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Torque Specifications Table

TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS TABLE

Description Nm lb-ft lb-in
A/C compressor bolts and nut 25 18 -
A/C compressor stud 9 - 80
A/C tube bracket bolt 10 - 89
A/C tube nut 15 11 -
A/C tube retaining clamp bolt 10 - 89
A/C tube-to-condenser nut 15 11 -
A/C tube-to-evaporator bolt 15 11 -
A/C tube-to-receiver/drier nut 15 11 -
Accessory drive belt tensioner bolts 10 - 89
Battery cable power feed cable nut 6 - 53
Battery tray bolts 9 - 80
Block drain plug (large) 40 30 -
Block drain plug (small)a - - -
Block heater 40 30 -
Camshaft bearing cap boltsb - - -
Camshaft position (CMP) sensor bolts 10 - 89
Carrier bearing nuts 40 30 -
Catalytic convertert-to-halfshaft bracket bolts 20 15 -
Catalytic converter nuts 40 30 -
Catalytic converter-to-exhaust manifold studs 25 18 -
Coolant pump boltsb - - -
Crankcase rear seal retainer plate boltsb - - -
Crankshaft position (CKP) sensor bolt 10 - 89
Crankshaft pulley boltb - - -
Cylinder head boltsb - - -
Cylinder head M6 bolt 10 - 89
Cylinder head temperature (CHT) sensor 10 - 89
Driveshaft-to-power transfer unit (PTU) bolts 70 52 -
Engine front cover boltsb - - -
Engine lifting eye bolts 24 18 -
Engine mount brace bolt and nut 20 15 -
Engine mount bracket boltsb - - -
Engine mount bracket-to-engine front cover bolts 24 18 -
Engine mount studs 18 13 -
Engine mount-to-engine nuts 63 46 -
Engine mount-to-frame bolts 90 66 -
Engine oil filterc - - -
Engine oil pressure (EOP) switch 18 13 -
Engine roll restrictor-to-subframe through bolt 103 76 -
Engine roll restrictor-to-transaxle bolts 103 76 -
Exhaust manifold heat shield bolts 14 10 -
Exhaust manifold nutsb - - -
Exhaust manifold studs 12 9 -
Exhaust Y-pipe nuts 40 30 -
Flexplate bolts 80 59 -
Front halfshaft nut 350 258 -
Fuel rail bolts 10 - 89
Fuel tube bracket-to-upper intake manifold bolt 6 - 53
Generator bolt and nut 48 35 -
Generator B+ terminal nut 6 - 53
Generator stud 12 9 -
Ground cable-to-negative battery cable nut 6 - 53
Ground cable bolt 12 9 -
Ground wire-to-engine bolt 10 - 89
Halfshaft nut 350 258 -
Halfshaft support bracket bolts 40 30 -
Halfshaft support bracket studs 10 - 89
Heat shield nut and bolt 10 - 89
Ignition coil-on-plug bolts 7 - 62
Intermediate steering shaft bolt 23 17 -
Knock sensor (KS) bolts 20 15 -
Lower ball joint nuts 115 85 -
Lower intake manifold boltsb - - -
Oil filter adapter large bolt 57 42 -
Oil filter adapter small bolt 10 - 89
Oil pan boltsb - - -
Oil pan drain plug 27 20 -
Oil pan-to-transaxle bolts 48 35 -
Oil pump bolts 10 - 89
Oil pump screen and pickup tube bolts 10 - 89
Power steering pressure (PSP) tube bracket-to-cylinder head bolt 10 - 89
Power steering pump bolts 25 18 -
PSP tube bracket-to-power steering pump bolt 10 - 89
PSP tube bracket-to-steering gear bolt 10 - 89
PSP tube bracket-to-valve cover stud bolt nut 7 - 62
PSP tubes-to-power steering gear plate bolt 25 18 -
PTU support bracket bolts 70 52 -
RH cylinder head ground wire bolt 10 - 89
Secondary timing exhaust camshaft boltb - - -
Secondary timing variable camshaft timing (VCT) boltb - - -
Secondary timing chain tensioner boltsb - - -
Spark plugs 15 11 -
Stabilizer bar link nuts 55 41 -
Starter bolt and stud bolt 27 20 -
Starter B+ terminal nut 12 9 -
Starter S-terminal nut 5 - 44
Subframe bolts 150 111 -
Subframe bracket bolts 103 76 -
Thermostat housing bolts 10 - 89
Tie-rod end nuts 115 85 -
Timing chain guide bolts 10 - 89
Timing chain tensioner bolts 10 - 89
Torque converter-to-flexplate bolts 55 41 -
Transaxle mount bracket bolt and nuts 80 59 -
Transaxle mount through bolt and nut 175 129 -
Transaxle-to-engine bolts 48 35 -
Upper intake manifold boltsb - - -
Upper intake manifold bracket-to-engine bolt - long bracket (early build engines) 24 18 -
Upper intake manifold bracket-to-engine bolt - short bracket 10 - 89
Upper intake manifold-to-bracket bolt - long bracket (early build engines) 10 - 89
Upper intake manifold-to-bracket bolt - short bracket 10 - 89
Upper stablizer bar link nuts 55 41 -
Valve cover bolts and stud boltsb - - -
VCT housing boltsb - - -
VCT solenoid bolts 10 - 89
Wiring harness retainer bolt and stud bolt 10 - 89

a Tighten to 20 Nm (15 lb-ft) plus an additional 180 degrees.

b Refer to the procedure in this article.

c Tighten to 5 Nm (44 lb-in) plus an additional 180 degrees.