Tools Required

J 45059 Angle Meter

1. Drain the engine coolant from the cooling system. Refer to Cooling System Draining and Filling .
2. Remove the engine left side spark plug wires from the spark plugs. Refer to Spark Plug Wire Replacement .



3. Remove the spark plug wire retainer support bolt (2) and support (1).
4. Remove the engine left side spark plugs. Refer to Spark Plug Replacement .
5. Remove the left valve rocker arm cover. Refer to Valve Rocker Arm Cover Removal - Left Side .
6. Remove the lower intake manifold. Refer to Lower Intake Manifold Replacement .
7. Remove the oil level indicator tube. Refer to Oil Level Indicator and Tube Replacement .
8. Remove the exhaust crossover pipe. Refer to Exhaust Crossover Pipe Replacement .
9. Remove the engine left side exhaust manifold. Refer to Exhaust Manifold Replacement - Left Side .



10. Remove the cylinder head bolts and discard.
11. Remove the cylinder head.



12. Remove the cylinder head gasket.

Important: All gasket mating surfaces must remain free of oil and foreign material. Refer to Adhesives, Fluids, Lubricants, and Sealers for the correct part number to use to clean surfaces.

13. Clean the following areas:

•	The gasket sealing surfaces on the cylinder head, cylinder block, intake manifold, and exhaust manifold

•	The cylinder block bolt threads

1. Install the cylinder head gasket.



2. Install the cylinder head.

Notice: Refer to Fastener Notice in the Preface section.





Notice: This component uses torque-to-yield bolts. When servicing this component do not reuse the bolts, New torque-to-yield bolts must be installed. Reusing used torque-to-yield bolts will not provide proper bolt torque and clamp load. Failure to install NEW torque-to-yield bolts may lead to engine damage.

3. Install the NEW cylinder head bolts.

Tighten
Tighten the bolts in sequence to 60 N·m (44 lb ft). Turn the bolts an additional 95 degrees using the J 45059 .

4. Install the engine left side exhaust manifold. Refer to Exhaust Manifold Replacement - Left Side .
5. Install the exhaust crossover pipe. Refer to Exhaust Crossover Pipe Replacement .
6. Install the oil level indicator tube. Refer to Oil Level Indicator and Tube Replacement .
7. Install the lower intake manifold. Refer to Lower Intake Manifold Replacement .
8. Install the left valve rocker arm cover. Refer to Valve Rocker Arm Cover Removal - Left Side .
9. Install the engine left side spark plugs. Refer to Spark Plug Replacement .



10. Install the spark plug wire retainer support (1) and bolt (2).

Tighten
Tighten the bolt to 25 N·m (18 lb ft).

11. Install the engine left side spark plug wires to the spark plugs. Refer to Spark Plug Wire Replacement .
12. Fill the cooling system with engine coolant. Refer to Cooling System Draining and Filling .