Installation [08/2020 - ]: Procedure

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INSTALL ENGINE WATER PUMP ASSEMBLY (WATER INLET HOUSING)

Using an E8 "TORX" socket wrench, install the stud bolt.
Torque: 9.8 N.m (100 kgf/cm, 87 in.lbf)
Install a new gasket to the engine water pump assembly (water inlet housing).
HINT:

Be sure to clean the contact surfaces.
Install the engine water pump assembly (water inlet housing) to the cylinder block assembly with the 4 bolts.
Torque: 43 N.m (438 kgf/cm, 32 ft.lbf)
Connect the engine water pump assembly (water inlet housing) connector.

Align the protrusion of the engine water pump assembly (water inlet housing) with the cutout in the sensor wire clamp.

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*a	Protrusion
*b	Cutout

Using an 8 mm socket wrench, connect the sensor wire to the engine water pump assembly (water inlet housing) with the bolt.
Torque: 10 N.m (102 kgf/cm, 7 ft.lbf)
Connect the sensor wire connector.

INSTALL WATER INLET WITH THERMOSTAT SUB-ASSEMBLY
Refer to INSTALLATION [08/2020 - ]