🔧Does this apply to your car? Depending on trim and options — tow packages especially — your vehicle may have a separate auxiliary transmission cooler, or one integrated into the radiator side tank. Check which setup you have before planning this job: if it's integrated, cooler service happens with radiator replacement instead.
13 fasteners
Seq
Component
Torque
Angle
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Coolant Drain Plug
11 lb-ft · 15 Nm
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Drain Petcock
Hand tight
5 lb-ft · 7 Nm
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Drain Plug
Critical
Use new washer
25 lb-ft · 34 Nm
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Fan Bolts
8 lb-ft · 11 Nm
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Fill Plug
Critical
25 lb-ft · 34 Nm
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Flywheel Bolts
Critical
Often TTY, tighten in star pattern
70 lb-ft · 95 Nm
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Hose Clamps
2 lb-ft · 3 Nm
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Pump Bolts
Critical
Torque in sequence
18 lb-ft · 24 Nm
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Pump Bolts
Critical
18 lb-ft · 24 Nm
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Thermostat Housing Bolt
11 lb-ft · 15 Nm
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Transmission Drain Plug
Critical
Use new crush washer if equipped
22 lb-ft · 30 Nm
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Transmission Pan Bolts
Tighten in criss-cross pattern
9 lb-ft · 12 Nm
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Water Pump Bolts
Critical
Tighten in criss-cross pattern
18 lb-ft · 25 Nm
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