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Torque Specifications

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Description Nm lb-ft lb-in
A/C compressor stud bolts and nut 25 18 -
A/C compressor stud 9 - 80
A/C tube bracket bolt 15 - 133
A/C tube nut 15 - 133
A/C tube retaining clamp bolt 9 - 80
A/C tube-to-compressor nut 15 - 133
A/C tube bracket-to-compressor bolt 25 18 -
Accessory drive belt tensioner bolts 11 - 97
Battery cable power feed cable nut 6 - 53
Block coolant drain plug - RH FOOTNOTE (a)  - - -
Block coolant drain plug - LH FOOTNOTE (b)  - - -
Block heater 40 30 -
Block oil gallery plug - LH FOOTNOTE (c)  48 35 -
Block oil gallery plug - rear FOOTNOTE (c)  85 63 -
Block oil gallery plug - RH FOOTNOTE (c)  32 24 -
Charge Air Cooler (CAC) tube clamps 5 - 44
CAC outlet pipe clamps 5 - 44
Camshaft bearing cap bolts FOOTNOTE (d)  - - -
Camshaft Position (CMP) sensor bolts 10 - 89
Coolant pump bolts FOOTNOTE (d)  - - -
Connecting rod cap bolts FOOTNOTE (d)  - - -
Crankcase rear seal retainer plate bolts FOOTNOTE (d)  - - -
Crankshaft Position (CKP) sensor bolt 10 - 89
Crankshaft pulley bolt FOOTNOTE (d)  - - -
Cylinder head bolts FOOTNOTE (d)  - - -
Cylinder head M6 bolt 10 - 89
Cylinder Head Temperature (CHT) sensor 10 - 89
Engine cover mounting stud 6 - 53
Engine front cover bolts FOOTNOTE (d)  - - -
Engine lifting eye bolts 24 18 -
Engine mount-to-engine nuts 63 46 -
Engine mount-to-frame bolts 90 66 -
Engine oil filter FOOTNOTE (e)  - - -
Engine Oil Pressure (EOP) switch FOOTNOTE (d)  - - -
Engine-to-transaxle bolts 48 35 -
Exhaust camshaft bolt FOOTNOTE (d)  - - -
Exhaust manifold heat shield bolts 12 - 106
Exhaust manifold nuts FOOTNOTE (d)  - - -
Exhaust manifold studs 12 - 106
Exhaust manifold-to-turbocharger bolts 45 33 -
Flexplate bolts FOOTNOTE (d)  - - -
Front engine roll restrictor-to-transaxle bolts 90 66 -
Fuel rail bolts FOOTNOTE (d)  - - -
Fuel injection pump bolts FOOTNOTE (d)  - - -
Fuel tube bracket-to-engine front cover bolt 10 - 89
Generator bolt and nut 47 35 -
Generator B+ terminal nut 17 - 150
Generator stud 8 - 71
Ground cable-to-negative battery cable nut 6 - 53
Ground cable-to-cylinder head bolt 10 - 89
Ground wire-to-engine front cover bolt 10 - 89
Halfshaft support bracket bolts 40 30 -
Heated Oxygen Sensor (HO2S) bracket-to-engine front cover bolt 10 - 89
Heat shield nut 10 - 89
High pressure fuel tube flare nut FOOTNOTE (d)  - - -
High pressure fuel tube nut FOOTNOTE (d)  - - -
Ignition coil-on-plug bolts 7 - 62
Intake manifold bolts FOOTNOTE (d)  - - -
Knock Sensor (KS) bolts 20 - 177
Main bearing bolts FOOTNOTE (d)  - - -
Main bearing cap support brace bolts FOOTNOTE (d)  - - -
Oil filter adapter bolts FOOTNOTE (d)  - - -
Oil pan bolts FOOTNOTE (d)  - - -
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
Oil supply tube bracket-to-valve cover stud bolt nut 8 - 71
RH CAC tube nut 6 - 53
RH turbocharger intake pipe clamp 6 - 53
RH turbocharger intake tube nut 6 - 53
Roll restrictor bolts 103 76 -
Secondary timing exhaust camshaft bolt FOOTNOTE (d)  - - -
Secondary timing Variable Camshaft Timing(VCT) bolt FOOTNOTE (d)  - - -
Secondary timing chain tensioner bolts 10 - 89
Spark plugs 15 - 133
Stabilizer bar link nuts 150 111 -
Starter bolt and stud bolt 27 20 -
Starter B+ terminal nut 12 - 106
Starter S-terminal nut 5 - 44
Strut tower brace nuts 30 22 -
Thermostat housing bolts 10 - 89
Timing chain guide pin FOOTNOTE (d)  - - -
Timing chain tensioner arm pin FOOTNOTE (d)  - - -
Timing chain guide bolts 10 - 89
Timing chain tensioner bolts 10 - 89
Torque converter-to-flexplate bolts 55 41 -
Transaxle support insulator bracket-to-transaxle bolt 80 59 -
Transaxle support insulator bracket-to-transaxle nuts 63 46 -
Transaxle-to-engine bolts 48 35 -
Turbocharger coolant tube banjo bolts 40 30 -
Turbocharger coolant tube bracket-to-cylinder head bolt 10 - 89
Turbocharger intake tube clamp 5 - 44
Turbocharger intake tube-to-RH valve cover nut 6 - 53
Turbocharger oil return tube bolts 10 - 89
Turbocharger oil supply quick connect fitting 16 - 142
Turbocharger oil supply tube banjo bolt 40 30 -
Turbocharger-to-cylinder block bolts FOOTNOTE (d)  - - -
Turbocharger-to-exhaust manifold bolts 45 33 -
Turbocharger-to- turbocharger bracket bolts FOOTNOTE (d)  - - -
Valve cover stud bolts FOOTNOTE (d)  - - -
Variable Camshaft Timing (VCT) housing bolts FOOTNOTE (d)  - - -
VCT bolt FOOTNOTE (d)  - - -
VCT solenoid bolts 10 - 89
Wiring harness retainer stud bolt 10 - 89

FOOTNOTE (a)  Tighten to 10 Nm (89 lb-in) plus an additional 720 degrees. FOOTNOTE (b)  Tighten to 16 Nm (142 lb-in) plus an additional 180 degrees. FOOTNOTE (c)  Discard original plug and O-ring seal. Install a new plug and O-ring seal to specified torque, no sealer or lubricant required. FOOTNOTE (d)  Refer to the procedure in this article. FOOTNOTE (e)  Tighten to 5 Nm (44 lb-in) plus an additional 180 degrees.