Oil Pan Upper Section - Tightening Specifications And Sequence

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Fig 1: Identifying Upper Oil Pan Bolt, Tightening Sequence

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NOTE:

Replace the bolts that were tightened with an additional turn.

-- Tighten bolts as follows:

Aluminum Bolts

Step	Bolts	Tightening Specification/Additional Turn
1.	-1 to 6-	Install all the way in by hand.
2.	-1 to 6-	8 Nm Diagonally
3.	-1 to 6-	in a diagonal sequence, turn an additional 90°

Steel Bolts

Step	Bolts	Tightening Specification/Additional Turn
1.	-1 to 6-	Install all the way in by hand.
2.	-1 to 6-	8 Nm Diagonally
3.	-1 to 6-	20 Nm Diagonally