1991 LEXUS SC400 Service Repair Manual

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LEXUS SC400 1991  Service Repair Manual 
16. IF NECESSARY, REPLACE SPARK PLUG TUBEGASKETS
(a)  Bend the ventilation case claw installed on the cylinderhead cover to an angle of 905 or more.
(b)  Using SST and a hammer, tap out the gasket.
S

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LEXUS SC400 1991  Service Repair Manual 
2. INSTALL VALVES(a)  Using SST, push in a new oil seal.
SST 09201±41020
(b)  Install the following parts:(1) Valve
(2) Spring seat
(3) Valve spring
(4) Spring retainer
(c) Using SST,  compress the

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LEXUS SC400 1991  Service Repair Manual 
INSTALLATION OF CYLINDER HEADS
(See Components on pages EM±58 and 59)
1.  INSTALL RH EXHAUST MANIFOLD TO RH CYLINDER HEAD
(a)  Place a new gasket on the cylinder head with the white
painted  marks f

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(b)  Install the exhaust manifold with the eight new nuts.Uniformly tighten the nuts in several passes.
Torque: 39 N Vm (400 kgf Vcm, 29 ft Vlbf)
(c)  Install the main oxygen sensor.
Torque: 44 N Vm

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B. Install cylinder head boltsHINT:
wThe cylinder head bolts are tighten in two progressive
steps (steps (c) and (e)).
w If any one of the cylinder head bolts broken or deformed,
replace it.
(a) Appl

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(b)  Remove any old packing (FIPG) material.
(c)  Apply seal packing to the bearing caps as shown.
Seal packing: Part No. 08826±00080 or equivalent
(d)  (RH Cylinder Head)Install the bearing cap (ma

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(d)  Insert a service bolt (A) into the service hole of thecamshaft sub±gear.
(e)  Using a screwdriver, align the service holes and teeth of the camshaft driven gear and sub±gear by turning
camshaf

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(f)  Install the other bearing caps in the sequence shownwith the arrow mark facing rearward.
HINT: Align the arrow marks at front and rear of the cylinder
head with the mark on the bearing cap.
(g)