Timing belt tied with tie wire to prevent rotation during the disassembly and cleaning.


My son got hold of the camera and took a down-to-earth shot.


Now Measure any presence of warp on the block. 0.05mm is the standard and 0.1mm is the limit. i got a measurement of in excess of the limit between the cyl# 3 and #4 on the manifold side...no refacing was done since the head gasket can fill the gap (with crossed fingers)...well, the engine is running fine for 3 months now.


This is the head gasket (Federal mogul Part#60279 replaces MD050545) for 4D56 as well as 4D55...yes they have the same heads...if i'm not mistaken, 56s and 55s differ in the stroke length but with the same bore.


For the cleaning process, i used a hand pump with lots of numerous pumping for each hole. Take note: no Air compressor Used!