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Torque Specifications

TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS

Description Nm lb-ft lb-in
A/C compressor bolts and nut 25 18 -
A/C compressor stud 9 - 80
A/C tube bracket bolt 10 - 89
A/C tube nut 15 - 133
A/C tube retaining clamp bolt 10 - 89
A/C tube-to-condenser nut 15 - 133
A/C tube-to-evaporator bolt 15 - 133
A/C tube-to-receiver/drier nut 15 - 133
Accessory drive belt tensioner bolts 11 - 97
Battery cable power feed cable nut 6 - 53
Battery tray bolts 9 - 80
Block drain plug - RH 40 30 -
Block drain plug - LH(1) - - -
Block heater 40 30 -
Camshaft bearing cap bolts(2) - - -
Camshaft Position (CMP) sensor bolts 10 - 89
Catalytic convertert-to-halfshaft bracket bolts 20 - 177
Catalytic converter nuts 40 30 -
Coolant pump bolts(2) - - -
Crankcase rear seal retainer plate bolts(2) - - -
Crankshaft Position (CKP) sensor bolt 10 - 89
Crankshaft pulley bolt(2) - - -
Cylinder head bolts(2) - - -
Cylinder head M6 bolt 10 - 89
Cylinder Head Temperature (CHT) sensor 10 - 89
Driveshaft-to-Power Transfer Unit (PTU) bolts 70 52 -
Engine front cover bolts(2) - - -
Engine lifting eye bolts 24 18 -
Engine mount brace bolt and nut 20 - 177
Engine mount bracket bolts(2) - - -
Engine mount bracket-to-engine front cover bolts 24 18 -
Engine mount studs(2) - - -
Engine mount-to-engine nuts 63 46 -
Engine mount-to-frame bolts 90 66 -
Engine oil filter(3) - - -
Engine Oil Pressure (EOP) switch 18 - 159
Engine roll restrictor-to-subframe through bolt 103 76 -
Engine roll restrictor-to-transaxle bolts 103 76 -
Exhaust manifold heat shield bolts 10 - 89
Exhaust manifold nuts(2) - - -
Exhaust manifold studs 12 - 106
Exhaust Y-pipe nuts 40 30 -
Flexplate bolts 80 59 -
Front halfshaft nut 350 258 -
Fuel rail bolts 10 - 89
Fuel tube bracket-to-upper intake manifold bolt 6 - 53
Generator bolt and nut 48 35 -
Generator B+ terminal nut 6 - 53
Generator stud 12 - 106
Ground cable-to-negative battery cable nut 6 - 53
Ground cable bolt 12 - 106
Ground wire-to-engine bolt 10 - 89
Halfshaft support bracket bolts 40 30 -
Halfshaft support bracket studs 10 - 89
Heat shield nut and bolt 10 - 89
Ignition coil-on-plug bolts 7 - 62
Intermediate steering shaft bolt 23 17 -
Knock Sensor (KS) bolts 20 - 177
Lower intake manifold bolts(2) - - -
Oil cooler bolts(2) - - -
Oil filter adapter bolts(2) - - -
Oil pan bolts(2) - - -
Oil pan drain plug 27 20 -
Oil pan-to-transaxle bolts 48 35 -
Oil pump bolts 10 - 89
Oil pump screen and pickup tube bolts 10 - 89
Power Steering Pressure (PSP) tube bracket-to-power steering pump bolt 10 - 89
PSP  tube bracket-to-steering gear bolt 10 - 89
PSP  tube bracket-to-valve cover stud bolt nut 7 - 62
PSP  tubes-to-power steering gear plate bolt 25 18 -
PSP  tube bracket-to-cylinder head bolt 10 - 89
Power steering pump bolts 25 18 -
Power Transfer Unit (PTU) bolts 90 66 -
PTU support bracket bolts 70 52 -
RH cylinder head ground wire bolt 10 - 89
Secondary timing exhaust camshaft bolt(2) - - -
Secondary timing Variable Camshaft Timing (VCT) bolt(2) - - -
Secondary timing chain tensioner bolts(2) - - -
Spark plugs 15 - 133
Stabilizer bar link nuts 55 41 -
Starter bolt and stud bolt 27 20 -
Starter B+ terminal nut 12 - 106
Starter S-terminal nut 5 - 44
Subframe bolts 150 111 -
Subframe bracket bolts 103 76 -
Thermostat housing bolts 10 - 89
Tie-rod end nuts 115 85 -
Timing chain guide bolts 10 - 89
Timing chain tensioner bolts 10 - 89
Torque converter-to-flexplate bolts 55 41 -
Transaxle support insulator bracket bolt and nuts 80 59 -
Transaxle support insulator through bolt and nut 175 129 -
Transaxle-to-engine bolts 48 35 -
Upper intake manifold bolts(2) - - -
Upper intake manifold support bracket bolts 10 - 89
Upper stabilizer bar link nuts 55 41 -
Valve cover bolts and stud bolts(2) - - -
VCT  housing bolts(2) - - -
VCT  solenoid bolts 10 - 89
Wiring harness retainer bolt and stud bolt 10 - 89
(1) Tighten to 20 Nm (177 lb-in) plus an additional 180 degrees.
(2) Refer to the procedure in this information.
(3) Tighten to 5 Nm (44 lb-in) plus an additional 180 degrees.