Honda CR-V 1997 Service Manual page 146

21. Check that the mating surfaces are clean and dry.
22. Apply liquid gasket, part No. 08718 - 0001 or 08718
- 0003, to the head cover gasket at the eight corners
of the recesses.
NOTE:
• Do not install the parts if five minutes or more
have e lapsed since applying liquid gasket .
Instead, reapply liqu id gasket after removing old
residue .
• After assembly. wait at least
30
m inutes before
filling the engine with oil.
Apply liquid gasket to
the shaded
areas.
23. Hold the head cove r gasket in the groove by placing
your fingers on the camshaft holder contacting sur·
faces (top of the semicircles).
Once the cylinder head cover is on the cylinde r
head, slide the cover slightly back and forth to seat
the head cover gasket.
24. Inspect the cover washers. Replace any washer that
is damaged or deteriorated.
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25. Tighten the nuts in two or three steps. In the final
step, tighten all nuts, in sequence, to 9.8 N'm (1.0
kgf·m, 7.2 Ibf.ft).
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26. Check that all tubes, hoses and connectors are
installed correctly.
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