Fastener Tightening Specifications

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Component	Bolt Size	Nm
Guide Tube for Oil Dipstick		5
Oil Cooler Cap		25
Oil Drain Plug		30
Oil Filter Housing
Locking Bolt		15
Bolt		23
Oil Filter Housing Cap		25
Oil Level Thermal Sensor		8
Oil Pressure Line		10
Oil Pressure Switch		25
Oil Pump
		10¹
		23¹
Oil Pump Drive Cover		8
Oil Pump Housing
		10²
		23²
Thrust Washer		10
¹ For bolt tightening clarification, refer to OIL PUMP AND OIL PAN ASSEMBLY OVERVIEW and see items -12 and 16- ² For bolt tightening clarification, refer to OIL PUMP ASSEMBLY OVERVIEW and see items -3 and 8-

Oil Pan - Tightening Specifications and Tightening Sequence

Fig 1: Oil Level Thermal Sensor G266 Electrical Connector, Oil Pan/Transmission Bolts & Oil Pan Bolts

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-- Tighten bolts in 3 stages as follows:

-- Pre-tighten the bolts connect the oil pan to the cylinder block in a diagonal sequence to 5 Nm.

-- Tighten oil pan to transmission connection -arrows- bolts ENGINE, INSTALLING => Manual transmission to engine fastener .

-- Tighten oil pan to cylinder block connection bolts diagonally to 12 Nm.