Exhaust Manifold

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Tighten mounting nuts in numerical order as shown in the figure below.

Fig 1: Exhaust Manifold Mounting Nuts Tightening Sequence
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NOTE: Tighten mounting nuts No. 1 to 4 in two steps. The numerical order No. 9 to 12 shown second steps.