft front flange knock pin (A) position as follows: LH side: 12 o'clock RH side: 10 o'clock
2. Install camshaft cap.
a. Apply fluid packing sparingly to back of front camshaft cap shown in the figure.
CAUTION: Do not apply fluid packing excessively. Failure to do so may cause excess packing to come out and flow toward oil seal,
resulting in oil leaks.
Fluid packing: THREE BOND 1280B
b. Apply engine oil to cap bearing surface and install cap on camshaft.
c. Tighten the camshaft cap bolts in the numerical sequence shown in the figure.
Tightening torque: 16 Nm (1.6 kgf-m, 11.6 ft. lbs.)
d. Tighten the front camshaft cap bolts in the numerical sequence shown in the figure.
Tightening torque: 9.8 Nm (1.0 kgf-m, 7.2 ft. lbs.)
3. Install rocker cover.