Cylinder head torque specifications

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

Torque for cylinder head and rocker arms.
Nov 19, 2008 at 11:47 PM
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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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Nov 20, 2008 at 12:51 AM
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LO1
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What are the crank bolt torque specs, and the torque converter to flex plate specs, for this motor. thanks
Feb 8, 2012 at 12:55 AM
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