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Cylinder head removal & torque: Toyota Previa (1CD-FTV)

Step-by-step cylinder head removal & torque for the Toyota Previa (1CD-FTV): 47 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.

This is cylinder head removal on the Toyota Previa 2.0 D4-D with the 1CD-FTV common-rail diesel. The timing belt has to come off first, followed by the air filter housing and hose, wiring, heater hose and the oil cooler connection. The turbocharger is unbolted from the exhaust manifold after its oil lines are disconnected, then the camshaft gearwheel, vacuum pump and camshaft cover are removed. The injector lines and injector nozzles come out next, the camshaft sealing ring retainer and camshafts are lifted out, and finally the head itself. The job stands or falls on careful checking afterwards: the head and block faces for damage, and each head bolt against its minimum outer diameter before it is reused, with the tightening done to the specified head torque procedure.

47 steps 1 engine code

🧭 Before you start

Remove the timing belt, intake and air filter housing, then disconnect wiring, heater hose and the oil cooler. Free the turbocharger oil lines and remove the turbo, the camshaft gearwheel, vacuum pump and camshaft cover. Take out the injector lines and nozzles, the camshaft seal retainer and the camshafts, then lift off the cylinder head. Before refitting, inspect the head and block and measure the head bolts, then reassemble using the specified torque settings for the head, fuel lines, turbo, crankshaft pulley and camshaft gearwheel.

Fits: platform codes 2.0, D4-D

Don't miss

  • Measure every cylinder head bolt against the minimum outer diameter; any bolt that has necked down is renewed.
  • Inspect the cylinder head and engine block faces for damage before the new gasket goes on.
  • Cap the injector line ports and injector bores as soon as they are opened; dirt in a common-rail system ruins injectors.
  • Disconnect the turbo oil lines before unbolting the turbo, and refit them clean so oil supply is not restricted.
  • Tighten the head to the specified sequence and stages from the torque settings, not from memory.

Written for this job from the workshop steps below · TorqFix editorial.

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

1CD-FTV

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove the timing belt
  2. Check the cylinder head and engine block for damage
  3. Check the cylinder head bolts
  4. Disconnect the electrical wiring
  5. Remove the air filter housing together with the air filter hose
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  1. Cylinder head torque settings - Refer to 'Adjustment data/Torque settings'
  2. Disconnect the heater hose
  3. Disconnect the oil cooler
  4. Fuel line to injector
  5. Disconnect the oil lines from the turbo
  6. Remove the turbo
  7. Remove the camshaft gearwheel
  8. Remove the vacuum pump
  9. Remove the camshaft cover
  10. Remove the injector lines
  11. Remove the injector nozzles
  12. Remove the camshaft sealing ring retainer
  13. Remove the camshafts
  14. Remove the cylinder head

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.