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ON-VEHICLE MAINTENANCE — Cylinder head cover / Distributor

B2-33prose procedure

RH and LH cylinder head covers have different bolt counts/retighten sequences (K8-ZE V6).

Continued from B2-32

Cylinder head cover

  1. 1
    Remove all old silicone sealant from the cylinder head and cover.
  2. 2
    Apply silicone sealant to the cylinder head cover as shown.
    Two cylinder-head top views labeled RH and LH showing where to apply silicone sealant; arrows and SEALANT labels at the bottom-left indicate the sealant application areas on the cylinder head.
  3. 3
    Remove all dirt and other material from the cylinder head, and apply sealant as shown.
  4. 4
    Install the cylinder head cover and tighten the bolts in two or three steps in the order shown.
    Tightening torque: 5.0-8.8 N·m {50-90 kgf·cm, 44-78 in·lbf}
    Top view of the RH cylinder head cover showing the bolt tightening sequence with numbered callouts 1 through 11 around the cover perimeter.
  5. 5
    Retighten the bolts. (RH 5 6, LH 6 7)
    Tightening torque: 5.0-8.8 N·m {50-90 kgf·cm, 44-78 in·lbf}
  6. 6
    Install the ventilation pipe to the left cylinder head cover.
    Tightening torque: 7.9-10.7 N·m {80-110 kgf·cm, 70-95.4 in·lbf}
    View of the engine showing installation of the ventilation pipe to the left cylinder head cover; arrows point to the pipe mounting locations.

Distributor

  1. 1
    Apply clean engine oil to a new O-ring and position it on the distributor.
    Distributor with a new O-ring being installed; the O-RING, NEW label points to the O-ring, with an oil applicator shown.
  2. 2
    Apply clean engine oil to the drive blade.
  3. 3
    Align the matching marks on the distributor body and the camshaft gear.
Cylinder head cover bolt
5.0 - 8.8N·m
Ventilation pipeleft cylinder head cover
7.9 - 10.7N·m
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