Specifications

10A-9
ENGINE AND CYLINDER BLOCK ASSEMBLY
Lower cover: Removal - Refitting
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10A
REMOVAL
I - REMOVAL PREPARATION OPERATION
a Position the vehicle on a two-post lift (see Vehicle:
Towing and lifting) (02A, Lifting equipment).
a Remove the front bumper (see Front bumper as-
sembly: Exploded view) and (see Exterior body
front trim assembly: Exploded view) (55, Exterior
protection).
a Remove:
- the engine undertray bolts,
- the engine undertray.
a Drain the engine oil (see 10A, Engine and cylinder
block assembly, Engine oil: Draining - Refilling,
page 10A-32) .
a Remove:
- the front wheels (see Wheel: Removal - Refitting)
(35A, Wheels and tyres),
- the front wheel arch side liners,
- the lower engine tie-bar (see 19D, Engine mount-
ing, Lower engine tie-bar: Removal - Refitting,
page 19D-8) .
a Extract the lower arm ball joints from the stub axle
carrier (see Front driveshaft lower arm: Removal
- Refitting) (31A, Front axle components).
a Remove (see Steering box: Removal - Refitting)
(36A, Steering assembly):
- the heat shield bolts on the steering box,
- the steering box heat shield,
- the steering box bolts on the front axle subframe.
a Attach the steering rack to the body.
a Remove:
- the catalytic converter upstream strut bolts (1) ,
- the catalytic converter upstream strut.
Special tooling required
Tav. 1747 Threaded rods for carrying
out subframe operations.
Tightening torquesm
oil pump bolts 25 N.m
sump bolts on the cylin-
der block
14 N.m
sump bolts on the gear-
box
44 N.m
sump bolts on the multi-
function support
25 N.m
power assisted steering
pump support bolt on
the sump
25 N.m
bracket bolts 62 N.m
relay bearing bolts 44 N.m
right-hand driveshaft
flange bolt(s) on the
relay bearing
21 N.m
front axle subframe tie-
rod upper bolts
21 N.m
power-assisted steering
low pressure pipe bolt
on the front axle sub-
frame
25 N.m
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