Cylinder head torque specifications

Tiny
LA GANZA
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  • 1998 DODGE NEON
Four cylinder front wheel drive automatic.

Torque for cylinder head and rocker arms.
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008 AT 11:47 PM

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Tiny
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Cylinder Head:
For SOHC engines, tighten the cylinder head bolts, in the sequence shown, to the following specifications:
Step 1: Tighten the bolts to 25 ft. lbs. (34 Nm).
Step 2: Tighten the bolts to 50 ft. lbs. (68 Nm).
Step 3: Loosen, then re-tighten the bolts to 50 ft. lbs. (68 Nm).
Step 4: Tighten all bolts an additional 1/4 turn. Do NOT use a torque wrench for this step.

For DOHC engines, tighten the cylinder head bolts, in the sequence shown, to the following specifications:
Step 1: Tighten bolts 1-6 to 25 ft. lbs. (34 Nm) and bolts 7-10 to 20 ft. lbs. (28 Nm).
Step 2: Tighten bolts 1-6 to 50 ft. lbs. (68 Nm) and bolts 7-10 to 20 ft. lbs. (28 Nm).
Step 3: Loosen, then re-tighten bolts 1-6 to 50 ft. lbs. (68 Nm) and bolts 7-10 to 20 ft. lbs. (28 Nm).
Step 4: Tighten all bolts an additional 1/4 turn. Do NOT use a torque wrench for this step.

Rocker Arms:
21 ft. lbs. (24 Nm) in the sequence shown in the accompanying figure


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Thursday, November 20th, 2008 AT 12:51 AM
Tiny
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What are the crank bolt torque specs, and the torque converter to flex plate specs, for this motor. Thanks
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Wednesday, February 8th, 2012 AT 12:55 AM

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