Cylinder head bolts
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56–60 ft·lb76–81 N·m76–81 N·m56–60 ft·lb
Factory manualTaken from a Mazda factory workshop manual, with page citation.
Procedure
- Lubrication
- Clean engine oil on the threads and seat faces
- Replace
- Head gasket
- Sequence
- 10 bolts, center outward, in 2–3 steps. Intake row 8-4-1-5-9, exhaust row 7-3-2-6-10.
The manual prints only the final value; no intermediate step values.
Applies to
- NA 1990–1993 (B6)
- Verified in: 1990 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual
Sources
- Part no. 1193-10-89CPage B–7256–60 ft·lb (76–81 N·m)Printed: “76—81 N·m (7.7—8.3 m-kg, 56—60 ft-lb)”