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Main Caps:
First Step: hand tight
Sec Step: 50-59 lb/ft
3rd Step: 75-85 lb/ft
Rod Bolts:
First Step: 25-30 lb/ft
Sec Step: 30-36 lb/ft
Lower Front Cover:
First Step: 10-11 lb/ft
Oil Sump:
First Step: 15-22 lb/ft
Oil Pan:
First Step: 124-141 lb/in
Water Pump:
First Step: 15-22 lb/ft
Flywheel:
First Step: 54-64 lb/ft
Note: Tighten in star pattern.
Clutch Pressure Plate:
First Step: 15-24 lb/ft
Note: Tighten in star pattern.
Flex Plate (AT only):
First Step: 54-64 lb/ft
Note: Tighten in star pattern.
Cam Thrust Plate:
First Step: 6-9 lb/ft
Cylinder Head:
First Step: 52 lb/ft*
Sec Step: 52 lb/ft
3rd Step: Turn an additional 90-100 degrees
* The editor believes this is a typo in the factory manual
and recommends the first step be torqued at 30 lb/ft.
Oil Pump Pulley:
First Step: 52-70 lb/ft
Cam Sprocket:
First Step: 52-70 lb/ft
Timing Belt Tensioner (spring bolt):
First Step: 30-40 lb/ft
Timing Belt Tensioner (braket bolt):
First Step: 25-33 lb/ft
Timing Cover (center bolt?):
First Step: 6-8 lb/ft
Harmonic Balancer/Lower Timing Sprocket:
First Step: 92-121 lb/ft
Editor's Note: The torque on this bolt is critical if it is
not fully tightened crankshaft damage will occur.
All torque values referenced from the 1996 Mazda Factory Manual
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