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Next I gently held the cover by the top sides and carefully placed it on the cylinder head making sure the first top bolts were well aligned. Aligning properly the top bolts helps the bolts below to be well aligned too.
With all four bolts slightly inserted in their threads, I could gently remove the tape from the top bolts and install them by hand, one at the time.
With the two bolts on top secured, I could then remove the tape + the two bolts at the bottom. Careful not to drop them behind the engine.
Next I used the head of the telescoping magnetic pen to install all other 6 bolts, first with the magnet then by hand.
Caution! For all 8 bolts, I installed only the first few threads until I couldn't turn them by hand. I did not secure them yet with the torque wrench.
At this point, the cover was already sealed onto the cylinder head. I gave it about an hour to "pre-cure".
About an hour later, I torqued the bolts to 5 Nm + 90 degrees (1/4 turn) which is almost nothing. But that makes sense because torquing them too much would destroy the sealant bead.
Caution!Do not forget to place the cable tie holders to their respective places.
Caution! I torqued the bolts in a circular motion, from bottom to top then to bottom, counter-clockwise.
The video below shows how I installed the upper timing chain cover on the passenger's side. Here, I placed only two bolts diagonally first which I think was a better approach.
Caution! Caution! After torquing down the upper timing chain cover bolts, I saved the time. The sealant will need at least 24 full hours to properly cure. I should start the engine only after at least 24 hours.
The 2-pin plug tab was broken and the plug was no more sitting tight so to help it sit tight I placed electrical paper tape to make the sides thicker and it then sit tight.
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