Tightening Specifications

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Refer to OVERVIEW - EXHAUST MANIFOLD .

NOTE:

Replace seal and nuts.

Coat the thread on the nut with hot bolt paste.

-- Position the exhaust manifold with the catalytic converter seal and tighten the nuts. Refer to Figure.

Fig 1: Exhaust Manifold Tightening Sequence

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-- Install the Heated Oxygen Sensor 2 -G108-. Refer to HEATED OXYGEN SENSORS -G39- / -G108- / -G130- / -G131-, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Install the left catalytic converter. Refer to LEFT CATALYTIC CONVERTER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Install the noise insulation. Refer to NOISE INSULATION, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .