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Torque Specifications

Torque Specifications

Torque Specifications:




Torque Specifications:




Torque Specifications:




Torque Specifications:




Torque Specifications:





Cylinder Head

The cylinder head bolts must be discarded and new bolts installed. They are tighten-to-yield and cannot be reused.

Stage 1 20 Nm (15 ft. lbs.)
Stage 2 40 Nm (30 ft. lbs.)
Stage 3 50 Nm (37 ft. lbs.)





Each bolt must be loosened and the final tightening carried out prior to working on the next bolt in the sequence. Do not loosen all of the bolts at one time.

Carry out the following final tightening process on each bolt in the sequence shown.

Long bolts:
Loosen and back out 3 turns
Tighten to 45 Nm (33 ft. lbs.)
Tighten an additional 180 degrees
Continue on to the next bolt in the sequence.

Short bolts
Loosen and back out 3 turns
Tighten to 25 Nm (18 ft. lbs.)
Tighten an additional 180 degrees
Continue on to the next bolt in the sequence.

Coolant pump fasteners - 4.2L 28 Nm (21 ft. lbs.)