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System Specifications

Timing Components:






Lower Engine:
















Main Bolt Torque Sequence:






Tighten all the main bearing cap bolts in sequence to about 29 n.m. (22 lb. ft.). Then torque in the same sequence to 74 n.m. (54 lb. ft.).








Flex plate Mounting Bolts [1] 74 Nm (54 ft. lbs.)

[1] Tighten mounting bolts in a crisscross pattern.