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Component Tightening Specifications and Sequences





Cylinder Head Bolts
First Pass 70 Nm (714 kgf-cm, 52 ft. lbs.)
Final Pass 90°

Cylinder Head Set Bolt
Standard bolt length 141.3 to 142.7 mm (5.563 to 5.618 inch)
Maximum bolt length 144.2 mm (5.677 inch)





Camshaft Bearing Cap Bolts
No. 1 And No. 2 Bearing Cap 29.5 Nm (301 kgf-cm, 22 ft. lbs.)
No. 3 Bearing Cap 9.0 Nm (92 kgf-cm, 80 inch lbs.)





Main Bearing Cap Bolts
First Pass 40 Nm (408 kgf-cm, 30 ft. lbs.)
Final Pass 90°

Connecting Rod Bolts 24.5 Nm (250 kgf-cm, 18 ft. lbs.)

Crankshaft Pulley Bolt 180 Nm (1,835 kgf-cm, 133 ft. lbs.)





Flex Plate Bolts 98 Nm (1,000 kgf-cm, 72 ft. lbs.)

Oil Pump Bolts 19 Nm (194 kgf-cm, 14 ft. lbs.)





Exhaust Manifold Nuts 37 Nm (337 kgf-cm, 27 ft. lbs.)

Water Pump Bolts And Nuts 9.0 Nm (92 kgf-cm, 80 inch lbs.)