Torque Specifications Table

1999 Ford Windstar Base, Van Cargo, 3.8 4SECTION Torque Specifications Table
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TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS TABLE

Description Nm lb-ft lb-in
A/C compressor bracket bolts 48 35 -
A/C compressor mounting bolts 25 18 -
A/C manifold tube-to-A/C compressor nut 15 - 133
A/C tube bracket bolt 6 - 53
A/C tube bracket-to-strut tower bolt 6 - 53
A/C tube-to-A/C compressor nut 15 - 133
A/C tube nut 15 - 133
Accessory drive belt tensioner 25 18 -
Air Cleaner (ACL) outlet tube clamps 3 - 27
Auxiliary coolant pump bolts 10 - 89
Balance shaft bolts(1) - - -
Block heater (if equipped) 40 30 -
Block-off plate bolts 25 18 -
Camshaft bearing caps(1) - - -
Camshaft sprocket bolt 72 53 -
Catalytic converter-to-cylinder head nuts(1) - - -
Catalytic converter manifold bracket-to-engine block bolts 35 26 -
Catalytic converter manifold heat shield bolts 10 - 89
Coil-on-plug retaining stud bolts 8 - 71
Connecting rod cap bolts(1) - - -
Coolant outlet bolts 10 - 89
Coolant pump bolts 10 - 89
Coolant pump pulley bolts 20 - 177
Crankcase vent oil separator bolts 10 - 89
Crankshaft Position (CKP) sensor 7 - 62
Crankshaft pulley bolt(1) - - -
Crankshaft rear oil seal with retainer bolts 10 - 89
Cylinder head bolts(1) - - -
Cylinder Head Temperature (CHT) sensor 12 - 106
EGR tube 55 41 -
EGR valve assembly bolts 20 - 177
Engine front cover bolts(1) - - -
Engine Oil Pressure (EOP) switch 15 - 133
Engine mount bolts and nut 55 41 -
Engine mount bracket ground strap bolt 10 - 89
Engine mount bracket-to-engine nuts 103 76 -
Engine mount bracket-to-mount bolt 115 85 -
Engine plug bolt 20 - 177
Engine roll-restrictor bolt 90 66 -
Engine timing plug bolt 20 - 177
Engine-to-transaxle bolts 48 35 -
Engine wiring harness connector bracket 15 - 133
Electronic Power Assist Steering (EPAS) ground wire bolt 10 - 89
Exhaust manifold studs 17 - 150
Flywheel bolt(1) - - -
Fuel rail bolts 23 17 -
Intake manifold bolts 18 - 159
Knock Sensor (KS) 20 - 177
Lower front cover timing hole plug 12 - 106
Main bearing beam bolts(1) - - -
Master cylinder reservoir bolts 10 - 89
Motor Electronics Cooling System (MECS) coolant expansion tank nut and bolt 10 - 89
Oil drain plug 28 21 -
Oil filter adapter bolts 25 18 -
Oil filter(2) - - -
Oil pan bolts(1) - - -
Oil pan-to-bellhousing bolts 48 35 -
Oil pump drive chain tensioner shoulder bolts 10 - 89
Oil pump screen and pickup tube bolts 10 - 89
Oil pump sprocket bolt 25 18 -
Oil pump-to-engine block bolts(1) - - -
Oil squirters 4 - 35
Radio capacitor nut 10 - 89
Spark plug 12 - 106
Stabilizer bar link nuts 40 30 -
Steering column shaft-to-steering gear bolt 23 17 -
Subframe bracket-to-body bolts 103 76 -
Subframe nuts 150 111 -
Thermostat housing bolts 10 - 89
Tie-rod end nuts 48 35 -
Timing chain guide bolts 10 - 89
Timing chain tensioner bolts 10 - 89
Transaxle selector lever cable bracket nuts 12 - 106
Transaxle damper bolts 29 21 -
Transaxle ground wire nut 10 - 89
Transaxle harness wiring retainer bolt 10 - 89
Transaxle-to-engine bolts 48 35 -
Upper transaxle insulator nuts 90 66 -
Upper front cover timing hole plug 10 - 89
Vacuum pump assembly bolts 25 18 -
Vacuum pump assembly nut 25 18 -
Valve cover bolts(1) - - -
Variable Camshaft Timing (VCT) plug 17 - 150
VCT solenoid bolt 10 - 89
(1) Refer to the appropriate procedure(s).
(2) Tighten the pin-on oil filter three-fourths of a turn after the oil filter gasket makes contact with the oil filter adapter.
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