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Timing Cover

Timing Cover

Upper Cover





Bolts 25 Nm (18 ft. lbs.)

Lower Cover





Stage 1 20 Nm (15 ft. lbs.)
Stage 2 additional 60 degrees

Crankshaft pulley
Tighten the bolt in 4 stages:
Stage 1: Tighten to 90 Nm (66 ft. lbs.)
Stage 2: Loosen one full turn
Stage 3: Tighten to 50 Nm (37 ft. lbs.)
Stage 4: Tighten an additional 90 degrees without exceeding 200 Nm (148 ft. lbs.)