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Torque Specifications

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2006 Mercury Milan and 2006 Ford Fusion. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS

Description Nm lb-ft lb-in
A/C compressor mounting bolts 25 18 -
A/C manifold tube bolt 25 18 -
A/C tube bracket bolts 10 - 89
A/C tube connection nut 8 - 71
A/C tube-to-condenser nut 8 - 71
Accessory drive belt tensioner bolts 25 18 -
Accessory drive belt idler pulley bolt 25 18 -
Bellhousing-to-engine bolts 48 35 -
Bellhousing-to-engine stud bolt 48 35 -
Bellhousing-to-oil pan bolt(1) - - -
Block heater 21 15 -
Camshaft bearing cap bolts(1) - - -
Camshaft sprocket bolt 72 53 -
Catalytic converter bolts(1) - - -
Catalytic converter bracket bolts(1) - - -
Catalytic converter heat shield screws 10 - 89
Catalytic converter-to-cylinder head studs 17 13 -
Clutch pressure plate 29 21 -
Clutch slave cylinder bolts 22 16 -
Clutch tube bracket bolts 22 16 -
Coil-on-plug bolts 8 - 71
Coolant outlet bolts 10 - 89
Coolant pump bolts 10 - 89
Coolant pump pulley bolts 20 15 -
Coolant vent tube nuts 25 18 -
Crankshaft position (CKP) sensor bolts(1) - - -
Crankshaft pulley bolt(1) - - -
Crankcase rear seal retainer plate bolts(1) - - -
Crankcase vent oil separator bolts 10 - 89
Cylinder head bolts(1) - - -
Cylinder head temperature (CHT) sensor 12 9 -
Engine front cover bolts(1) - - -
Engine front cover timing hole plug (lower) 12 9 -
Engine front cover timing hole plug (upper) 10 - 89
Engine front cover-to-oil pan bolts(1) - - -
Engine mount bolts 55 41 -
Engine mount nut 55 41 -
Engine mount bracket nuts 103 76 -
Engine mount bracket bolt 115 85 -
Engine roll-restrictor bolts 90 66 -
Engine timing plug bolt 20 15 -
Engine-to-bellhousing bolts 48 35 -
Engine-to-bellhousing stud bolt 48 35 -
Engine wiring harness bracket nut 20 15 -
Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve assembly bolts 20 15 -
EGR tube 55 41 -
Flexplate bolts(1) - - -
Flywheel bolts(1) - - -
Fuel rail bolts 23 17 -
Generator air inlet duct nuts 6 - 53
Generator B+ wire nut 6 - 53
Generator mounting bolt 47 35 -
Generator mounting stud bolts 47 35 -
Generator splash shield nuts 25 18 -
Ground wire-to-battery cable nut 10 - 89
Ground wire-to-body bolt 10 - 89
Intake manifold bolts 18 13 -
Intermediate steering shaft bolt 23 17 -
Knock sensor (KS) 20 15 -
Lower ball joint nuts 200 148 -
Lower control arm-to-strut through bolt 103 76 -
Oil filter adapter bolts 25 18 -
Oil filter cover 33 24 -
Oil filter drain plug 10 - 89
Oil pan bolts(1) - - -
Oil pan-to-bellhousing bolts 48 35 -
Oil pressure sender 15 11 -
Oil pan drain plug 36 27 -
Oil pump chain guide shoulder bolts 10 - 89
Oil pump chain tensioner shoulder bolt 10 - 89
Oil pump chain tensioner spring shoulder bolt 10 - 89
Oil pump screen and pickup tube assembly bolts 10 - 89
Oil pump sprocket bolt 25 18 -
Oil pump-to-engine block bolts(1) - - -
Power steering pump bolts 25 18 -
Power steering pressure (PSP) tube bolt 35 26 -
Radio frequency interference capacitor bolt 10 - 89
Rear crankshaft seal retainer bolts(1) - - -
RH halfshaft carrier bearing bracket bolt. 40 30 -
Secondary air injection (AIR) pump bolts 30 22 -
Secondary AIR valve bracket bolts 10 - 89
Spark plug 12 9 -
Starter motor solenoid nut 5 - 44
Starter motor B+ wire nut 12 9 -
Starter motor mounting bolts 25 18 -
Subframe nuts 150 111 -
Subframe bracket bolts 103 76 -
Sway bar link nuts 40 30 -
Thermostat housing bolts 10 - 89
Throttle body bolts 10 - 89
Tie-rod end nuts 48 35 -
Timing chain guide bolts 10 - 89
Timing chain tensioner bolts 10 - 89
Torque converter-to-flywheel nuts 35 26 -
Transaxle ground wire bolt 10 - 89
Transaxle mount bolt 90 66 -
Valve cover bolts(1) - - -
Variable camshaft timing (VCT) solenoid bolt(1) 10 - 89
VCT system oil filter plug 17 13 -
(1) Refer to appropriate procedure.