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Component Tightening Specifications and Sequences

Right Bank:




Left Bank:






Cylinder Head Bolts
First Pass 40 Nm (408 kgf-cm, 30 ft. lbs.)
Second Pass 90°
Final Pass 90°

Intake Manifold Bolts & Nuts 18 Nm (184 kgf-cm, 13 ft. lbs.)








Camshaft Bearing Cap Bolts
Bolts 21 & 22 7.5 Nm (76 kgf-cm, 66 inch lbs.)
Others 16 Nm (163 kgf-cm, 142 inch lbs.)





Crankshaft Bearing Cap Bolts
First Pass 27 Nm (275 kgf-cm, 20 ft. lbs.)
Final Pass 90°

Connecting Rod Bolt
First Pass 24.5 Nm (250 kgf-cm, 18 ft. lbs.)
Final Pass 90°

Crankshaft Damper Bolt 245 Nm (2,498 kgf-cm, 181 ft. lbs.)





Flex Plate Bolts
First Pass 49 Nm (500 kgf-cm, 36 ft. lbs.)
Final Pass 90°

Oil Pump Cover Screws 10 Nm (102 kgf-cm, 7 ft. lbs.)




Standard Bolt Length:





Oil Pump Mounting Bolts
Bolts A, B, C & E 15.5 Nm (158 kgf-cm, 11 ft. lbs.)
Bolt D 30.5 Nm (311 kgf-cm, 22 ft. lbs.)








New Exhaust Manifold Nuts 44 Nm (449 kgf-cm, 32 ft. lbs.)





Water Pump
Bolts 21 Nm (214 kgf-cm, 15 ft. lbs.)
Nuts & Stud Bolts 18 Nm (194 kgf-cm, 13 ft. lbs.)