Fastener Tightening Specifications
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| Component | Fastener Size | Nm | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catalytic converter heat shield bolt (2) | ||||||||
| -- Front bolt | - | 10 | ||||||
| -- Rear bolt | - | 5 | ||||||
| Clamp | - | 25 | ||||||
| Exhaust clamp nut | - | 23 | ||||||
| Exhaust manifold to cylinder head nut 1, 3 | - | 25 | ||||||
| Exhaust pipe with catalytic converter to exhaust manifold nut (1) | - | 23 | ||||||
| Exhaust pipe with catalytic converter suspended mount to subframe bolt | - | 23 | ||||||
| Front exhaust pipe to exhaust manifold nut (1) | - | 25 | ||||||
| Heat shield to exhaust manifold bolt | - | 10 | ||||||
| Intake manifold support to cylinder block bolt | - | 25 | ||||||
| Mount to subframe bolt | - | 25 | ||||||
| Muffler suspended mount to body bolt | - | 23 | ||||||
| Oxygen sensor | - | 55 | ||||||
| Oxygen sensor bracket to cylinder block bolt | - | 10 | ||||||
| Secondary air injection pump motor bushing to intake manifold support nut (2) | - | 10 | ||||||
| Secondary air injection sensor 1 to secondary air injection pressure pipe bolt (2) | - | 2 | ||||||
| Secondary air injection solenoid valve to cylinder head bolt (2) | - | 10 | ||||||
| Tunnel bridge to underbody nut | - | 20 | ||||||
| Tunnel exit suspended mount to body bolt | - | 23 | ||||||
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Secondary Air Injection Pipe Bolt Tightening Sequence and Specification
-- Install the bolts -1 through 3- hand tight.
-- Tighten the bolts -1 through 3- in sequence to 10 Nm.