Head torquing sequence

[Rhich]

Major "oh -oh" while doing headgaskets on my 04.
The gasket set purchased from Atlantic British ( elring) shows one sequence while the RAVE shows another.
Am I missing something here?
1 & 2 are the same but then #3 is towards the font on the paper that came with the headgasket but towards the back with RAVE.

Can someone jump in here PLEASE !!!! I just did the 15lb and first 90 before I caught this....

 

[robert.juric]

I would follow the RAVE, my HGs didn't even come with instructions. I think as long as you are tightening the bolts in a pattern which will evenly distribute the torque you should be fine.

 

[Rhich]

Found this and I trust Atlantic British..

http://www.roverparts.com/Instructions/Headbolt_Torque_9224_D1_2.cfm

 

[mbrummal]

I would trust the engineers that wrote the RAVE manual more...

 

[discostew]

The most important thing is that your torqueing them from the center out. I wouldn't be worried about that at all. It would bother me more to take the tension off all those bolts now that you've stretched them.

 

[mlnnc]

Amen