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Cylinder head removal & torque: Subaru Impreza Turbo 2.0 (EJ205, EJ207)

Step-by-step cylinder head removal & torque for the Subaru Impreza Turbo 2.0 (EJ205/EJ207): 54 steps.

Workshop procedure for SUBARU — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.

54 steps 2 engine codes engine codes merged from 2 documented variants

🧭 Before you start

  • Opens: fuel

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  • Remove the power steering pump but do not disconnect the lines
  • Remove the air-conditioning compressor but do not disconnect

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

EJ205EJ207

📐 21 workshop diagrams for EJ205

Real factory drawings for this job — timing marks, bolt locations and routing. Locked in the free view.

Impreza Turbo — EJ205 · diagram 1
Impreza Turbo — EJ205 · diagram 2
Impreza Turbo — EJ205 · diagram 3
Impreza Turbo — EJ205 · diagram 4
Impreza Turbo — EJ205 · diagram 5
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Impreza Turbo — EJ205 · diagram 7
Impreza Turbo — EJ205 · diagram 8
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📋 Procedure

  1. Before disconnecting the battery cable, check the audio system security code
  2. Rocker shaft
  3. Remove the rear timing cover
  4. Cylinder head torque settings - Refer to 'Adjustment data/Torque settings'
  5. Refit the camshaft
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  1. Remove the throttle cable
  2. Remove the power steering pump but do not disconnect the lines
  3. Remove the power steering pump bracket
  4. Disconnect the spark plug cables
  5. Disconnect the positive crankcase breather
  6. Disconnect the coolant hoses from the cylinder head
  7. Disconnect the brake servo hose
  8. Disconnect the coolant temperature sensor
  9. Disconnect the knock sensor
  10. Disconnect the crankshaft position sensor
  11. Remove the camshaft sensor
  12. Disconnect the oil pressure sensor
  13. Disconnect the fuel lines
  14. Remove the intercooler hoses
  15. Remove the intercooler
  16. Remove the inlet manifold
  17. Disconnect the front exhaust pipe
  18. Disconnect the oil and the oil return lines from the turbocharger
  19. Remove the turbo
  20. Remove the air-conditioning compressor but do not disconnect
  21. Remove the camshaft cover
  22. Remove the camshaft bearing caps
  23. Remove the camshafts
  24. Remove the cylinder head bolts
  25. In the reverse order to that shown
  26. Remove the cylinder head
  27. Other head similar
Workshop diagrams

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Who makes these pages, and how

TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.

The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.

Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.