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Torque Specifications

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TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS

Description N.m lb-ft lb-in
Accessory drive belt tensioner bolt 45 33 -
Air conditioning compressor bolts and nuts 25 18 -
Air conditioning compressor bracket bolts 25 18 -
Battery B+ nut 5 - 44
Block heater 14 10 -
Camshaft journal cap bolts 10 - 89
Camshaft oil seal retainer bolts 10 - 89
Camshaft position (CMP) sensor bolt 10 - 89
Coolant bypass tube bolts 10 - 89
Coolant pump bolts(1) - - -
Crankshaft position (CKP) sensor bolt 10 - 89
Crankshaft damper bolt(1) - - -
Crankcase vent cover bolts 10 - 89
Cylinder head bolts(1) - - -
Driveshaft bolts 25 18 -
Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system module bolts 25 18 -
EGR system module tube nuts 40 30 -
Engine front cover bolts and stud(1) - - -
Engine support insulator nuts 70 52 -
Exhaust manifold heat shield bolts 11 8 -
Exhaust manifold nuts 20 15 -
Exhaust manifold stud 12 9 -
Exhaust manifold-to-catalytic converter bolts 40 30 -
Flexplate bolts 80 59 -
Front transaxle stabilizer mount nut and bolt 40 30 -
Fuel rail bolts 10 - 89
Generator bolts and nuts 48 35 -
Generator-to-engine front cover studs 8 - 71
Generator B+ terminal nut (W705790-S901) 8 - 71
Ground strap bolts 10 - 89
Ground cable-to-transaxle housing bolt 12 9 -
Halfshaft support bracket bolts 48 35 -
Ignition coil-on-plug bolts 6 - 53
Intermediate shaft-to-steering gear bolt (N808349-S439) 23 17 -
Knock sensor (KS) bolt 20 15 -
Oil filter adapter bolts(1) - - -
Oil filter 16 12 -
Oil level indicator and tube stud bolt 9 - 80
Oil pan baffle nuts(1) - - -
Oil pan bolts 25 18 -
Oil pan drain plug 26 19 -
Oil pan-to-oil filter adapter bolt 25 18 -
Oil pan-to-transaxle bolts 40 30 -
Oil pressure sender 14 10 -
Oil pump bolts 10 - 89
Oil pump screen and pickup tube bolts 10 - 89
Outer tie-rod end nuts 90 66 -
Power steering fluid reservoir nuts 9 - 80
Power steering fluid reservoir bracket nut 9 - 80
Power steering pump nuts 25 18 -
Power steering pump bracket bolts 25 18 -
Power steering pressure (PSP) tube bracket-to-cylinder head bolts 7 - 62
PSP tube bracket-to-fluid reservoir bracket bolt 7 - 62
PSP tube bracket-to-crossmember bolt 25 18 -
Power steering tube-to-steering gear bolt 25 18 -
Radio ignition interference capacitor bolt 8 - 71
Rear transaxle mount bracket-to- transaxle bolts(2) 55 41 -
RH engine support insulator bracket bolts(2) 55 41 -
RH valve cover-to power steering fluid reservoir stud bolts 7 - 62
Shifter cable bracket bolts 25 18 -
Spark plugs 15 11 -
Stabilizer bar link nuts 55 41 -
Starter motor ground cable bolt 25 18 -
Starter cable positive nut 12 9 -
Thermostat housing-to-coolant pump bolts 10 - 89
Timing chain guide bolts 25 18 -
Timing chain tensioner bolts 25 18 -
Torque converter-to-flexplate nuts 36 27 -
Transaxle-to-engine bolts 40 30 -
Transaxle roll restrictor cross brace-to-body bolts(2) 55 41 -
Transaxle roll restrictor cross brace-to-roll restrictor bolt(2) 48 35 -
Transaxle roll restrictor bracket-to-roll restrictor bolts(2) 55 41  
Transaxle roll restrictor-to-transaxle bolts(2) 55 41 -
Upper and lower intake manifold bolts 10 - 89
Valve cover bolts and stud bolts 10 - 89
Wiring harness shield-to-valve cover stud bolt nuts 6 - 53
(1) Refer to the appropriate procedure.

(2) When reinstalling fasteners originally coated with threadlock, clean with a wire brush prior to applying new threadlock. Apply threadlock to the threads of the bolt(s).