Honda Civic Service Manual page 195

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Cylinder Head
Installation
lnstall the cylinder head in the reverse order of removal:
NOTE:
. Always use a new head and manifold gasket.
. The cylinder head gasket is a metal gasket, Take care
not to bend it.
. Rotate the crankshaft, set the No. 1 piston at TDC (see
page 6-63).
. D o n o t u s e t h e m i d d l e c o v e r a n d l o w e r c o v e r f o r
storang removed items.
. Clean the middle cover and lower cover before instal_
lation.
o Replace any washers that are damaged or deteriorated.
1. Install the cylinder head gasket, dowel pins and the
head oil control orifice on the cylinder head.
NOTE: Clean the oil control orifice when installing.
DOWEL PIN
6-84
2, Tighten the cylinder head bolts in two steps. In the
first step, tighten all bolts in sequence to about 29
N.m (3.0 kgf.m, 22 tbf.ftl. ln the final step, tighten in
the same sequence to 83 N.m (8.S kgf.m,6t lbf.ft).
NOTE:
. Apply clean engine oil to the bolt threads and
under the bolt head.
. W e r e c o m m e n d u s i n g a b e a m - t y p e t o r q u e
wrench. When using a preset-type torque wrench,
be sure to tighten slowly and not to overtighten.
.
lf a bolt makes any noise while you are torquing it,
loosen the bolt, and retighten it from the 1st step.
CYLINDER HEAD BOLT TOROUE SEOUENCE
1 1 x 1 . 5 m m
83 N.m 18.5 kgf.m, 61 tbf.ftl
Install the intake manifold and tighten the nuts in a
cflsscross pattern in two or three steps, beginning
with the inner nuts.
. Always use a new intake manifold gasket.
Install the exhaust manifold and tighten the new
self-locking nuts in a crisscross pattern in two or
three steps. beginning with the inner nuts.
. Always use a new exhaust manifold gasket.
4.