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Cylinder Head Cover Removal and Installation
Reference: Cylinder Head Cover Components:K9K
Removal
1) Disconnect negative (–) cable at battery.
2) Remove drive belt referring to Generator Drive Belt Removal and Installation:K9K .
3) Remove injector cover (1), generator upper bracket (2), timing belt upper cover (3) and injector return hose cover.
4) Disconnect breather hose from cylinder head cover.
5) Loosen cylinder head cover bolts in such order (“1” to “8”) as shown in the figure and remove them.
6) Remove cylinder head cover (1).
Installation
1) Remove oil, old sealant and dust from sealing surfaces. After cleaning, apply sealant “A” to cylinder head sealing surface area as shown in the figure.
“A” : Sealant ( Loctite 518® )
“a”: 2 mm (0.08 in.)
2) Install cylinder head cover to cylinder head as follows.
a) Fit cylinder head cover to cylinder head with new gasket.
b) Tighten cylinder head cover bolts temporarily by hand.
c) Tighten cylinder head cover bolts specified torque by numerical order as shown in the figure.
Tightening torque
Cylinder head cover bolt ( a ): Tighten 12 N·m (1.2 kgf-m, 9.0 lbf-ft) by the specified procedure
3) Connect breather hose to cylinder head cover.
4) Install injector return hose cover, timing belt upper cover (1), generator upper bracket (2) and injector cover (3).
Tightening torque
Generator upper bracket bolt ( a ): 40 N·m ( 4.0 kg-m, 29.0 lb-ft)
5) Install drive belt referring to Generator Drive Belt Removal and Installation:K9K
6) Connect negative (–) cable at battery.