REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION







Removal steps
<<A>>
>>E<<
1.
Cylinder head bolt

>>E<<
2.
Cylinder head bolt washer

>>E<<
3.
Cylinder head assembly

>>D<<
4.
Cylinder head gasket

>>C<<
5.
Valve spring retainer lock
<<B>>

6.
Valve spring retainer

>>B<<
7.
Valve spring


8.
Intake valve

>>C<<
9.
Valve spring retainer lock
<<B>>

10.
Valve spring retainer

>>B<<
11.
Valve spring


12.
Exhaust valve

>>A<<
13.
Valve stem seal


14.
Valve spring seat

>>A<<
15.
Valve stem seal


16.
Valve spring seat


17.
Intake valve guide


18.
Exhaust valve guide


19.
Intake valve seat


20.
Exhaust valve seat


21.
Cylinder head

REMOVAL SERVICE POINTS



<<A>> CYLINDER HEAD BOLTS REMOVAL



Using a 14 mm - 12 points socket wrench, loosen the cylinder head bolts. Loosen each bolt evenly, little by little, by two or three steps.

caution provide one punch mark on the head of the cylinder head bolt each time the bolt is tightened. Replace the bolt that already has three punch marks (the evidence of having been tightened three times)

<<B>> VALVE SPRING RETAINER LOCK REMOVAL



1.Set special tool Valve spring compressor (MD999597) as illustrated to compress the valve spring. Remove the retainer lock.
2.Relieve the spring tension and remove the valve, retainer, spring, etc. Store removed valves, springs, and other parts, tagged to indicate their cylinder no. and location for assembly.

INSTALLATION SERVICE POINTS



>>A<< VALVE STEM SEAL INSTALLATION



1.Install the valve spring seat.
2.The special tool Valve stem seal installer (MH063609) must be used to install the valve stem seal. Improper installation could result in oil consumption through valve guide.
caution Do not reuse removed valve stem seals.

>>B<< VALVE SPRING INSTALLATION



Direct the valve spring end with identification color toward the spring retainer.

>>C<< VALVE SPRING RETAINER LOCK INSTALLATION



caution The valve spring, if excessively compressed, causes the bottom end of the retainer to be in contact with, and damage, the stem seal.
Compress the valve spring using the special tool Valve spring compressor (MD999597), them install the retainer lock.

>>D<< CYLINDER HEAD GASKET INSTALLATION



1.In case any of the cylinder block, piston, connecting rod and crankshaft has not been replaced, install the gasket of the same rank as before which can be identified by the rank shown in the illustration at left.


2.In case any of the cylinder block, piston, connecting rod and crankshaft have been replaced, reselect and install the gasket in accordance with the following procedure.
(1) With each piston held at the top dead center, measure its protrusion from the upper block surface at the locations shown in the illustration at left (total of eight locations). Be sure to take measurements on the crankshaft center line.
(2) Using the average of the eight measurements, select the gasket rank (A, B,C or D) in accordance with the table given below. If, however, the maximum protrusion at any one location exceeds the protrusion tolerance shown for any rank in the following table, use the gasket one rank higher that rank.
Piston projection
Cylinder head gasket
Crankcase identification mark
Maximum piston projection mark mm
Type by size
Tightend thickness mm
A
-0.165 - -0.205
A (1 notch)
0.66 - 0.74
B
-0.124 - -0.164
B (2 notch)
0.71 - 0.79
C
-0.083 - -0.123
C (3 notch)
0.76 - 0.84
D
-0.042 - -0.082
D (4 notch)
0.81 - 0.89
note If the piston projection exceeds the tolerance, replace the piston, connecting rod, crankshaft or cylinder block and check again.

>>E<< CYLINDER HEAD BOLT / CYLINDER HEAD BOLT WASHER / CYLINDER HEAD ASSEMBLY INSTALLATION



1.Apply a coat of specified sealant to the upper surface of the front plate that joins the cylinder head gasket.
Specified sealant:
    Mitsubishi Genuine Part No.MD970389 or equivalent

2.
caution Before installing the cylinder head bolt, check the number of punch marks on its head. (the bolt is reusable if it is two or less.) the number of punch marks corresponds to that to times the bolt has been tightened to the plastic area. if the bolt has three punch marks, replace it.
Set the cylinder head bolt washer with its shear droop toward the bolt head.
3.Apply engine oil to the bolt threads and washers.
note Using a 14 mm - 12 points socket wrench.
4.Tighten the bolts (M12) to 98 N·m in the indicated sequence.
5.Loosen all the bolts completely.
6.Tighten the bolts (M12) again to a torque of 49 N·m in the indicated sequence. After that, confirm all bolts are reached to the specified torque, and then go to the next process.

7.Make paint marks on each bolt’s head and on the cylinder head.
8.
caution
  • If the tightening angle is smaller than 90°, proper fastening performance could not be assured. Be sure to respect that angle.
  • If the bolt is tightened to an angle greater than the specified angle, loosen the bolt completely and then retighten it beginning with the first step.
Turn the bolts (M12) 90° in the tightening direction and in the indicated sequence.
9.Give another 90° turn in the tightening direction to each bolt, making sure that the paint mark on the bolt head and that on the cylinder head are on the same line.
10.Tighten the cylinder head bolt (M10 × 125) to 58 ± 6 N·m.