Good

Glad to hear you did it the right way...saves all those annoying warped head problems later.

Did you put the 12T bolt in the No.1 tightening position?

thanks to all ypu guys! head is on and car is running sweet! in terms of the head bolt sequence, i bought a gasket kit and there was a sheet of paper stating the sequence and torque settings! thanks again everyone!

There is also a special order in which head bolts need to be tightened - if you can find a workshop manual (even in a library) you will get the sequence...if you get real desperate I could scan in the page from the manual...but as I'm a bit lazy might take me a few days to get around to it.

The bolt has a smaller diameter shaft (same thread). If you stuck it into the wrong hole the oil flow would be screwed and you'd end up with a warped head or something.

The threads are all the same.

The manual instructions put the manifold on afterwards. But having them on before will not affect the torque on the head bolts.

Tha manual says it goes into the middle hole on the distributor side.

No ####! One of them stataes "12T"! Didnt even realsie, luck for having this discussion! Looks very similar to the other bolts. Im assuming it has different thread so hopefully I will put it in the corrcet spot???

Is there any indication on the head that states where it is meant to go??

Also, can I bolt the head on with the intake and exhaust manifold bolted to the head? Will this effect the torque of the head bolts?

Yep those settings are from the Sunny W/S Manual - for both the A14 and A15.

A 12 on the top of the head bolts is OK too, hopefully you have one bolt that has a T or something other then 12 on the top - in the centre of the head.

A15 head has a 12 on top of the head bolts (well mine does anyway)!

Same, are those torque settings for an a15??

hey mildman. Are those tourque settings for a15?? or all ? or a12 ?

cheers

A14-15 head bolts have a "13" on the top. not sure about A12s , one of them is "recessed" ,that is the center one.

Most likely has "T" on the head, whereas the rest of the head bolts like have "13" on the top of the head.

Here's some torque settings

TORQUE WRENCH SETTINGS
Cylinder head bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Nm
Connecting rod nuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Nm
Flywheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Nm
Main bearing cap bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Nm
Camshaft sprocket ......................... 47 Nm
Camshaft locating plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Nm
Sump bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Nm
Oil strainer bolts ........................... 14 Nm
Crankshaft pulley bolt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Nm
Timing chain cover bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Nm
Rocker pedestal bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Nm
Valve rocker adjusting nut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Nm
Sumpplug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Nm